Our projects liberate children and help them to realise their potential.

  • we provide long-term solutions, working to create sustainable and stable foundations.
  • we engage and empower local community groups.
  • we address challenges in the wider communities where the children live.
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  • Africa
  • Central America
  • Middle East
  • South Asia
  • South East Asia
Type of Work
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  • Disability
  • Domestic Violence
  • Education
  • Medical
  • Rural
  • Slums
  • Street children
  • Sustainability
  • Water

Bangladesh
Keeping Families Together Programme

Of the 168.9 million people in Bangladesh, about 20% live below poverty line. The impoverished populations of Bangladesh are extremely vulnerable to changing weather conditions, living on the low …

Bangladesh
Home of Love

Of the 168.9 million people in Bangladesh, about 20% live below poverty line. The impoverished populations of Bangladesh are extremely vulnerable to changing weather conditions, living on the low …
A girl in Cambodia helps a younger classmate with his writing.

Cambodia
Graveyard Preschool

After 30 years of civil war, many Cambodians were desperately poor and struggling. Our early projects within Cambodia sought to respond to that poverty. Over the years, significant economic growth …

Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Wells for Women Farmers

An estimated 88% of Ethiopian children live in poverty. Not just financial insecurity, but a multi-dimensional poverty which includes lack of access to basic needs like housing, sanitation or …
Street children in Guatemala sit on a pavement to play card games.

Guatemala
Guatemala: Street Children

In Guatemala over 54% of people live below the poverty line, with 13% living in extreme poverty. Nearly one-half of under-5s are chronically malnourished, one of the highest …
Two boys waving from a top bunk in the Guatemala protection home helping high-risk children

Guatemala
Guatemala: Protection Home

In Guatemala over 54% of people live below the poverty line, with 13% living in extreme poverty. Nearly one-half of under-5s are chronically malnourished, one of the highest …
A group of Dalit children sit on the floor watching while a teacher points at the blackboard in our Dalit education centre

India
Dalit Education

Whilst India is emerging as a power on the world stage, the contrast between rich and poor is still profound. According to a recent study, India has one of the …
some of India's poorest children, a boy and a girl. sitting at a school desk wearing blue uniforms

India
Emmanuel School

Whilst India is emerging as a power on the world stage, the contrast between rich and poor is still profound. According to a recent study, India has one of the …

India
Pavement Club

Whilst India is emerging as a power on the world stage, the contrast between rich and poor is still profound. According to a recent study, India has one of the …

Kenya
Spurgeons Academy

Kibera is the largest slum in Africa, located on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi. Heavily polluted by human waste and garbage, estimates vary, but up to one million …
A school girl in Malawi stands outside her mud house. She has her arm around her mother's shoulders, and her hand on her hip. She's smiling at the camera. Her mother is wearing traditional clothing.

Malawi
Muthange Schools Project

Malawi is a very poor nation, with just over half the population living under the poverty line. Many of the poorest families are subsistence farmers, scraping by on what they …

Myanmar
Karenni

Kayah State (formerly Karenni State) is the smallest, least accessible and poorest of the 14 ethnic states in Myanmar. For many years, government forces conducted a policy of ethnic cleansing …
A group of children without school uniform stand outside a classroom with no windows. Better school facilities are essential in improving education in South Sudan.

South Sudan

Update Feb 2024: We are feeding and providing shelter for displaced families affected by the recent conflict in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan / South Sudan border. If you …

Sri Lanka
Morning Star Care Centre

Tourists see sun-drenched beaches and luxury hotels. But just along Dehiwela beach, you'll find a different side of Sri Lanka - the experience of children in poverty. This beach …
anonymous woman and child walking along a path

Sri Lanka
Heavena

Heavena is a resource centre for women who have suffered trafficking, domestic abuse, violence and trauma. Building on nearly 20 years of experience as a refuge and transitional shelter for …
a toddler alone in a slum, perhaps with a mother working in the migrant housemaid industry

Sri Lanka
Anti-Trafficking and Abuse

As many as one million Sri Lankan children are left motherless every year, as poverty and lack of opportunity force women overseas to work as migrant housemaids in the Middle …
Children at school in Damascus, Syria

Syrian Arab Republic
The Hope Centre

Pre-war Syria was considered one of the most educated countries in the Middle East, and standards of living were generally good. The civil war changed everything.
helping children in poverty in Uganda with play equipment - a group of Ugandan children at a playground, waving at the camera

Uganda

An average population age of just 16 years means that Uganda is disproportionately young. 30.1% of people live below the poverty line.
providing a mattress and other resources to a child with disabilities

Uganda
Disability Outreach Soroti

Our Disability Outreach programme in Soroti, Uganda, dismantles the barriers caused by prejudice and poverty for children with disabilities. These barriers often prevent disabled children from accessing medical care, attending …
Marvin smiling in the classroom

Uganda
Disability Action

The combination of poverty and disability is toxic. Add stigma and discrimination, and the mix is even more destructive.

Zambia

There is a high level of poverty in Zambia. Over 60% of the population lives below the poverty line. Combined with a high birth rate, an extremely high HIV/AIDS …

Zimbabwe
Houtberg Childcare Centre

Due to economic isolation and internal political instability, 72% of people in Zimbabwe live below the poverty line. We are determined to help children in Zimbabwe.