World Childhood Foundation USA Activity Report 2015 100 Projects This Is Childhood

World Childhood Foundation USA 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 helped shed light on these issues. PAULA GUILLET DE MONTHOUX Development 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

world childhood foundation world childhood foundation 3 Childhood in Dialogue. Childhood USA: Andrea Möhringer, Executive Director at Childhood Germany, talks about an inspiring New Beginnings. symposium in Würzburg: “Safe places for refugee children – help and future”

The new global agenda brings unprecedented opportunities to end sexual abuse and exploitation of children. children – help and future”. schools, assisted living, and companies. In the This event gathered professionals directly work- kindergarten workshop, an interesting project ing with the refugee crisis in Germany and en- “Willkommenskita” (Welcome to our Kinder- couraged a dialogue about different approaches garten) noted that the trauma caused by the to new solutions the crisis has created. abuse of refugee children often leads to mental On the day of the event, Queen Silvia of Sweden overload, anxiety, conflicts and a loss of identity and more than 200 people participated. Key- in the children. In another workshop, the note speeches were given by members of the attendees learned from the Psychosocial Center Dr. Joanna Rubinstein’s first year as clearly articulates Childhood’s mission to ensure made possible thanks to the support of the German Expert Committee, who discussed in the city of Halle about resource oriented sup- President and CEO of Childhood USA. that every child can reach its full potential. Swedish Postcode Lottery Cultural Foundation. the symptoms and causes of traumata refugee port of refugee children and young adolescents In January 2015, Dr. Rubinstein was appointed 2015 was a very busy year for Childhood USA. In addition to developing new projects, Dr. children face. Other presentations were given and raising awareness on this issue with staff in to lead Childhood USA. Along with her many We awarded continuation grants for successful Rubinstein has established a thought-leadership by Childhood Germany project representatives, schools and youth clubs. years of working as a leader in international projects (1) focusing on unaccompanied immi- role for Childhood USA that will enable it to who shared their experiences working with development and global health, she brought to grant children (Legal Services for Children, San develop even stronger ties with the powerful refugee children. In Bremen, a cooperation between a soccer Childhood the experience garnered as a scientist Francisco); (2) supporting the education for pre- organizations and corporations, further ampli- Refugee children need our shelter, our attend- By teaming up with Wilhelm Rörig, The club, Werder Bremen, and a counseling center, and dean at Karolinska Institute in Sweden and vention programs led by Peer Health Exchange fying our efforts to help children. Two examples ance and our support. Childhood Germany has Independent Commissioner of Sexual Child Refugio Bremen, was set up in order to offer Columbia University in the U.S. Even more in New York City and in San Francisco; and (3) of this were two important meetings that had refugee projects in its portfolio since 2007, Abuse in Germany, Childhood Germany made free-of-charge, regular training sessions for importantly, she brought to Childhood her vast we celebrated the C10 International Award to Childhood USA convened in 2015: possesses sound expertise in this field, and, has an important step towards linking the issue of refugee children and German children. “If you network of leaders – in government, the United Katie Albright, the leader of the Childhood-sup- Nations, civil society and the private sector. Her ported San Francisco Child Advocacy Center. illustrated through many initiatives, how ref- abuse to the situation and treatment of refugee play soccer, nobody asks, where you come from, The Role of Information and Commu- appointment helps align Childhood with the ugee children and unaccompanied minors can children, elevating the topic on a national level. but if you would like to join.” Further, the We secured the prestigious UN accreditation as nications Technology (ICT) in Child new global agenda. successfully be integrated into kindergartens, Mr. Rörig expressed his deep appreciation of participants were informed about the current an affiliated NGO. This will become invaluable Protection. In September 2015, at the UN, every na- schools, sports, youth clubs, and companies our work but expressed his concerns about secu- situation of unaccompanied refugees and their as Childhood exponentially increases its collec- On May 15, Childhood hosted a roundtable at tion adopted the most ambitious goals ever through many of its initiatives. rity standards for refugee accommodations. For living in sheltered housing. Finally, Childhood tive impact for good by aligning with the UN Columbia University on “The Role of Informa- propagated: the Sustainable Development In order to share the results of our projects’ the first time, he publicly presented a checklist Germany launched an “Ausbildungs-Charta”, and the SDGs. We also convened global leaders tion and Communications Technology (ICT) in work, show best practice, initiate exchange of of minimum standards against sexual violence in which companies give their commitment to Goals (SDGs). These 17 universal goals, to and decision makers at the UN, participated Child Protection” with experts from academia, be achieved by 2030, provide Childhood with knowledge, and point out that integration can in refugee accommodations. offer internships and apprenticeships to young in important international meetings and the UN, civil society, the private sector and the be possible, Childhood Germany carried out Then in several workshops, the attendees had refugees. This Charta was signed by 14 compa- an unique opportunity. The SDG 16.2 - “end invested in scaling up our social media Childhood-funded projects. One of the major a symposium in Würzburg, Germany titled, the opportunity to learn and discuss issues like nies and is a great example of how help can be abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms initiative, #EyesWideOpen, spearheaded by challenges in ending sexual abuse of children “Childhood in Dialogue: Safe places for refugee integration of refugee children in kindergartens, organized without red tape. of violence against and torture of children” – H.R.H. Princess Madeleine. The latter was is the increased access to connectivity (internet

