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Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 2017 Mission Vision War Child’s mission is to work with war-affected War Child’s vision is for a world communities to help children reclaim their childhood where no child knows war. through access to education, opportunity and justice. War Child takes an active role in raising public awareness around the impact of war on communities and the shared responsibility to act. War Child Canada Board of Directors Michael Eizenga (Chair) Denise Donlon Nils Engelstad Omar Khan Jeffrey Orridge Elliot Pobjoy All photographs © War Child Canada Cover illustration by Eric Hanson © Eric Hanson Beneficiary names have been changed for their own protection. Letter from the Founder and Chair Dear Friends, To listen to some commentators talk about human rights, you would think that they represent the most restrictive system of regulations, designed to threaten the sovereignty of democratically elected governments. But take a look at the Universal Declaration and the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it is hard to see where the controversy lies. The right to life, liberty and security. The right to freedom from slavery or torture. The right to free expression. The right to an education. The right to be protected from harm. These are not onerous obligations on government but rather the basic protections one should expect, particularly for children, from a functioning state. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is War Child Canada’s guiding document. As you will read in this report, everything we do is in support of the rights enshrined within it. While the Convention is directed at governments, the responsibilities it describes can be equally applied to non-government organizations, community leaders and ordinary citizens. It describes what protections should be afforded to children to ensure their well-being, their security and their freedom to fulfill their potential and chase their dreams. Most importantly 2017 was another year of it applies to ALL children, in ALL countries, including those who consolidation and growth find themselves in the worst possible environment: war. for our field programs. 2017 was another year of consolidation and growth for our We continued to extend our field programs. We continued to extend our reach—to nearly reach—to nearly 600,000 people 600,000 people—and to retain the trust of major international funders, from the US and Canadian governments to the European Community and the United Nations. Artists from across the entertainment industries, private foundations and philanthropists and our growing donor community continued to demonstrate their shared commitment to our vision. More than that, though, are the children’s lives that are being transformed by our programs. Throughout this report you will find stories of extraordinary children beginning to look to the future with a renewed belief that their aspirations are within reach despite the conflict they have experienced. This success is due to the dedication and commitment of you, our supporters, as well as to the passion and creativity of our staff and in particular our local teams working in extraordinarily challenging environments. Every day their tireless efforts ensure that our programs give people the power and knowledge to put children’s rights at the centre of decision making, creating an environment where children can begin to realize a future free from violence. The work of those local staff inspire us to redouble our efforts to support them. I hope it inspires you to join us. Dr. Samantha Nutt, Michael Eizenga, Founder and Executive Director Chair of the Board of Directors Annual Report 2017 War Child Canada 1 People reached in 2017 Through education: 200,000 Through opportunity: 120,000 Through justice: 270,000 TOTAL: 590,000 PEOPLE A young girl at a safe space in Afghanistan. THE RIGHT TO protection and care for children affected by war Article 38 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child This article is at the very centre of what War Child Canada was set up to do. War has a devastating effect on children. It violates every right they have. It forces them from their home. It disrupts their education. It puts them and their families at intolerable risk of injury or death. It prevents them from experiencing anything that we would recognize as childhood. But what war cannot take from children is their capacity for hope, their dreams for the future. When we ask the children we work with what they want to be when they grow up, their goals are as lofty as any child in North America: doctor, lawyer, teacher, president! War Child Canada’s work puts children’s aspirations at the centre of their development. By creating a safe and nurturing environment where they are able to reclaim their childhood, War Child Canada empowers children to take control of their lives and be the authors of their own future. Above: A War Child Canada staff member in Jordan with a refugee from Syria. Refugee children in Jordan talking with our Country Director, Lamis Shishani. South Sudanese refugee children in a classroom in Uganda. Left: A girl looks in through the window of a safe space in Afghanistan. Annual Report 2017 War Child Canada 3 A young girl at a safe space in Afghanistan. In 2017, 18,000 children were able to play, learn and socialize in safe spaces created by War Child Canada. THE RIGHT TO protection from all forms of violence Article 19 When families flee conflict, the root causes of the violence they are running from often follows them. Refugee and displacement camps are notoriously dangerous places and the journey to get there is even more so. Women and girls are particularly vulnerable, with sexual and gender-based violence a constant threat. Meanwhile, boys and young men are susceptible to recruitment—both voluntary and forced—into armed groups. The ethnic, tribal or political tensions that create conflict exist within refugee populations and without serious peacebuilding efforts can break out with the slightest provocation. Poverty and Children at safe spaces in Afghanistan. dependence—inevitabilities for most refugee families—are also likely triggers of violence. In such an atmosphere a child’s chances of experiencing the normal joys of childhood are negligible without a positive intervention. In 2017, War Child Canada ran safe spaces in Iraq, Jordan and Afghanistan. 18,000 children were given the opportunity to play, learn and socialize with other children, away from the stresses and insecurity of everyday life. These spaces provide children the opportunity to experience activities that characterize a regular childhood. Such a return to normalcy can be transformative for young children. Annual Report 2017 War Child Canada 5 During 2017, the number of South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda reached the one million mark. While the numbers crossing the border have since stabilized, social services in the region are massively overstretched and tensions have continued to rise between refugees and host communities, and between different groups within the refugee population. Gun-related crimes rose along the border region, with the proliferation of small arms within refugee settlements posing an increasing risk. A youth leader at a War Child Canada program in Uganda. To counter this, War Child Canada ran a comprehensive cross-border peace building program that built on a peer- to-peer approach that has been successfully deployed in other situations, most notably in Sudan and Afghanistan. The strategy was based on youth leadership training, community engagement and building up existing and traditional peacebuilding structures and mechanisms through engagement with village elders and community leaders. 200 young people formed 10 Youth Peace Committees 200 young people formed 10 Youth Peace Committees and aimed at strengthening the took part in a series of activities aimed at strengthening capacity of youth to take a the capacity of youth to take a lead and make meaningful lead and make meaningful contributions towards peace and reconciliation efforts in contributions towards peace their communities. In total, over 15,000 people were reached and reconciliation efforts in by the Committees. With War Child Canada’s support, these their communities. young people gained skills and knowledge to promote peace and resolve conflict, and design and lead their own peace initiatives, fostering a sense of ownership over the project. Over time, the committees gained greater trust and respect among their peers and community members; many have become the ‘go-to’ structure for both refugees and host communities for localized peace and security issues. Children learning about their rights in Uganda. 6 War Child Canada Annual Report 2017 Zain’s Story Zain is just 5-years-old. He and his family were forced to flee their hometown of Daqouk, Iraq due to ISIS attacks and recently arrived in the city of Kirkuk. Having left their home and jobs behind, his parents now seek to build a life in a strange, new city, but struggle to make ends meet. Beyond the ‘typical’ challenges faced by refugees, Zain is also a deaf child. Heartbreakingly, in times of conflict disabled children like Zain suffer disproportionately. War Child is committed to serving the most vulnerable children and helping them recover from the traumas of war. Together with our local partners, War Child Canada is providing Early Childhood Development programming where displaced children can learn, play, and begin to reclaim their childhood. While children attend the sessions, we provide employment training, literacy and numeracy classes, and psychosocial support for their mothers, so they can begin to earn an income and to rebuild their lives. Zain is now enrolled in War Child Canada’s program where he is able to go to school, make friends, and feel like any other 5-year-old boy again.
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