Almost 200 million young people globally are out of school, with the majority forced out of the classroom because of humanitarian emergencies. As Educo releases a new report examining the education funding gap, executive director Pilar Orenes explains the importance of creating safe spaces for learning for children living in crisis. At Educo, we work

At ChildFund Rugby, we’re no strangers to the transformative power of sport and the benefits it brings to those who engage. However, it is important to recognise that while sport has the ability to change lives, to unite, and to inspire, not everyone has equal access (or has access at all) to these opportunities. Girls

Period Poverty is characterized by the lack of access to safe, affordable menstrual products and clean washrooms for girls and women to manage their periods.

Play is often a feature of childhood, but in communities where children are tasked with water collection, farming work, and other activities to ensure the basic needs of families are met, there often isn’t time available for play. In rural Uganda, making sure everyone has food to eat takes priority. The financial obstacles are significant,

On 6 February 2023, several devastating earthquakes struck northwest Syria and southeast Türkiye, killing 55,000 people and injuring more than 130,000. Overall, this catastrophe affected approximately 15 million people in both countries. In Syria, the natural disaster only exacerbated the lives of those living in conflict. In Türkiye, 2.5 million children (many of them Syrian

In an era defined by the rapid expansion of digital technologies, children find themselves navigating an increasingly complex online world. The consequences of this rapid evolution, and the lack of a robust protection framework, are significant and pose unprecedented threats to children. Among these are sexual exploitation and abuse and child sex trafficking. Alarmingly, new

Vietnam’s National Child Helpline (NCHL) has been instrumental in prioritizing child protection across the country since its launch in 2004. The helpline receives over 500,000 calls annually and has recently upgraded its dedicated app, ‘App 111’ or ‘Tong dai 111’, to reach more communities and enhance its ability to keep children safe. Accessible tools & information

In the 21st century, 160 million boys and girls are working, almost half of them in jobs that put their lives or health at risk, and compromise their physical, emotional and educational development. To effectively address this problem, it is crucial to recognize the close relationship between child labor and lack of access to education.

Everyday life can be challenging for a family with disabilities, especially for those living in developing communities. This was certainly the case for Hung, a farmer living with his family in Cao Bang Province. Hung found himself struggling to understand his eight-year-old daughter, Hao, and meet her needs as a young child with Down syndrome.

It is now more than 630 days since the start of the conflict. While some glimpses of stability have temporarily emerged in certain areas of the country, the situation in Ukraine remains extremely difficult, especially in the south-eastern regions of the front line. The latest indiscriminate attack which targeted the city of Kherson, in the south