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Children face many challenges worldwide, but there have been significant positive developments in recent years that offer hope for a brighter future. According to UNICEF, the global under-five mortali...

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Children face many challenges worldwide, but there have been significant positive developments in recent years that offer hope for a brighter future. According to UNICEF, the global under-five mortality rate has declined by more than half since 1990, with more children than ever before surviving and thriving into adulthood. There has also been progress in improving access to education, with the number of out-of-school children declining from 124 million in 2000 to 258 million in 2018. Additionally, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of protecting children's rights, with many countries implementing laws and policies to prevent child labor, protect children from violence and abuse, and ensure that children have access to basic health care and nutrition. These positive trends indicate that progress is being made in creating a safer and more supportive environment for children worldwide, and that there is hope for a future where all children can grow up healthy, happy, and empowered to reach their full potential.

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Alliance for Children Everywhere

Alliance for Children Everywhere

We bring orphans and abandoned children into loving families, schools and communities in Zambia, Africa in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Tucson, Arizona
Afterschool Village

Afterschool Village

Afterschool Village partners with parents and schools to raise children who can master an increasingly challenging world: emotionally resilient, intellectually independent, courageous and loving. Afterschool village is here to create a third space that bridges the gap between home and school so children grow to be both individual makers of meaning and active participants in their communities and the world.

Studio City, California
Manhood Journey

Manhood Journey

We help dads become disciple-makers.

Louisville, Kentucky
Warm Blankets Orphan Care International

Warm Blankets Orphan Care International

Restoring Childhoods in Christ | Caring for Orphans and Widows Worldwide

Rolling Meadows, Illinois
St Vincent De Paul Society of Baltimore

St Vincent De Paul Society of Baltimore

A leading provider of services to children and adults impacted by hunger, homelessness and poverty.

Baltimore, Maryland
Big Brothers Big Sister of the Midlands

Big Brothers Big Sister of the Midlands

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.

OMAHA, Nebraska
The Spirit of Humanity.Org Inc

The Spirit of Humanity.Org Inc

Our mission is a multifaceted one. All projects are interconnected to one another. The pilot program is designed to increase the rural educational program from the current first through fifth grades to sixth through eleventh grades. Using the Lao village of Kengmaihia (Champasak Province) as our model, we hope to expand our project to similar rural villages throughout Lao. Cambodia and Myanmar children also suffer from an inadequate rural schools program and are future countries of interest to expand our reach. These three nations are widely known for their strong family work ethic, beginning at a young age. They are poor countries with limited opportunities, which targets them for the child labor recruiters.The young children (about 10 years of age) have completed their education and are hopeful to find work. Many of their working age parents have left the village, migrating to population centers, often illegally. They send their meager earnings home to help care for their families. Grandparents and other family members will serve as custodians to the children. Savvy recruiters can play upon the desperate people. The children are happy and encourage their custodians to allow them to work. They in turn will accept the small amount of money offered along with the false promises of training and a good job. Another important component of our project is the loss of cultural heritage. These rural communities have existed for hundreds of years without major environmental consequences. They know how to live without damaging the surroundings. We need some of these kids to carry on with the long established practices of how to live in a self-sufficient world. This problem can be solved with our future Eco Retreat project. Teaching the children skills they can use in their home environment can provide jobs while preserving the cultural heritage. The fourth part of our integrated projects is to provide assistance in clearing the countryside of unexploded ordnance (UXO). From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. dropped more than two million tons of ordnance on Lao. More than 580,000 bombing missions, equal to a plane load of bombs every eight minutes, 24 hours a day for nine years. This made Laos the most heavily bombed country in history, equaling the total number of bombs dropped by both sides in World War II. The bombings were part of the U.S. Secret War to support the Royal Lao Government against the Pathet Lao and to interdict traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The bombings destroyed many villages and displaced hundreds of thousands of Lao civilians during the nine year period. The legacy of this once secret war continues. Millions of the small cluster bombs are strewn across the country, threatening the lives of its people. These remaining bombs kill or injure people to this day, with many children being among the victims. With a poor economy and little hope of employment, people actually search for these bombs for scrap metal. Cluster munitions are the small explosive devices released from cluster bombs. Although they are designed to explode on impact, cluster munitions have a significant failure rate (estimated at 30% in Laos during the Vietnam War). They are usually the size of an orange or soup can and can stay buried in the ground indefinitely. Cluster munitions continue to kill villagers and prevent the redevelopment of bombed land. Over the past four decades, fewer than one million of the estimated 80 million cluster munitions that failed to detonate have been cleared. It’s estimated that it will take 200 years to clear the countryside. Programs set up in Laos to clear unexploded ordnance left over from heavy U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War are being hindered by shortfalls of funds from foreign donors. For direct donations: https://www.uxolao.org/donation-2/ For Champasak Province donations, contact Mr. Chanthy Pkoumya, Provincial Coordinator. Address: Ban Sok Am Naow District, Pakse, Lao. Tel: 031 213415 Website: http://www.uxolao.org

San Diego, California
Riseup Malawi

Riseup Malawi

To educate, inspire and empower youth in Malawi through various educational opportunities.

Los Angeles, California
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTH ALABAMA INC

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTH ALABAMA INC

It is the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Alabama (BBBSNA) to create and support 1:1 mentoring relationships that ignite the power and potential of youth.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama
Educate Tomorrow

Educate Tomorrow

Educate Tomorrow is a Miami-based 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in 2003 to support transitioning foster youth and other disadvantaged youth through education, mentoring and development of life skills. Foster youth receive a great number of support services that nearly all stop as soon as they exit foster care. One program that is available to former foster and homeless youth pursuant to Florida statute is free tuition at any state school of higher education. Educate Tomorrow has successfully supported 89 college graduates to date and we are currently working to support up to 500 in 2016.

Fl, Florida
Celebrate Planet Earth

Celebrate Planet Earth

We grow children who love and protect our home.

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park

Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park

Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park offers an environment for the enjoyment of the community, where neighbors as well as visitors from the region, state, and nation can be actively involved in its historical and natural features through performances, celebrations and educational workshops and programs. The City of Oakland, the Fruitvale community, and Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park are proud to be part of the development of this historic site and look forward to its future evolution.

Oakland, California

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