Stop the Fear – The Psychosocial Center in Halle supports traumatized refugee children through counseling services and certain activities.

After fleeing Syria, a five-year-old girl from in Halle (PCH) to find out why trams affected Syria found safety in a German communal the young girl. One of PCH’s trauma-special- accommodation with her parents. Even though ist started to work with her using play and art they left the war behind, the girl was shy, therapy. After analyzing the art the girl creat- timid and often cried. ed, the specialist finally managed to understand the reasons for the girl’s panic attacks in trams. A period of time later, she was admitted to a kin- While she was fleeing Syria with her family, she dergarten. Once, the kindergarten group went on witnessed the death of a father and a baby who a fieldtrip by tram, but before the class could get were struck by a tram. This scene had trauma- on, the young girl panicked, refusing to enter. tized her and continued to provoked extreme The kindergarten staff did everything they cases of anxiety each time she saw a tram. come it. After four months of therapy, she was could for the girl but they could not comfort Together with the staff of PCH, the girl learned able to happily ride on a tram without fear. And (L-R) Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Christine Mack, Joanna Rubinstein, Actress Rosario Dawson, Kofi A. Boateng of the West Harlem Development Corporation, and her. They approached the Psychosocial Center about her fear and was able to accept and over- now she loves to go to the kindergarten. Karini Gustafson-Teixeira in Harlem.

