Last year, we told you about a new project we launched with Comic Relief called Natwe Turashoboye (We can also), helping to protect and empower deaf girls against sexual abuse in Rwanda. One year on, we are excited to share the incredible impact this programme is having for girls. It is a shocking reality that […]

The words we use can speak volumes about who we are and what we believe. When we write something, we often think about how the reader might feel, but we don’t give enough time to think about how the person at the centre at the story may feel. How does a child in Ghana feel […]

By Connie Wu 619 street-connected children with special educational needs in Western Kenya gained access to quality inclusive education between February 2016 and January 2020. This was the incredible impact that resulted from a humble community-owned inclusive education and protection project (LEAP I) funded by Comic Relief and delivered by a consortium of NGO partners: […]

Throughout the 30-year history of Chance for Childhood we’ve never been afraid to adapt or evolve to ensure that we are providing critical support to the children who need it most whilst keeping true to our values. Over the past few years we have made some big changes. We have localised our approach by establishing […]

There is now unprecedented evidence of the dangerous harm that orphanages cause to children. Despite this, there are still so many in existence across the world and particularly in Africa. 80% of children in orphanages are not actually orphans A shocking 80% of children in these institutions are not actually orphans but the reason these […]

Today, on International Women’s Day, we want to share Grace’s story. As a girl with a hearing disability, Grace faced double discrimination. But the theme of IWD 2022 is #BreakTheBias – and your support helped Grace to do just that. Using Rwandan Sign Language, Grace told us how she overcame multiple barriers to get an […]

Right now, thousands of vulnerable children are at risk because their brains aren’t developing. Your first 1,000 days would have shaped the person you are today. But children who are living on the streets, or growing up with a disability in rural Rwanda, are missing out on vital nutrition and stimulation. The quicker we act, […]

Six-year-old David loves it when he gets a visit from Sylvie. She’s a community health worker in rural Rwanda, where David lives with his mum Therese. And when she visits, David gets a new opportunity to play and learn. David’s future was at risk as soon as he was born. He has severe physical and […]

If you have children or grandchildren, you know that you’ll do everything you can to give them the best start in life. But the children and mothers we work with live in extreme poverty, often living on the streets, without access to basics like nutritious food. For children like Thema, their future is written before […]

Chance for Childhood are excited to extend their existing partnership with Entain through their Ennovate Hub! We will be working with technologists at the Ennovate Hub on an innovative mobile app that digitises and builds on Chance for Childhood’s ground-breaking approach to detect hidden disabilities and development delays amongst pre-school children in Africa. This exciting […]

For children living and ‘working’ on the streets, education is their only route to a brighter future. In Kisumu, Kenya’s fourth-largest city, there are nearly 3,000 children on the streets. They’ve often led chaotic and traumatic lives at home, suffering horrific abuse and neglect. Having missed out on the nurturing home environment most of us […]

In 2021, your support has transformed the lives of thousands of vulnerable children. To celebrate the incredible difference your donations had, we have been sharing the ’12 days of impact’ on our social media. Your support helps in so many ways, but here are some of our proudest achievements from the last year: 500 children […]

We’ve just launched our Big Give Christmas Challenge and all donations made through our campaign page are doubled! This is an amazing opportunity for your support to go twice as far. A donation of £50 would be doubled to £100, which could buy a year’s worth of healthy meals for a child living on the […]

“Before I left, I was always fighting with my mother and sister. Being at home was chaotic. I was constantly being scolded. If I had done something wrong, like forgetting to finish a chore, my mother would shout at me and beat me.” At just 13 years old, Nadia left her home in Mombasa, Kenya, […]