Founded 1989 | Origins London, England | |
Type Nongovernmental organization Registration no. Registered charity no 328434 Location Six Floor, Development House, 56/64 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LT, UK Area served Africa, Asia, and South America | ||
ChildHope UK is an international charity that works to improve the lives of vulnerable and neglected children in developing nations. It was established in 1989 in response to the growth in numbers of street children around the world.
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Today, this charity works in partnership with civil society organisations in Africa, Asia and South America, tackling the root causes of the poverty and the injustice faced by vulnerable girls and boys. ChildHope supports children who are typically living on, or at risk of ending up on the streets, abused or exploited, forced into hazardous work, orphaned, or lacking access to education and health care.
History
ChildHope UK was formed in 1989 with the support of UNICEF, Save The Children (Sweden) and other NGOs to address the growing number of children living on the streets around the world. When it was formed the charity's focus was on the region of Eastern Europe and in South Africa. It setup working partnerships with local organisations and created projects designed to provide for the basic needs of street children; food, shelter, healthcare and education.
By 2003 civil organisations and charities within Eastern Europe required less support from ChildHope as access to direct funding from the European Union became available. ChildHope moved to support children from more areas of the world, developing partnerships with organisations in Asia (India, Bangladesh, Thailand), East Africa (Ethiopia, Sierra Leone) and South America (Brazil, Mexico, Peru). At the point ChildHope stated to implement programmes designed to address the root causes that lead to children living and working on the streets while continuing to address street children's immediate needs and offering them counselling.
Work with children
ChildHope works with vulnerable children in Bangladesh, India, Brazil, Peru, Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, the Gambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
This charity aims to change the lives of vulnerable children by reducing abuse and exploitation, improve child justice and participation, promote the rights of children affected by HIV and AIDS. It works alongside local partner organisations to implement projects which address the underlining causes of poverty and injustice faced by girls and boys.
Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone they work with the partner organisation Help a Needy Child in Sierra Leone (HANCI) that ChildHope funds they reconcile children with their families. Since ChildHope started working HANCI in 2004, 700 children have been returned to their families or communities.