COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Jul 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Compassion International has temporarily closed its child development
centers in Tegucigalpa, ahead of conflict surrounding the removal of
President Manuel Zelaya.
As the world's largest Christian child development organization,
Compassion serves over 40,000 children in the embattled country and has a
strong presence throughout Central America, where we serve over 250,000
children in more than 1,365 child development centers. Compassion has
served the region since 1968, through wars, political conflicts and
domestic strife.
Compassion staff serving in the region report intense division in the
country. Compassion has received reports that bombs exploded in two
government offices and a radio station. The Honduran Army has also
instituted "Estado De Sitio," a curfew in which your safety is not
guaranteed during the hours of 6pm-6am.
Compassion Honduras staff are monitoring the situation and have suspended
all visits to the country.
Media opportunities:
-- Interview Latin American Compassion Staff to get up-to-date
information
-- Interview Honduran Nationals at Compassion Honduras
-- Request up to the minute reports from Compassion Staff in Honduras
Compassion International (http://www.compassion.com/) is the world's
largest Christian child development organization that permanently releases
children from poverty through one-to-one child sponsorship. Founded in
1952, Compassion successfully tackles global poverty one child at a time
serving more than 1 million children in 25 of the world's poorest
countries. Recognizing that poverty is more than a lack of money,
Compassion works holistically through local churches to address the
individual physical, economic, educational and spiritual needs of children
-- enabling them to thrive not just survive. Compassion has been awarded
seven consecutive, four-star ratings by Charity Navigator, America's
largest charity evaluator.
Contact:
Kathy Redmond
719-272-5639
303-909-6379
kredmond@us.ci.org
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