ABOUT US
ChildFund in India, a child development organization, has been working with children, youth, and families experiencing deprivation, exclusion, and vulnerability from the most remote, and hard-to-reach areas in India, since 1951, with a vision to build “an India where children lead a dignified life and achieve their full potential”.
ChildFund International is one of the world’s leading child development organizations that operates in 23 countries reaching over 21.1 million children and their families globally. ChildFund International is a member of ChildFund Alliance – a global network of 11 child-centered development organizations working in 70 countries to implement long-lasting and meaningful changes for millions of children and families experiencing poverty.
ChildFund in India works in the rural belts of the country, now slowly expanding its focus to urban locations too, where child protection issues and violence against children are prevalent.
Its programs provide comprehensive support to children from conception until they reach 24 years of age by integrating health, nutrition, sanitation, gender equality, disability, education, skill training, livelihoods, child protection, and humanitarian relief work.
ChildFund in India works in 143 districts across 14 States. Through long-term and short-term programs, it annually reaches millions (4.7 in FY 23) of children, youth, and their families across the country. ChildFund’s interventions are aligned with age-specific and contextual needs, utilizing a unique Life-Stage approach.
- Life Stage 1: Maternal Health and Early Child Development (ages 0-5)
- Life Stage 2: Childhood and Adolescence (ages 6-14)
- Life Stage 3: Youth/Young Adults (age 15-24)
ChildFund in India has had an unparalleled longstanding community presence in India, long-term partnership with grassroots NGOs, and relations with relevant stakeholders ensuring that its holistic interventions foster an enabling environment where children can grow to achieve their full potential.
ABOUT US
ChildFund strives to ensure that deprived, excluded, and vulnerable children have the capacity to improve their lives and become young adults, parents, and leaders who inspire lasting and positive change in their communities. ChildFund promotes communities whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting, and advancing the worth and rights of children.
ChildFund International is one of the world’s leading child development organizations that operates in 25 countries reaching over 17 million children and their families globally. ChildFund International is a member of ChildFund Alliance – a global network of 11 child-centred development organizations working in 63 countries to implement long-lasting and meaningful changes for millions of children and families living in poverty.
ChildFund in India has been representing the voices of underserved children in the country with its country office based in Bengaluru.
ChildFund in India works in 85 districts across 15 States. Through long-term partnerships with grassroots NGOs and direct implementation, it annually reaches nearly 3 million children, youth, and their families from 3200 communities/villages.
Through its unique programs, ChildFund provides comprehensive support to children from birth until they reach 24 years of age through holistic interventions integrating health, nutrition, gender, education, livelihoods, and child protection.
ChildFund’s interventions are aligned with age-specific and contextual needs, utilizing a unique Life Stage approach based on children’s experiences of deprivation, exclusion, and vulnerability:
- Life Stage 1: Maternal Health and Early Child Development (ages 0-5)
- Life Stage 2: Childhood and Adolescence (ages 6-14)
- Life Stage 3: Youth/Young Adults (age 15-24)
Gender equality and humanitarian relief work are also key focus areas that cross-cut programming across all Life Stages.
ChildFund’s unparalleled longstanding community presence and long-term partnerships with grassroots NGOs ensures that our programming fosters an enabling environment where children can grow to their fullest potential. ChildFund works in tandem with communities, the government, academic institutions and corporates to strengthen child protection systems in order to prevent violence against children and protect them from abuse, neglect and harm.