100% Mamans support single mothers and their children in order to empower these women and prevent child abandonment. Their work addresses a key issue in Morocco where sexual relations outside of marriage are criminalised. Social rejection and stigmatisation of single mothers, one third of whom are adolescents, leads to social rejection of their children and high levels of child abandonment. Read more
Associação Brasileira Terra dos Homens (ABTH) works with children and families in violent situations to prevent separation and provide a continuum of care options, including reintegration support, temporary foster care, and institutional reform. Approximately 80% of children in institutions in Brazil have some sort of recoverable family bond. Specializing in a holistic, well tested, systemic approach, ABTH works directly with children and families. Read more
Working with street and working children in Delhi since 1989, Butterflies believes in the right of every child to protection, respect, opportunities and participation in his/her own growth and development. Programmes are carried out in 12 contact areas in Delhi at points where there is a high concentration of street/working children such as at bus terminals, markets or railway stations. Butterflies also runs three night shelters in Delhi. Read more
The Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse has been working for more than 20 years in the Philippines to provide therapeutic support to young perpetrators and survivors of child sexual abuse, and to train foster care providers for children who have been sexually abused. Read more
Challenging Heights brings unique expertise in rescuing children trafficked within Ghana for exploitation in the fishing industry. In Ghana, fishing communities are responsible for recruiting a large number of children, who are either sold or involuntarily taken from their communities, and exploiting them as child labourers. Read more
ChildLinK gives orphans and vulnerable children who are separated or at risk of being separated from their families or communities a safe and secure future. ChildLinK’s vision is a Guyanese society where every child has the right to grow up in a safe and secure family and community protected from abuse, exploitation and violence. Read more
Children Assistance Program (CAP) advocates for the rights of women and children in Liberia. Its mission is to rehabilitate the lives of Liberia’s war affected children and youth towards sustainable futures. Through its services, CAP creates access to a safe living environment and sustainable and equal opportunities for women, youth and children in Liberia. CAP is one of the largest and oldest local child protection agencies in the country. Read more
CINDI was founded in July 1996 as a multi-sectoral network of over 300 South African civil society and government agencies (non-governmental organisations, community based organisations, faith based organisations, local and regional government departments). Read more
Community Based Rehabilitation Jamaica supports children with disabilities and their parents, preventing them from separating and assisting them in staying together as a family. In Jamaica children with disabilities are often discriminated against, and for families that are already struggling to live under the poverty line, the pressure can often prove too much. Read more
Guatemala has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world, and in 2006 had the second highest rate of children growing up in poverty. CONACMI works in Guatemala, with a focus on the prevention of violence against children and young people; particularly sexual abuse. Read more
ENDA Jeunesse Action promotes children’s right to education, sexual and reproductive health including the issue of child marriage, supporting and working to end child labour and trafficking in Senegal. Read more
Enfoque Niñez supports the deinstitutionalisation of children and developed a foster care programme as a form of alternative care when children need protection and cannot remain in the care of their own families. They prioritise maintaining links between children and their families with the ultimate goal of reintegration. Read more
EPIC help create better outcomes for children in Ireland by influencing policy, legislation and practice for children in care, in aftercare or for those with care experience. Read more
In 2010, 55% of Zimbabwe’s population were living below the poverty line and there were more than one million children who had been orphaned as a result of HIV and AIDS, in 2012 alone this number increased by 890,000. FOST supports and protects vulnerable children in Zimbabwe’s farm worker communities. Read more
First Step Cambodia work with boys who are survivors of sexual abuse and children who display harmful sexual behaviour, as well as their families, carers and communities. Read more
Forum on Sustainable Child Empowerment (FSCE) was established in 1989 by a group of social development professionals who worked in child-focused organisations.Its establishment was a response to the increased number of orphaned and abandoned children in Addis Ababa caused by the drought and famine of 1984/85. Read more
Foundation for Innovative Social Development (FISD) was established in 2011 by a team of social workers looking to address gaps in social development. They wanted to tackle the influencing factors contributing to widespread poverty and poor living conditions, namely child rights abuses, alcohol and other drug dependence, and gender-based violence. Read more
Hayat Sende strives to reduce the exclusion of children from mainstream society, which is the most common problem for children who leave institutional care in Turkey. Founded by young professionals who were brought up in care themselves, Hayat Sende identifies and promotes new innovative solutions for children under the legal care of the government. Read more
Hope Village Society (HVS) cares for children in difficult circumstances, orphans who have been abandoned and those deprived of family care, especially street children. Read more
The Jordan River Foundation (JRF) envisions a Jordan where solutions are homegrown, where the opportunity to prosper is for all, and where the wellbeing of Jordanian children shapes society’s future. Established in 1995 by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, JRF’s overall aim is to promote child safety and empower communities. Read more
JUCONI works to prevent and heal the consequences of domestic violence affecting girls, children, youth and their families living in extreme poverty and who have been living on the street. Each year, JUCONI’s programme provides direct attention to 350 children from 120 families and 80% of those who have participated in the JUCONI programme have broken the cycles of poverty and violence and have been reintegrated into society. Read more
Almost 200,000 Korean children have been adopted internationally since the 1950s. Today hundreds of children are still being sent abroad for adoption every year. More than 90 per cent of babies put up for adoption are the children of unwed mothers, who fear being rejected by a socially conservative society. Read more
Legal Services for Children (LSC) provides free representation to children and youth who require legal assistance on matters including immigration, guardianship and education, in order to stabilise their lives and realise their full potential. Read more
METAdrasi – Action for Migration and Development, was founded in December 2009 with the mission to facilitate the reception and integration of refugees and migrants in Greece. As a prominent transit and arrival country for refugees and migrants entering Europe, Greece faces many challenges to the protection of children on the move. Read more