InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV), previously known as ICASN (InterCountry Adoptee Support Network) began in 1998 in Sydney, Australia as a support network created by intercountry adoptees for intercountry adoptees, of any country of origin.
The International Child and Youth Care Network (CYC-Net) is a registered non-profit and public benefit organisation in South Africa. Its main objectives are (primarily through the internet and electronic media) – “to promote and facilitate reading, learning, information sharing, discussion, networking, support and accountable practice amongst all who work with children, youth and families in difficulty.” CYC-Net aims to promote and facilitate reading, learning, information sharing, discussion, networking, support and accountable practice amongst all who work with children, youth a
International China Concern is a Christian organization founded in 1993 by David Gotts after seeing firsthand in China the suffering of children with disabilities, who had been abandoned and left without hope in desperate conditions. In the beginning, ICC sent short-term teams into China to provide care in government welfare centres. Later, they established permanent locations which provide full-time family-style care for children in Changsha and Hengyang in Hunan Province.
IFSW is an international, non-governmental organisation of national associations of social workers striving for social justice, human rights and social development through the promotion of social work, best practice models and the facilitation of international cooperation.
The International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) is an international network dedicated solely to the promotion and support of family based foster care across the world. They are a volunteer and member based organisation providing a multi-cultural platform for young people, foster carers, social workers, academics, researchers, volunteers, media, policy makers and others to network and share information on a global basis.
The International Movement ATD Fourth World is an NGO that engages with individuals and institutions to find solutions to eradicate extreme poverty, and includes a focus on strengthening families.
The International Parent Advocacy Network (IPAN) works to increase the influence of parents in child welfare decision making by supporting organizations and activities that promote parent advocacy and the influence and power of parents in child welfare. IPAN’s work will help ensure that children’s, parents’ and families’ needs are met and that their rights are protected.
The IRC is an international NGO that provides humanitarian support around the word, and works with communities to protect children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence and build their resilience. This includes initiatives with separated children and interim care in emergencies.
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ISS is an international NGO that assists children and families confronted with complex social problems as a result of migration, and promotes child protection and welfare. Part of their mission is to promote the respect of the fundamental right of each child to grow up in a proper family through advocacy and research.
James House is a registered Child Protection Agency that offers services to vulnerable families and children. Their role is to: advocate for children`s rights and protection, strengthen and support families, empower the child, their family and community to take ownership and become actively involved in making decisions, focus on community development as a child`s well- being is dependent on their family's and community’s ability to support and care for them, and create a safe and positive living environment for children within their families and communities.