World Day Against Child Labour 2022
The 12th of June marks World Day Against Child Labour. Learn more about the worldwide movement against child labour as well as our efforts to lead the change.
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Introducing ChildHope's new Executive Director, Nicky Davies
A welcome note from our new Executive Director, Nicky Davies. Nicky tells us about her past experience and why she decided to join ChildHope.
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A Fond Farewell!
Executive Director, Jill Healey, is moving on from the organisation. She will be sorely missed by all who worked with her during her time in this position!
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International Day of Families 2022 | Iain Disley
The 15th May marks International Day of Families. Learn more on 2022s theme 'Families & Urbanisation' and how we can help the most marginalised groups.
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Women's History Month: Rita Panicker from Butterflies, India
Interview with Rita Panicker from our Indian partner Butterflies to talk about Women's History Month in the light of her life and work experiences.
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International Day for Street Children | Charlie Middleton
International Day for Street Children 2022 from the perspective and experience of Charlie Middleton, ChildHope's Chair of Trustees, in Mumbai, India.
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Safeguarding Part 2 - Terminology | Jill Healey, Executive Director
Current discussion in the international development sector has shifted to the language we use to describe our work. But in the urgency, are we in danger of losing sight of the very people we are meant to be protecting?
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International Day of Education 2022 by Laverne Antrobus
This 24th of January marks the International Day of Education for the fourth year. This day is about highlighting the fundamental right to education for all. What role does ChildHope play in realising the right to education and transforming the future of education?
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Safeguarding Part 1 - Beyond Policy | Jill Healey, Executive Director
ChildHope has always had a strong focus on learning – whether through access to formal education or alternative learning opportunities like mobile schools or technical training, to fit around children’s difficult lives. But what have we learnt as an organisation since 1989?
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Reviving a rural school in Nepal
An update from our WASH project in Nepal – A story of a school revival - how we are working with our partner Voice of Children to rebuild toilets and hand washing facilities in a rural school and improve hygiene literacy.
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Celebrating International Youth Day 2021
“Young people have the potential to effect change but cannot do it alone. It is important to give young people the opportunity to express themselves and achieve their potential”
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Poverty and hunger - the reality of child labour
Poverty-stricken families engage children in work to provide food for their families so that they don't starve to death.
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Child Labour and COVID-19 in Nepal
"We are confident that the project will be valued as effective interventions to address the child labour and contribute towards ending the child labour by 2025."
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Karen's Fundraiser | The 2020 London Marathon
Karen has been training all year for the London Marathon. Although the 2020 London Marathon was postponed that hasn't stopped her! We caught up with Karen to hear how her fundraising and training has gone over these past few months.
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Meet our team | Colin Haikin
I’m Colin, the Education Adviser for ChildHope, I have been working for ChildHope for around two and a half years. I have many years’ experience in the education sector as an educator, team leader, and quality improvement manager.
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Charles' Story and Journey With ChildHope
Charles has been supporting ChildHope since 1997! Between 1988 and 2002, he ran an impressive 16
marathons for his favourite charities. Today he has swapped his running vest for an apron.
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Young people's understanding of uncertainty in Ethiopia
Our research work into young people's understanding of uncertainty, violence, poverty and rights in post-conflict and fragile environments in Ethiopia.
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5 minutes with…Future Focus Foundation, Sierra Leone
ChildHope talk with Future Focus Foundations' Umaro Sheriff to discuss the power of volunteering and issues face by women and children in Sierra Leone.
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Deaf Child Worldwide
Around four years ago, we decided to invest more to integrate safeguarding into everything we were doing. We wanted to make sure everyone on our team was up to speed with safeguarding and child protection, so we invited ChildHope in to do some training for us.
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Supporting Garment Factory workers and their children
In Dhaka, ChildHope and our partner Nagorik Uddyog are running centres that protect, educate and nourish children while their mothers work long hours in garment factories. These life-changing centres are being funded by the UK-based charity TRAID. We spoke to Angela Russ to find out more about TRAID and what it hopes to achieve through its partnership with ChildHope.
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Community Led Action against Modern-slavery and Poverty
CLAMP, which stands for Community Led Action against Modern-slavery and Poverty, is a three year project focused on ending modern slavery and human trafficking in Nepal and supporting those who have been victims. To deliver this programme we are partnering with Shakti Samuha. We spoke to Project Manager Sarala Tamang to find out more about their work in Nepal and what CLAMP will achieve.
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Interview with Vicky from Glad's House
ChildHope is proud to be working with Glad’s House, an organisation supporting children and young people who live on the streets of Mombasa, Kenya. Glad’s House’s chief executive Vicky Ferguson tells us more.
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South to South Safeguarding Network
ChildHope utilised a Comic Relief grant to create the South to South Safeguarding Network.
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Children’s Participation and Sexual Violence, Lunch and Learn Seminar
Helen Veitch led our Lunch and Learn seminar on the subject of Children’s Participation and Sexual Violence, find out more about our Safeguarding seminars.
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