14 world childhood foundation world childhood foundation Carlson Nelson of Carlson Companies and the IKEA Foundation. The gala chair, Monika Heimbold, and several celebrities, including Uma Thurman and Forest Whitaker, attended the event. In addition to the Awards, a video on the work of BOUNCE!, one of Childhood USA funded projects in Bronx, was screened, and H.R.H. Princess Madeleine‘s #EyesWide- Open (#EWO) initiative for prevention of sexual violence against children was presented. This new social media initiative was launched the same week at the Global Citizen Festival and displayed for ten days on Times Square billboards. The objective of the #EWO initiative is to mobilize the public to take action in addressing the global challenge of child sexual abuse and child trafficking. Supporters are asked to upload a picture of their eyes on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and to pledge to end child (L-R) Chef Jamie Oliver, HRH Princess Madeleine, Skavlan, Adele, Christopher O’Neill. sexual abuse and trafficking. On November 20, International Children’s Day, #EWO launched HM Queen Silvia speaking at the United Nations on and mobile phones) and the role the enabling Children and the Sustainable General of the UN, Her Excellency Jeannette its first Child Protector Tool Kit for Adults to Sept 24, 2014. technologies play in the rise of sexual Development Goals: Giving Every Kagame, First Lady of Rwanda, and Irina Bok- promote education about child sexual abuse, grooming, bulling and trafficking. The same Child a Chance. ova, the Director General of UNESCO. Among and give voice to and spread knowledge about and traditional media Childhood USA media technologies bring many benefits to society. On September 23, Childhood USA convened a speakers were Diana Nelson, Chair of Carlson child protection. presence in the US, Germany, Sweden and They bring new opportunities to scale up access high-level meeting at the UN titled, “Children Companies (a Childhood USA Board Member), On December 6, Childhood joined 700 children internationally dramatically increased, due in to health care, education and markets, and are and the Sustainable Development Goals: Giv- Hans Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson, Per Heggenes, and parents from the West Harlem Communi- part to our September events in New York that seen as the most transformative tools for ing Every Child a Chance” in collaboration with CEO of IKEA Foundation and Ambassador ty at an event celebrating the Holiday season, were featured on CNN International, NPR, development. ICTs are an important booster of the Swedish Mission to the UN and Mentor Dho Young-shim, MDG Advocate of the UN and presented three ThankYou Young Artist Daily Mail, BUNTE, Swedish media and more, global economy. But the goal must be that International. The UN meeting highlighted Secretary General. In conjunction with the Awards for the best drawings on the theme resulting in over 450 million digital media every child is safe online. Therefore, it is how the new SDGs’ framework can support meeting, the moderator, CNN Anchor Robyn “Every Child Deserves…”. Actress Rosario impressions. The #EyesWideOpen initiative important that we also accelerate the children’s rights, especially focusing on SDG Curnow, interviewed H.M. Queen Silvia about Dawson and celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson displayed on Times Square billboards was seen development of new technical solutions to pro- 16.2. At the meeting, keynote addresses were the European Refugee Crisis and its impact on launched #EWO at the event and were joined by millions. Later, the #EyesWideOpen Adult tect children. Childhood USA is now actively given by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Swe- children for CNN International. on stage by Dr. Rubinstein and Karini Gustaf- Toolkit and the West Harlem Community working with partners to harness the power of den alongside Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary One of the highlights of 2015 for Childhood son-Texeira, Co-Founder of #EyesWideOpen. event generated over 60 million digital impres- technology for child protection. USA’s President and CEO was joining They discussed the importance of protecting sions, and coverage in Page Six, Hello Magazine H.M. Queen Silvia and H.R.H. Princess Madeleine children, especially during the holiday season. and E! News. By December 2015, Childhood at the Child Trafficking meeting and the meet- On December 11, Childhood USA board USA work garnered over 600 million media ing on Climate Change and Trafficking at the member, H.R.H. Princess Madeleine, was impressions and our digital platforms saw Vatican on April 27 and 28. Also, Dr. Rubinstein interviewed together with singer Adele and unprecedented increase in traffic. was an invited speaker at the UNICEF and chef Jamie Oliver on the popular TV talk All these new developments and accomplish- ACEV meeting in Istanbul of the Early Child- show, Skavlan, and expressed her commitment ments in 2015 put Childhood USA on the path hood Development and Peace Consortium. Later, to Childhood and the cause of ending child to expand its reach, increase its impact, and she was invited to join the steering committee of sexual abuse. become a recognized leader in the mission to the Consortium. Significant returns on investments in social end child abuse and exploitation by 2030.

Celebrating Childhood USA legacy and the new projects for raising awareness about child sex abuse. In 2015, Childhood USA focused on raising awareness about our work in the U.S. by organ- izing an awards gala and by launching a social media initiative, #EyesWideOpen. On September 24, the first Childhood Thank- You Gala was held at the Plaza Hotel. The Childhood ThankYou Awards, bestowed for significantly furthering the cause of children’s rights worldwide, were launched and presented by H.M. Queen Silvia. The 2015 awardees were: Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the (L-R) Uma Thurman, CEO of IKEA North America Anders Persson, HM Queen Silvia at the Sept 24 gala. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Mrs. Marilyn (L-R) Jan Eliasson, HM Queen Rania, HM Queen Silvia at the Sept 24 gala.

