Hope Tugumisirize
Partnership Facilitator Supervisor –Compassion International, Uganda.

"The Child Development course I took at the Daystar University in the Child Development Institute (CDI) was both a blessing and an eye opener to me. The experience at Daystar was quite a new thing and very rewarding. CDI helped us look at issues more broadly. CDI is a MUST have if one wants to become a meaningful PROTECTOR OF CHILDREN RIGHTS AND AN ADVOCATE FOR THEM TOO. The big bonus is, I am a much better mother too."

Flavia Olwol
Partnership Facilitator Supervisor –Compassion International, Uganda.

"The course in Child Development tremendously enlightened me on issues that affect children.  It helped me contextualize theory and knowledge to impact design and implementation of programming that we do in the Child Development projects with the Church.   Every one who hopes to come in touch with a child (whether theirs or not) needs the experience at the Child Development Institute in one form or other."

Andrew Kimbowa
Senior Partnership Facilitator-Compassion International, Uganda.

"My interaction at the Child Development Institute equipped me with cross cultural communication skills and the exposure and experience I acquired has empowered me to serve beyond my country. As a Christian Leader, I now know that I am a servant of children, a shepherd to them and I am accountable to children. Not the vice-versa."

Herbert Turyatunga

Program Director –Compassion International, Uganda.

"The course in Child Development equipped me with skills which have enabled me to empower Church leaders with skills in Holistic Child Development. With this training, I am able to reach, equip and empower Christian workers in ministry to  children to maximize the children’s transformational impact for the rest of their lives and for eternity too."

Silvanus Bob Turyamwijuka
Country Director- Compassion International, Uganda.

"The program enabled me to become an empowered child development professional worker and has overall increased my confidence as a child development practitioner. I gained knowledge and insights to nurture children of the 4 to 14 window age group to grow and develop sound Christian principles for an effective and holistic leadership."

John Mbiti Chabari
Senior Partnership Facilitator –Compassion International, Kenya.

"The overall M.A. experience was life-changing for me. The M.A program was a process that God used to heal past ministry hurts, relieve present ministry stress, and unlock future ministry potential. I enthusiastically recommend the Daystar University M.A in Child Development to anyone seeking personal and professional growth. The programme enables one to utilize education, spiritual, parental and pastoral resources to equip and mobilize children."

Seblewongel Asrat
Partnership Facilitator-Compassion International, Kenya.

"Working with Partner Churches and the Child Ministry has given me the sense of contentedness in life. I have seen Churches growing deeper because of the ministry and children released from poverty to become responsible Christian adults, this is the greatest opportunity of my life. All the Glory to the Almighty Lord."

Catherine W.N Mbotela
Programmes Manager –Compassion International, Kenya.

"I am grateful that Compassion International invested in me to develop my skills and my perspective to church, children and ministry developmental issues. The experience has tooled me for growth, and has increasingly leveraged opportunities for ministry and programmatic impact .My zeal to be that change for posterity has kept me passionate in my resolve on children issues."

Fredrick Mukhwana
Head of Program Child Dev and Children's Ministry Programme: Uganda Christian University.

"The transition from being a practitioner to becoming an academician after my training at Daystar two years ago continues to be an enriching experience.  The Child Development training prepared me for my current fulfilling position. The knowledge I acquired through the Child Development Institute enabled me to develop a Bachelor of Arts degree programme in Child Development at Kampala Christian University, both in terms of its structure and academic content.  Child Development training has the potential to produce graduates who are God fearing servant leaders both for the Church and for the society at large to transform and lead children to Christ."