World Childhood Foundation Activity Report 2015 100 projects This is Childhood. in 100 days. World Childhood Foundation was founded in 1999 by H.M. Queen Silvia. It is an international organization that works to promote everyone’s right to a safe and loving childhood. Our vision How we work FACTS ABOUT CHILDHOOD FACTS Every child has the right to a childhood, to We have offices in Sweden, Brazil, safety, happiness, playfulness and curiosity Germany and the United States, but we – Childhood was founded in 1999 by Paula Guillet de Monthoux H.M. Queen Silvia. about life. Everyone has the right to grow up do not have staff in the field. Instead we Work: Secretary General of the World Childhood Foundation. and develop, both socially and intellectually. support projects run by local organizations, – Childhood’s work is based on the UNCRC, Lives: Stockholm as these organizations have a longterm Our mission and is religiously and politically unaffiliated. Family: Husband and twin girls. approach, and often have the best under- The mission of Childhood is to defend Education: MBA – is about to complete a thesis on finance and fundraising. standing of the problems within a specific – Childhood has offices in Sweden, Brazil, the rights of the child and to promote Germany and the United States. Leisure: Spending time with family and friends. region. better living conditions for vulnerable Background: Secretary General of SOS Children’s Villages in Denmark We support the projects with funding, as and exploited children at risk all over the – Childhood provides support to more than and, before that, several senior positions at UNICEF. well as strategic advice, capacity development world. We want to give all children the 100 projects in 16 countries. and networking opportunities. opportunity to develop into strong, secure We believe that cooperation, knowledge and responsible human beings. transfer and capacity building provide AS THE NEW SECRETARY GENERAL of Child- Target group the preconditions for a cost-effective and hood, it’s very exciting to look back on the An important keyword at We primarily work preventatively, to qualitative way of working with children. past year. In 2015, I completed my first 100 stop children from being sexually abused Childhood’s project managers work closely days at Childhood. During these 100 days, I Childhood is PREVENTION. or exploited, and to allow them to have with the local organizations to provide have, among other things, looked closely at a safe and loving childhood. Childhood help and support, both from our offices some of the 100 projects that we worked on has identified four target groups where and through personal visits. in 2015. Above all, I am impressed by the children”. The Queen also spoke at the United children are most at risk of being abused Core values knowledge and experience that exists both Nations’ meeting entitled “Children and or exploited. These are: All our work is based on the UN Convention within the organization; knowledge and expe- Sustainable Development Goals” in September and thus change – and improve – the lives of – Families at risk on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), rience that has been transformed into projects, 2015. children around the world. – Children who are victims of abuse the Global Compact’s children’s rights programs, support efforts, partnerships and What makes Childhood unique is that we help The ambitious, new sustainable development – Children in alternative care principles, and the ethical codes defined action plans that change and improve the lives small organizations and new ideas to grow goals that were decided upon at the Unit- – Street children by Childhood. of children around the world. and prosper. We have numerous examples of ed Nations meeting last autumn give us a organizations that, as a direct result of support platform to focus even more on children. For An important keyword at Childhood is from Childhood, have been able to stand on the first time, the world’s nations agreed to PREVENTION. We know that child abuse their own feet. Many of those with whom we include a goal of stopping violence against PHOTO: UNITED NATIONS PHOTO LIBRARY is not a necessary evil, but something that collaberate emphasis their appreciation for the children. In 2016, we at Childhood look PHOTO: SANTA FE we can prevent. The first, but important step, extent of our support. Not only do our project forward to further intensifying our efforts in is to dare to look at the problem. managers visit the projects and organizations, making that goal a reality. In September 2015, Queen Silvia of Sweden ” held a speech at the United Nations to Sixteen years ago when she founded Child- but project managers help their partners We will do it – together with our project part- draw attention to children’s rights. A day hood, Queen Silvia of Sweden had the courage pinpoint their needs and requirements, set ners, our generous donors, our co-founders, prior to the meeting of world leaders at the