101 children from 15 countries have contributed visual art and written work, shedding light on emotional impacts and other challenges caused by the pandemic. Read more
Lemn Sissay makes the Radio 4 appeal on our behalf. Hear him talking about how we support families to stay together. Read more
Many of our member organisations are struggling to come to terms with the evolving impact of Coronavirus. Thank you for helping them to keep on fighting. Read more
Welcome to the first Family Matters magazine of 2022. Read more
We are organising our second annual Blue Umbrella Day – an international campaign that raises awareness of sexual violence against boys – on April 16th. Read more
We are in solidarity with all those seeking a peaceful outcome to this conflict and we support the demands for safe humanitarian corridors to regions outside of the conflict. Read more
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Family for Every Child condemns the military action in Ukraine, which puts the lives of millions of children and families in immediate danger. Read more
We support #CareDay22, a global celebration of children and young people with care experience. It will take place on Friday 18th February, and is an initiative of our Irish member organisation EPIC. Read more
COVID-19 has placed children at a higher risk of abuse and violence at home with domestic and gender-based violence increasing around the world. Our new toolkit brings together examples of tried-and-tested approaches to preventing domestic violence against children in diverse contexts and communities around the world, adapted to work during the COVID-19 crisis. Read more
This 18th November, on the World Day for Prevention, Healing and Justice to End Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents, a new report from Family for Every Child highlights the underreported issue of sexual violence affecting boys in Zimbabwe; in an effort to improve the lack of understanding around this topic. Read more
As the United Nations Cop26 climate change summit takes place in Glasgow, we urge decision-makers to take steps to include local civil society actors in discussions. Read more
This September, we supported children and young people from a diverse range of the communities we work in around the world to share their lived experiences of care as well as the experiences of our alliance members working on the front line at the United Nations Day of General Discussion (DGD). Read more
Read our latest issue of Family Matters. We are proud to share with you some of the ways we’ve been working to build a world in which children and families everywhere have access to the support they need to survive and thrive. Read more
The growing crisis in Afghanistan has seen more than 250,000 people leaving their homes in the last few weeks as families seek safety from the rapidly deteriorating security situation. Read our statement. Read more
India's Covid crisis is devastating lives. Here's what we're doing and how you can help. Read more
Introducing Changemakers for Children – a place for frontline professionals to learn from each other, discuss and solve problems collaboratively, access helpful resources and build new connections in the sector. Read more
Blue Umbrella Day is an international day that draws attention to the need to better protect boys against sexual abuse, assault and exploitation. Join us this 16th April to make change happen. Read more
Family for Every Child calls on the Colombian government to urgently increase protection for communities, following the murder of 15 young people by armed groups in recent weeks. Read more
An initiative to shine a light on outstanding programmes and projects delivered by Family’s Changemakers across the globe. Read more
We believe that the merger of the standalone UK body for international aid – the Department for International Development (DFID) – with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will damage the ability of the UK to provide aid that is truly led by humanitarian needs alone. Read our statement. Read more
We believe that strength is borne from unity. From finding a common goal and from making change happen together. We actively value diversity of race, ethnicity and colour. Read more
Those developing responses to COVID-19 must prioritise support to kinship care-based households. This short paper argues that a failure to do so will exacerbate the risks that girls and boys face, and lead to poorly targeted and consequently ineffective strategies to prevent and mitigate the effects of the virus. Read more
Climbing the world’s highest mountain on an exercise bike? It’s quite the challenge – and Santiago, a supporter of Family for Every Child in Mexico, is taking it on to raise money for our Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund. Read more
Read our statement on Children on the Move in the context of COVID-19 Read more