world childhood foundation world childhood foundation Carlson Nelson of Carlson Companies and the IKEA Foundation. The gala chair, Monika Heimbold, and several celebrities, including Uma Thurman and Forest Whitaker, attended the event. In addition to the Awards, a video on the work of BOUNCE!, one of Childhood USA funded projects in Bronx, was screened, and H.R.H. Princess Madeleine‘s #EyesWide- Open (#EWO) initiative for prevention of sexual violence against children was presented. This new social media initiative was launched the same week at the Global Citizen Festival and displayed for ten days on Times Square billboards. The objective of the #EWO initiative is to mobilize the public to take action in addressing the global challenge of child sexual abuse and child trafficking. Supporters are asked to upload a picture of their eyes on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and to pledge to end child (L-R) Chef Jamie Oliver, HRH Princess Madeleine, Skavlan, Adele, Christopher O’Neill. sexual abuse and trafficking. On November 20, International Children’s Day, #EWO launched HM Queen Silvia speaking at the United Nations on and mobile phones) and the role the enabling Children and the Sustainable General of the UN, Her Excellency Jeannette its first Child Protector Tool Kit for Adults to Sept 24, 2014. technologies play in the rise of sexual grooming, Development Goals: Giving Every Kagame, First Lady of Rwanda, and Irina Bok- promote education about child sexual abuse, bulling and trafficking. The same technologies Child a Chance. ova, the Director General of UNESCO. Among and give voice to and spread knowledge about and traditional media Childhood USA media bring many benefits to society. They bring new On September 23, Childhood USA convened a speakers were Diana Nelson, Chair of Carlson child protection. presence in the US, Germany, Sweden and opportunities to scale up access to health care, high-level meeting at the UN titled, “Children Companies (a Childhood USA Board Member), On December 6, Childhood joined 700 children internationally dramatically increased, due in education and markets, and are seen as the most and the Sustainable Development Goals: Giv- Hans Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson, Per Heggenes, and parents from the West Harlem Communi- part to our September events in New York that transformative tools for development. ICTs are ing Every Child a Chance” in collaboration with CEO of IKEA Foundation and Ambassador ty at an event celebrating the Holiday season, were featured on CNN International, NPR, an important booster of global economy. But the Swedish Mission to the UN and Mentor Dho Young-shim, MDG Advocate of the UN and presented three ThankYou Young Artist Daily Mail, BUNTE, Swedish media and more, the goal must be that every child is safe online. International. The UN meeting highlighted Secretary General. In conjunction with the Awards for the best drawings on the theme resulting in over 450 million digital media Therefore, it is important that we also accelerate how the new SDGs’ framework can support meeting, the moderator, CNN Anchor Robyn “Every Child Deserves…”. Actress Rosario impressions. The #EyesWideOpen initiative development of new technical solutions to pro- children’s rights, especially focusing on SDG Curnow, interviewed H.M. Queen Silvia about Dawson and celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson displayed on Times Square billboards was seen tect children. Childhood USA is now actively 16.2. At the meeting, keynote addresses were the European Refugee Crisis and its impact on launched #EWO at the event and were joined by millions. Later, the #EyesWideOpen Adult working with partners to harness the power of given by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Swe- children for CNN International. on stage by Dr. Rubinstein and Karini Gustaf- Toolkit and the West Harlem Community technology for child protection. den alongside Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary One of the highlights of 2015 for Childhood son-Texeira, the Co-Founder of event generated over 60 million digital impres- USA’s President and CEO was joining #EyesWideOpen. They discussed the sions, and coverage in Page Six, Hello Magazine H.M. Queen Silvia and H.R.H. Princess Madeleine importance of protecting children, especially and E! News. By December 2015, Childhood at the Child Trafficking meeting and the meet- during the holiday season. On December 11, USA work garnered over 600 million media ing on Climate Change and Trafficking at the Childhood USA board member, H.R.H. impressions and our digital platforms saw Vatican on April 27 and 28. Also, Dr. Rubinstein Princess Madeleine, was interviewed together unprecedented increase in traffic. was an invited speaker at the UNICEF and with singer Adele and chef Jamie Oliver on the All these new developments and accomplish- ACEV meeting in Istanbul of the Early Child- popular TV talk show, Skavlan, and expressed ments in 2015 put Childhood USA on the path hood Development and Peace Consortium. Later, her commitment to Childhood and the cause of to expand its reach, increase its impact, and she was invited to join the steering committee of ending child sexual abuse. become a recognized leader in the mission to the Consortium. Significant returns on investments in social end child abuse and exploitation by 2030.

