Children's Rights Alliance
IrelandChildren/Education
The Children's Rights Alliance is a coalition of over 90 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to secure the rights and needs of children in Ireland, by campaigning for the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It aims to improve the lives of all children under 18, through securing the necessary changes in Ireland's laws (strengthening children's rights in the Constitution), policies and services. We engage in a broad range of activities in order to help deliver change for children living in Ireland. We deliver comprehensive policy proposals in key areas affecting children; we pride ourselves on our advocacy work, particularly in holding the Government to account over its existing and/or future commitments relating to the rights and needs of children living in Ireland; and we use our voice in innovative ways to raise awareness about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Children's Scholarship Fund
United StatesChildren/Education
The Children's Scholarship Fund provides partial tuition assistance for low-income families to send their children to private schools. CSF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, publicly supported organization. More than 105,000 children have benefited from scholarships across the United States since we began offering assistance in 1998. Currently, more than 29,000 children nationwide are using CSF scholarships. These children are attending private school through the generosity of our donors, the efforts of 37 scholarship programs, and the sacrifices made by the families themselves, who pay–on average–50% of their children's tuition.
Children's Trust
United KingdomHealth/Medical
The Children’s Trust is a national charity working with children who have multiple disabilities and complex health needs. We are based at a 24 acre site in Tadworth, Surrey but offer our services to children from across the UK. Our services include the UK's largest paediatric brain injury rehabilitation centre, support in the community for children and young people with acquired brain injury (ABI), The School for Profound Education for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), short breaks, transitional, palliative and long-term nursing care.
Children's Tumor Foundation
United StatesResearch/Dev
CTF extends grants to scientists for studies into the causes of and treatments for neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2, Schwannomatosis and related disorders (NF). Primary research funding supports young investigators, drug discovery seed grants, pilot clinical trials, and a national consortium of research institutions got preclinical testing of promising compounds. For kids with NF, CTF hosts a summer camp where they are able to develop friendships and have an outlet for discussing questions and collective concerns. Support groups and other programs are coordinated by CTF chapters and affiliates. In addition to newsletters, CTF also produces guides and brochures for patients and their families on NF topics.
Children's World
United KingdomChildren/Education
Children's World was founded in 1981, we work mainly in the South West of England (although we have worked across the U.K.), and run a huge variety of workshops in schools and special schools. We also undertake out of school work and run two brilliant Children's Festivals each year. We enrich the lives of children, particularly those who have special needs, or those who are socially disadvantaged and run special workshop sessions, both in and out of school, for children with special needs, that will increase confidence and raise self-esteem.
Children, Incorporated
United StatesChildren/Education
Children, Incorporated is an international nonprofit organization assisting impoverished children in the U.S. and abroad through already established schools, orphanages, and child care centers since 1964. We facilitate sponsorships, maintain several special funds, and manage special projects on an as-needed basis. Children, Incorporated has been in continuous operation since 1964, when it was founded by Ms. Jeanne Clarke Wood of Richmond, Virginia. There are currently more than 17,000 children on our rolls. We have served more than 250,000 children since 1964. We have no religious or political agenda. Our goal is to assist as many impoverished children as possible, and we respect each child's religious and cultural heritage.
Childrens Surgical Center
United StatesHealth/Medical
CSC is non-profit, non-political, and non-religious, and is widely recognised in Cambodia for providing a range of specialized rehabilitation surgical services, surgical training and direct support to the people of Cambodia. CSC aims to improve the quality of life for disabled Cambodian children and adults by providing rehabilitation surgery. Integral to this mission is a program of training local surgeons and health workers, focusing on the development of sustainable health services. CSC provides a wide range of surgery, encompassing orthopaedic surgery, eye surgery, and plastic & burn surgery.
ChildrensAid
United KingdomCommunity/Family
We believe in the multiplying power of goodness. Each opportunity given to a child, adolescent or young person in a situation of risk represents an important step in their development and contribution to a better social and economic situation for their family and community. Equally important in this respect are the groups of producers and artisans which Onda Solidaria helps to produce and distribute their goods through the international constructs of ‘Fair Trade’. We develop, execute and monitor projects which nurture self-assistance, always offering opportunities for those involved to construct their own independence.
ChildRescue
IndiaChildren/Education
Based in Goa, India, ChildRescue has been working in various states in India, striving to implement the Child Rights Act 2003/05 for orphans, street children and children coming from economically desperate conditions. ChildRescue runs residential Homes, Day Care & Night Shelters and Cottages for children from babies to those attending senior colleges, technical institutions and professional training centres. In addition, we have a free food distribution programme in Goa called 'Manna, Meals on Wheels' and a Children's Cottage Hospital for terminally ill children (children with cancer, HIV/AIDS etc.). We also run outreach projects in Mumbai, Nagpur, Chennai, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim and Bangalore. ChildRescue is a registered, non-profit Charity under the name El Shaddai Charitable Trust.
Childright
NetherlandsChildren/Education
It all started with an idea of a Dutch Nobel Prize winner, the econometrist Mr. Jan Tinbergen. His extensive travel exposed him to the suffering of children around the world. The conditions of employment violated every known labor and human rights law. The children he saw were forced to work for little or no compensation for days on end, which left them without the hope of an education or a future. He saw children who worked in dangerous conditions, exposed to everything from toxic chemicals to the HIV virus. This vicious cycle led to a life of poverty and dependence, leaving each of these individuals without the hope of a future. These concerns made Professor Tinbergen decide to found ChildRight in 1994, "because it is scandalous that the world allows so many of its children to live in such miserable conditions". He considered the disparity between wealth and poverty in this world to be unacceptable. ChildRight is actively supported by 138 Nobel Prize winners, such as Mikhail Gorbachev and the Dalai Lama. Nobel Prize winners are calling on you, and on all of us: stop the exploitation of children. They should have the right for a better existence; and a brighter future!
