Rebuilding young lives for a better future
Rwanda’s national lockdown began in March, and saw schools closed for months. Although aimed at protecting lives, vulnerable families and children with disabilities were very badly affected. Restrictions were eased after 6 weeks, but schools remained closed and have only just started to reopen now. Many children are still out of school and the socio-economic […]
Over the past few months, we’ve seen what a big difference your support made to the most marginalised children and families in a time when they needed it most. This Christmas we’re inviting you to help us go even further to make sure we can continue to protect, educate and empower the vulnerable children we […]
As a charity we value every donation and are always striving to ensure that we are run in the most cost-effective way, so your donations have the biggest impact. That is why we have taken the decision to close our Farnborough office and transition to having a virtual office. This change will save the charity […]
Four year old Adom is in the Sunflower class at the Railways Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre in Accra, Ghana. His father is a porter at the tomatoes market and his mother sells sachet water. Run by our local partner S.Aid the Railways nursery provides marginalised children the chance to be in a safe, loving […]
As Chance for Childhood’s Community Mobiliser in Rwanda, I work with families and community members to create an inclusive environment for children with disabilities. Through home visits, attending Parent Support Group meetings and community advocacy events, my work helps to tackle the issues related to stigma faced by our target communities. I’ve seen that, because […]
Girls living and working on the streets of Accra face life threatening challenges every day. Some as young as 12 years old, they often migrate from other parts of the country to find work. But most arrive without decent accommodation, and have to sleep on the streets or in make-shift structures without any amenities like […]
Over the past 4 months sustainable kids clothing brand, Cooee Kids, have been supporting Chance for Childhood through their summer collection, raising £206 in total! This kind donation from Cooee Kids will go towards our work in Uganda, where Chance for Childhood have been working since 2008 to support marginalised children and young people affected […]
In my experience of 6 years working with children with disabilities in Rwanda, I have seen that one of the key barriers young children with disabilities face is the negative attitudes toward them and a lack of awareness of their rights and needs. Stigma, discrimination, segregation, isolation, and a negative perception towards them are all […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hosts one of the largest numbers of out of school children worldwide. This number is so high in the province where we work, that over 40% of North Kivu’s children don’t attend school. By comparison, in the capital Kinshasa that number is much lower at 13%. Chance for Childhood, […]
Everyone at Chance for Childhood is horrified at the allegations being made of INGO staff in the DRC during the Ebola crisis. At Chance for Childhood we believe that as well as having robust safeguarding policies and procedures, safeguarding and the wellbeing of those we support must be central to our organisational culture and must […]
At Chance for Childhood we are lucky to work with our amazing local partners, visionary community leaders who develop locally-relevant solutions to tackle the root causes of poverty and support some of the most marginalised children in their communities. Our work simply wouldn’t be possible without them! In working with local partners we commit to […]
Ritah Nansereko is the Director of African Women and Youth Action for Development (AWYAD), one of our partners in Uganda. She told us how COVID-19 has halted the progress they were making in refugee settlements in Uganda and the risks that children and young women are now facing. The closure of schools is putting children […]
Liz Mnengwah, Head of Programmes at our partner Glad’s House Kenya, told us what it’s like to be a child living on the streets of Mombasa and how COVID-19 has made their situation worse. When you meet a child in the street, you know if they’re new to the streets or have been there for […]
During our crowdfunding campaign, we have rightly talked a lot about the impact of abuse on survivors of that abuse and their families and/or carers. Something we haven’t discussed yet is the impact Safeguarding Incidents have on those that must manage them, and what that means for social workers, particularly in the time of COVID-19. […]
Eric Ngabo from Empowering Children with Disabilities (EmCD), our partner in Rwanda who run the Nyabihu Deaf School, talks about the risks to the children he works with in Rwanda which are being made worse by COVID-19 forcing the school to close. Out of school, children are at risk of abuse and neglect The school […]
