The new appeal will raise funds to support children who have been displaced by conflict. Fighters from the March 23 (M23) rebel movement took control of Goma in North Kivu on 26 January, forcing thousands to leave their homes. The state has been devastated by conflict...
Update: Merger with Hope for Children
As you may know, over the past 12 months, Chance for Childhood has been working closely with Hope for Children to merge and unite our missions. Dr. Bob Parsons OBE, the founder of Hope for Children, dedicated his life to supporting children and families in vulnerable...
“They take pictures of our pain”: Grace’s story
In this blog, we are delighted to share the words and reflections of Grace Gatera. Grace is a seasoned lived experienced mental health advocate, living in Kigali, Rwanda. She is a lived experience manager with the Lancet Commission for Global Mental Health and...
Ethics behind the lens for ingos
Earlier this year we launched our 2025 strategy, in which we made clear our commitment to being a child-centred organisation. But what do we really mean when we say child-centred? For Chance for Childhood, it means that we always put the children we work with at the...
The real cost of climate change for children
As world leaders gather at COP27 to discuss climate change, children across Africa are already suffering the irrecoverable damage that has been done. The most vulnerable communities are being burdened with a tangled web of injustices that link climate change, human...
Strengthening families to end the trauma of orphanages in Rwanda
The Rwandan genocide in 1994 orphaned thousands of children across the country, leading to a surge in orphanages. A study showed that a staggering 80% of children in these orphanages were not orphans but children put in institutions because their parents couldn’t cope...
Education under fire
How conflict in the DRC is robbing children of their future Education is one of the foundations of a meaningful and productive adult life. For hundreds of thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), those hopes are being reduced to rubble....
Building brighter futures, together
Chance for Childhood and Hope for Children have started the process of merging to help even more children in the most vulnerable situations have the future they deserve. Why are we joining forces? We are stronger together – we are in a unique position where we...
Disability detect launch
Chance for Childhood and Entain’s Ennovate Innovation Hub Launch Groundbreaking Digital App for Early Detection of Disabilities in Children In a significant step forward for early childhood education and development, Chance for Childhood, in partnership with Entain’s...
Olive
Meet Olive and Nadine In rural Rwanda it can be an extreme struggle for children with disabilities to get the care they need. Not only do they face the physical and logistical difficulties of travelling to medical appointments but also the isolation the stigma...