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War Child is a network of
independent organisations working
across the world to help children
affected by war.
War Child stands on the twin beliefs:
that we are not free to ignore an
innocent victim’s plea for help and
that children are the seed-corn of
society, its future hope. War Child
interprets the term ‘war zone’ to
include areas of current armed
conflict, areas where children are still
suffering from the devastation of war
leaves in its aftermath; and areas
where children’s lives are in jeopardy
due to poverty, violence and disease.
War Child's aims are as follows:
To alleviate the suffering of children
by bringing material aid into war
zones. To support those children
who have been evacuated into
refugee camps. To initiate
rehabilitation programmes once
children return safely to their homes.
This includes identifying needs for
capital reconstruction projects.
To be instrumental in healing the
psychological damage caused to
children by their experiences of war.
To achieve these aims, War Child
works in the following ways.
- As an implementing agency,
identifying, developing and staffing
aid projects and programmes.
- As a grant-making trust, providing
funding and logistical support for
other non-governmental
organisations.
- As a pressure group, forging links
with the media and entertainment
industries in order to promote
awareness of the problems facing
children in war zones and mobilise
public support on their behalf.
War Child has country offices in the
UK, the Netherlands, Canada and
France.
href="http://www.warchild.org.uk">
War Child UK
href="http://www.warchild.nl">War
Child Netherlands
href="http://www.warchild.ca">War
Child Canada