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The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hit harder than its neighbours by the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 8,000 cases and almost 200 deaths. Like other countries, the Government has closed schools and other institutions, banned large meetings in public and requires people to keep apart. They have also made wearing face masks in all […]

The worst Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has finally been declared over! This is excellent news for children and their communities in North Kivu, the region worst hit by the outbreak and where we work with vulnerable children and young people. Since August 2018, 2,280 people have sadly died from Ebola in […]

We’re really excited to announce that sustainable kids clothing brand, Cooee Kids, will be supporting Chance for Childhood through their summer collection launching on 1st June!  Cooee Kids will be donating £2 from the sale of t-shirts from their new Summer 2020 season, purchased either online or in-store, to Chance for Childhood.  Cooee Kids is a […]

Our announcement this week of Chance for Childhood’s ‘coming together‘ with Glad’s House UK, also heralded a partnership with Glad’s House Kenya (GHK). As a way of introduction, I wanted to give you a brief insight into their fantastic work and the reasons why we are so excited by this partnership. I visited GHK in […]

We are delighted to share the news with you that Glad’s House UK is now part of Chance for Childhood! Glad’s House works in response to the lack of services for the most marginalised and hard to reach children and young people living on the streets of Mombasa. Their Outreach work is rooted in the […]

I was delighted to join Chance for Childhood on 1st of April as the new Global Safeguarding Lead. There couldn’t have been a better time for Chance for Childhood to create such a role, COVID-19 will have an unimaginable impact on vulnerable children, young people and adults at risk all around the world and we […]

“What will happen if this situation continues?” asked Abdul during a recent Glad’s House Kenya team meeting. It is two months since the first reported cases of coronavirus reached Kenya. As the country tries to prevent the rate of transmission, curfews and quarantine measures are leaving already vulnerable children more at risk than ever before. […]

Across the world the most vulnerable in society have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis requires a big response. So we’ve teamed up with our partner, Frugi, to launch the BIG Chance! For 11 days, donations will be doubled by Frugi until we hit our target of £30,000! Make a donation now […]

A state of emergency has been declared by the President and the borders with Angola, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda have closed. Schools have been closed since mid-March and a lockdown is now being enforced. How are children being affected? In the DRC we work with our local partner, Children’s Voice, to give […]

Chance for Childhood is pleased to announce that we will be holding our first ever webinar 12pm-1pm on Friday 15th May. Stephane (our Country Representative, Rwanda) will be presenting alongside Felicien (Programme Manager, Rwanda) about our work in Rwanda supporting children with disabilities to access education. This is a unique opportunity to bring you closer […]

Since June 2018, Frugi have helped to raise over £66,000 to support our work with vulnerable children in Africa. From Fika coffee mornings, to cake sales and marathons we have been amazed with the support we have received from the Frugi Family and we have loved working alongside the team.  Now to celebrate the end of an amazing […]

Rwanda is among those countries that have gone through the most extreme and painful challenging situations, but that have displayed a strong an impressive resilience and unified willingness to move forward and rebuild a bright future. Every April of the year, Rwanda as a country remembers the toughest and most painful times of its history […]

Chance for Childhood is committed to ensuring that the safety and security of our staff, partners and the children we support is our priority. Where we can safely and responsibly work within national government guidelines around social distancing, movement and isolation we are continuing to deliver essential support and care to the extremely vulnerable children […]

For the first few years of his life, Shema’s mother struggled to look after him. Shema, now seven years old, has severe learning difficulties and needs extra care and attention. But his mother had to work to provide for them and giving him the attention he needed was a difficult task. Earning an income wasn’t […]

Since November 2019, coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across the globe affecting millions of people regardless of their origin, background, gender or wealth. On March 11th 2020 the World Health Organisation has declared it a pandemic emergency acknowledging its fast global spread. Over the past two weeks the virus has also reached Africa, with the number […]