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January February March numbers. Childhood’s project managers visit Childhood launches a fundraising Childhood opens up the possibility projects in 16 countries to ensure campaign with special ThankYou- for partner organizations to apply that payments have been received, bracelets for Valentine’s Day. for a so-called ”Silver Lining Grant”. projects are being run well,to provide A Silver Lining Grant could for support and help in developing pro- example be a picnic, a trip to the ject activities. Dr. Joanna Rubinstein ocean or a Holiday Dinner. assumes role as Childhood USA’s 100 28,000 President and CEO. PROJECTS IN 16 COUNTRIES RECEIVED CHILDHOOD BRACELETS SUPPORT FROM CHILDHOOD IN 2015. WERE SOLD IN 2015.

April May June On April 25, Nepal is hit by an We celebrate the 12th consecutive As a part of our global initia- 15,000,000 7.8-magnitude earthquake that Childhood Day at Gröna Lund tive, ThankYou by Childhood, IMPRESSIONS GATHERED WHEN THE #EYESWIDEOPEN INITIATIVE DISPLAYED ON TIMES SQUARE BILLBOARDS. causes tremendous damage. Child- in Stockholm. Since 2003, this Childhood launches an awareness hood launches a special fundraising annual event has raised more campaign on Instagram under the campaign, where all the donations than $1 million for Childhood. hashtag #TBTY. were ear-marked for our projects in Nepal. A big thank you to all July August September Childhood is the official charity of Childhood receives a report from On September 23, Childhood USA the Stena Match Cup Sweden in a silver lining project in Odessa, convened a high-level meeting at of you who supported Marstrand, the largest international where Childhood’s project partner the United Nations on “Children sailing event in the country and part The Way Home has organized a and the Sustainable Development of the World Match Racing Tour. picnic including a treasure hunt for Goals: Giving Every Child a the children in the project. Chance” in collaboration with the Childhood in 2015! Swedish Mission to the UN and Mentor International. Childhood’s co-founders:

When Childhood was founded by H.M. Queen Silvia in 1999, 14 families, companies and foundations – so called co-founders – contributed USD 1 million each to start operations and project funding. Their capital investment provided Childhood a financially stable platform on which to build the organization.The investment income of that capital covers the majority October November December of our administrative costs, which means that almost all of the donations that Childhood receives go to the projects. Paula Guillet de Monthoux is On November 20, International During the board meeting in ABB Family Jane och Dan Olsson the new Secretary General for Children’s Day, Childhood USA’s December, nine new projects are World Childhood Foundation. #EyesWwideOpen initiative approved. On December 11, Axel Johnson Gruppen Family Sven Philip-Sörensen launched its first Child Protector H.R.H. Princess Madeleine, was Charles B. Wang Foundation Heimbold Foundation interviewed on National TV and Tool Kit for Adults to raise aware- expressed her commitment to Child- Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation Oriflame - af Jochnick Foundation ness about child sexual abuse and hood and the cause of ending child Daimler Corporation Fund SAP AG spread knowledge about child sexual abuse. protection strategies. Family Barbro E. Heinz Skandia Family Jan H. Stenbeck TeliaSonera AB

world childhood foundation world childhood foundation The year that was 2015. Childhood by the

When Childhood was founded by H.M. Queen Silvia in 1999, 14 families, companies and foundations – so called co-founders – contributed USD 1 million each to start operations and project funding. Their capital investment provided Childhood a financially stable platform on which to build the organization. The investment income of that capital covers the majority October November December of our administrative costs, which means that almost all of the donations that Childhood receives goes to the projects. Paula Guillet de Monthoux is On November 20, International During the board meeting in ABB Family Jane och Dan Olsson the new Secretary General for Children’s Day, Childhood USA’s December, nine new projects are World Childhood Foundation. #EyesWwideOpen initiative approved. On December 11, Axel Johnson Gruppen Family Sven Philip-Sörensen launched its first Child Protector H.R.H. Princess Madeleine, was Charles B. Wang Foundation Heimbold Foundation interviewed on National TV and Tool Kit for Adults to raise aware- expressed her commitment to Child- Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation Oriflame - af Jochnick Foundation ness about child sexual abuse and hood and the cause of ending child Daimler Corporation Fund SAP AG spread knowledge about child sexual abuse. protection strategies. Family Barbro E. Heinz Skandia Family Jan H. Stenbeck TeliaSonera AB

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