Childsafe
South AfricaChildren/Education
In 1978, due to a growing concern about the number of child injures in South Africa, the Child Safety Centre was established as part of the department of Paediatric Surgery at the Red Cross Children's Hospital. Professor Sid Cywes, previous Head of Paediatric Surgery initiated the establishment of the Safety Centre and then CAPFSA. The Child Safety Centres role was to undertake structured research on the causes and effects on accidents. Using the data collected over years, various safety educational programmes were put in place. Childsafe is a campaign of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa (CAPFSA) and Safe Kids Worldwide. We promote optimal health and development of all children under the age of 18. Childsafe assists in reducing injuries of all severity through research, education, environmental change and recommendations for legislation.
Childwatch International Research Network
NorwayResearch/Dev
The Childwatch International Research Network is a global, non-profit, nongovernmental network of institutions that collaborate in child research for the purpose of promoting child rights and improving children’s well-being around the world. It was founded in 1993 as a response from the research community to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an instrument for changing the focus of research and for ensuring that the perspectives of children are heard. The Convention is the basis for the Network’s common agenda.
Childwatch Uk
United KingdomChildren/Education
Childwatch is a registered charity working for the good of children and adults who have been abused. We offer free confidential counselling and support to victims of abuse. We are here to help whether you are a young person or an adult and the phone line is open 9am until 5pm Monday to Friday. Lots of people call us every day about things that are making them unhappy. Childwatch have initiated many nationwide projects. These projects spread awareness of Childwatch’s work, encourage community participation, and help to raise funds so that we can maintain our services.
Chilliwack Hospice Society
CanadaCommunity/Family
Chilliwack Hospice has been in operation since 1986 and is a registered non profit charitable society. The Hospice Society is a partner in delivering the services of the Chilliwack Hospice Palliative Care Program. Hospice is a philosophy of holistic care providing comfort care to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of dying people and their families. Hospice care is all about treating terminally ill people as living human beings so they can live until their last moment with caring and respect. We believe that every person has worth and a right to be treated with gentleness and respect.
Chiltern Society
United KingdomCommunity/Family
The Chilterns is not just the range of hills you may be familiar with, but covers a large 650 square mile area across parts of four English counties: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire. We promote high standards of planning and architecture, and argue against developments that will spoil the area, we help people conserve and improve footpaths, rivers and streams, areas of tranquillity, heritage buildings and landscapes. We also encourage people of all ages to enjoy and care for the natural environment and beauty of the area.
Chimes International Limited
United StatesCommunity/Family
Chimes Family of Services is an international multi-service agency delivering a wide range of programs, services and supports to more than 14,000 people of all ages and many levels of ability. Our Family of Services includes agencies in six states, the District of Columbia, and Israel. We assist people with developmental disabilities, mental illness and other specialized needs. All of our services and facilities in the Chimes Family of Services are state licensed and accredited. Chimes International is the support organization for Chimes Family of Services and provides executive management and business support services.
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) is located on a 26-acre farm in the Cascade mountains, due east of Seattle. CSNW is one of only nine sanctuaries in the country that cares for chimpanzees. CSNW was founded in 2003 to provide sanctuary for chimpanzees discarded from the entertainment and biomedical testing industries. We envision a world where chimpanzee sanctuaries are no longer needed. Sanctuaries are only necessary in a world where chimpanzees are exploited and then discarded. We envision a world where chimpanzees are not bred by humans to be used for entertainment or kept as pets, and where medical advancement is productive and successful without including experimentation on chimpanzees. We envision a world where chimpanzees are raised by their mothers and live freely with their families in their natural habitat. We envision a world where our closest genetic relatives are respected and honored and allowed to thrive and behave as they were born to. We envision a world where chimpanzees are allowed to be, simply, chimpanzees. Our goals are to provide sustainable sanctuary, end the use of great apes in entertainment, and facilitate collaboration to continuously improve the care of captive chimpanzees.
Chimpanzoo
United StatesResearch/Dev
ChimpanZoo was established in 1984 as a collective effort between the Jane Goodall Institute, zoological facilities and universities. We apply uniform research methods to learn more about chimpanzees and their psychological and behavioral responses to a captive environment. The program began by linking five zoos and the Central Washington University Language Laboratory, home to the study of chimpanzee communication through the use of American Sign Language (ASL). The current communication network between ChimpanZoo central and participating facilities is conducted through several methods: newsletters, program reports, monthly reports, site visits and annual conferences. Annual ChimpanZoo conferences provide a forum for representatives from various zoos and universities to become informed of the latest primate research studies.
China Care Foundation
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
Today The China Care Foundation continues to save lives by providing surgeries, loving pre and post operative care and other specialized medical treatment for the most vulnerable children in Chinese society and continues to empower youth through its growing network of China Care Clubs. All of China Care's work is a direct legacy of 11-year-old Matt Dalio's year in China, a year that changed his life, the lives of so many children who have become healthy and happy as a result of the Foundation's work, and the lives of so many young people who have joined the China Care Clubs movement to change the world.
China Institute in America
United StatesArts/Culture
Founded in 1926 by a group of American and Chinese educators China Institute in America is the oldest educational and cultural organization in the United States focused on advancing a deeper understanding of China through programs in education, culture, business and art in the belief that cross-cultural understanding strengthens our global community. The Institute offers innovative, high quality programs, activities, courses and seminars that are open to – and designed for – people of all ages and backgrounds. Programming encompasses the visual and performing arts, culture, history, music, philosophy, language and literature, business and current affairs, and professional development programs for K-12 teachers.