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In 2011, ACCI Relief (ACCIR) established the Kinnected Program, which seeks to preserve and strengthen families, scale down the overuse of residential care, and advocate for care reforms globally.
The Kinnected Program seeks to take a proactive approach to scaling down the use of residential care and assisting children within the context of their families. ACCIR is the aid and development arm of the Australian Christian Churches (ACC) movement.
Based in Australia, Kinnected works within the country to
- Conduct education and awareness about the harmful effects of long-…
Through local partners in ten countries they work on prevention of family disintegration, return to biological family and foster family in the native country. If there are no possibilities for a child to grow up in a secure family in her or his native country, they offer intercountry adoption services.
BGSA is an interdenominational Christian organization providing care and support to vulnerable children and families. BGSA empowers and strengthens families and mobilizes its community to do the same. They aim to restore the capacity of communities and families to care for their children or, where this is not possible, to find alternative families.
We protect childhood by providing a family environment for children through direct care, strengthening families, building up communities, and advocating for children's rights in Guatemala, India, Moldova, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
The Seven Passes Initiative is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (065-133 NPO) that has been working to prevent violence and support and improve youth education and opportunities in Touwsranten and the rural area surrounding Hoekwil (approximately 30 km from George) since 2008. They are building on their experience and good practice, and growing their work into new communities in the Garden Route of South Africa.
The vision of Ububele, which was established in 2000, is framed by a human rights approach to mental health, particularly the rights of children to special protection, and to be given opportunities and facilities, by law and by other means, to enable [them] to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity. In the enactment of laws for this purpose, the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration. (United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV), 10 December 1959). .…
Etafeni is a multi-purpose centre for children affected by AIDS and their caregivers in Nyanga, Cape Town, South Africa. The Trust, in partnership with the local community, has built a multi-purpose Day Care Centre in Nyanga which takes into account the needs of vulnerable children, the needs of those who care for them, and the needs of the community who will, of necessity, be their safety net. With over 12 different programmes, the Etafeni Centre is always busy and provides a beautiful space and shelter for members of the community.
Childline is a non-profit organization that works collectively to protect children from all forms of violence and to create a culture of children's rights in South Africa.
Child Rights Network for Southern Africa promotes practices and policies that fulfill children’s rights and welfare through national networks and engages with regional and international institutions for improved quality of life for children. It's goal is to improve child rights governance in Southern Africa through strengthened country child rights networks that effectively protect, promote the rights of children to ensure appropriate child development and child participation in decisions that affect them. It's vision is a Southern Africa where children’s rights are respected, protected…
Ekupholeni was founded in 1994 to address the needs of a community traumatized by political violence of the 1980s/90s, as well as poverty, unemployment, criminal and gender violence, substance abuse, family breakdown, school absenteeism and gang activity. They have evolved continuously to provide relevant support for the region’s changing needs. One of the biggest problems in Kathorus is the overwhelming prevalence of HIV/AIDS. And of increasing concern is the number of children/youth that have been orphaned by the pandemic and/or are also infected by it.