We fight for every child
For the children we support, every day can be a dangerous struggle. There are nearly 3,000 children on the streets of Kisumu with the impact of the pandemic forcing more children to the streets every day. For some, they may have fled from chaotic and abusive homes. For others, like Omondi, they find themselves on […]
Our Big Chance campaign has now launched! Every donation we receive until we hit our target of £40,000 will be doubled by our unrestricted funds between 13th and 24th June. This means every £1 you donate becomes £2! Donate today so that children have the freedom from fear. You can give children the Freedom from […]
Chuki is just a child, but at a young age has already experienced more trauma than the vast majority of girls her age. Chuki was tricked into running away from home by an older man. He bought her to Mombasa and forced her to have sex with him in return for staying in his house. […]
Welcome to the second piece in our ‘Strategy Spotlight’ series which marks the launch of our new strategy. In this blog Vicky Ferguson, our Head of Safeguarding, Training and Learning, talks about our how our child-centred approach runs throughout all areas of our work and strategic commitment to see every child as a child first. […]
To mark the launch of our new strategy to reach 150,000 children by 2025, we have created a series of ‘Strategy Spotlight’ blogs to take you on a deeper dive into each of our strategic commitments and bring you, our valued supporters, closer to our work. In this blog our Global MEAL Officer, Chris Harris, […]
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 of 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 […]