to acknowledge the problems of violence ambitious goals, support decisions, assist in our board of directors, and our founder and UN headquarters in New York to discuss against children. Undeterred, she has ventured developing project methods and improve honorary chairman Queen Silvia of Sweden. the new sustainable development goals, into the public sphere to talk about the vul- their organzation, help them build a network Swedish delegates held a meeting together nerability of children, the acts of violence and of organizations… the list is long and can be We hope you’ll want to be part of it! with World Childhood Foundation and Mentor International at the UN entitled sexual abuse committed against them, and has even longer. “Children and the Sustainable Development helped shed light on these issues. PAULA GUILLET DE MONTHOUX Goals”. For example, in the autumn of 2015, Childhood’s voice is being heard in interna- Secretary General Queen Silvia attended a seminar at the tional contexts. We are in dialogue with other World Childhood Foundation During her speech, the Queen said that the Vatican on the subject of trafficking. There, she child rights organisations, governments, and new global goals regarding children were gave a speech on the trafficking and sexual others in positions of influence who have the something Childhood has aimed to achieve abuse of children, concluding with the appeal: possibility of help children’s lives. We have since the organization started. “Let’s give a voice to the most vulnerable of the opportunity to influence global agendas 2 WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION 3 SWEDEN UKRAINE RUSSIA Childhood around the world. Maskrosbarn Blaho gives Roma children a future Doctors to Children Maskrosbarn organizes summer camps for children Blaho in Ukraine operates a pre-school for Roma One portion of Childhood’s grant to parents with alcohol and/or mental problems. children at risk. After spending time at the pre- provided support for a social worker In 2015, Childhood supported 100 projects in 16 countries. The camps give the youth an opportunity to school, the children are better prepared to start unit at a hospital. This social worker unit spend part of their summer holiday without school and have the chance to receive a proper assists staff in identifying disadvantaged feeling responsible for their parents and share education like other children. Tests show that or at risk children earlier. In 2015, 702 their experiences with other young people pre-school or preschool children develop rapidly children received support at the unit. in a similar situation. The project results in in a short space of time. One significant result is The project also trains professionals strengthened resilience and reduced sense that many of the Roma children choose Ukrainian responsible for support to children who of loneliness among the participating youth. schools after attending the pre-school school. are victims of crime. BELARUS BRAZIL CAMBODIA CHINA GERMANY LATVIA LITHUANIA MOLDOVA NEPAL POLAND NEPAL USA Voice of Children RUSSIA Under the transformative leadership of Voice of Children is a local Katie Albright, The San Francisco Child organisation in Kathmandu which Abuse Prevention Center (SFCAPC) works with street children and SOUTH AFRICA is becoming a model child-friendly marginalized families. The project facility that uses a comprehensive helps street children return to their SWEDEN approach to treatment. By engaging families or find foster families for law enforcement, victim advocacy, and those without family. An important medical and mental health services, THAILAND part of its work is supporting the SFCAPC is supporting those vulnerable families and preventing at risk and victims of abuse. Katie UKRAINE Albright is a winner of the international children from ending up on the Child10 Award 2015 for this work. streets. Voice of Children received USA By developing replicable and scalable additional support from Childhood models, SFCAPC plans on reproducing following the earthquake in April successful programmes outside of San 2015. Among other things, this Francisco. SFCAPC aims to end child support helped women and children abuse within its city by 2075. MOLDOVA affected by the earthquake. GERMANY Partnerships for Every Child Safe places for refugee children Moldova has come a long way in – help and future closing down places of institutional RESULTS 2014 – 2015 In September 2015, Childhood arranged a popular care and providing foster care instead. How was support and carework distributed per target group? and well-attended symposium on the refugee Partnerships for Every Child, supported See the charts below situation of children, in the hope of giving them a by Childhood, has received tangible positive future. Queen Silvia of Sweden attended results. Since January 2010, the the conference and gave the opening speech. Since number of children in foster care has 2007, Childhood has organized projects for refugees quadrupled.