We Stand in Solidarity with Ukraine
We are shocked and devastated by the invasion of Ukraine. Children and young people bear some of the hardest consequences of warfare. War puts them at increased risk of violence, sexual abuse and exploitation. Displacement puts them at risk of being separated from their families and exposure to considerable harm. The situation in which Ukrainian […]
The Smile of the Child 2021 Review
“The Smile of the Child” supported 48.403 children and their families in 2021 Child Helpline International member, The Smile of the Child, presented a review of the Organization’s actions for 2021 last Tuesday, 1 February 2022, announcing the total number of children and families TSOTC supported through all its specialized and holistic actions for children […]
Six ambitious policies to end child abuse
We currently stand at a critical moment for the world’s children. Unless we act now and with urgency, we risk losing a generation of children to the long-term impacts of violence and abuse that will undermine child safety, health, learning and development long after the pandemic subsides. We cannot let that happen. Child Helpline International […]
Unleashing our full African potential!
Today, the African Union is holding the African Girls Pre-Summit, prior to the 3rd African Girls Summit scheduled to take place later in the year. This event has as its theme “Empowering and Mobilizing – The Cultural Role of Youth to End Harmful Practices”. Every year, African Union Heads of State and Government come together to discuss issues […]
International Missing Children’s Day 2021
Today is International Missing Children’s Day, the occasion on which child rights and protection organisations around the world remember missing and abducted children and celebrate those who have been safely recovered. Children and young people who run away from their homes are the largest group of missing children across Europe. In 2019, young runaways made […]
Statement in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement
“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Y. Davis The recent murder of George Floyd has put the issue of racism in the global spotlight. Racism and discrimination affect all nations, and people all over the world are mobilizing against the systemic racism and inequality that plague their countries. We at Child Helpline […]
Safer Internet Day 2020
This Safer Internet Day we share stories of what our members are doing to ensure children stay safe online! This year’s theme, dedicated to promoting the safe and positive use of digital technology among children and young people, is ‘Together for a Better Internet’. To celebrate and raise awareness of the amazing work carried out by […]
Out of Africa: Strong Commitments made at our Regional Consultation
The Regional Consultation of Child Helplines, held in Tanzania and hosted by child helpline member C-Sema, closed with child helplines coming together and committing to do everything they can to prevent and respond to harmful practices that threaten the rights of children and young people. Our child helpline members in the African and MENA […]
Childline Thailand Foundation’s Hub Saidek: A refuge for Bangkok’s vulnerable children
In response to the large volume of calls Childline Thailand Foundation was receiving from young people in street situations in and around Bangkok, paired with the weakening government support available for these young people, in 2011 the Childline Thailand Foundation founded the Hub Saidek. Working alongside the callcentre, the Hub offers young people a place to attend […]
Every Child Has a Voice: Children on the Move
According to the UNCRC, no children and young people should be discriminated against when children’s rights are realised (Article 2), and children also have the right to special protection and support if they are refugees (Article 22). In reality, migrant children and youth remain at particular risk of rightlessness. Child helplines worldwide are increasingly coming […]