Organizations Working on Children's Care

This page offers a Directory of Organizations working on children’s care issues around the world, at a local, national, regional, and/or global level. The Directory is provided to encourage information sharing and communication between actors working in this sector. 

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Udayan Care aims to bring sunshine into the lives of underserved sections of society that require intervention. Registered in 1994 as a Public Charitable Trust, Udayan Care works to empower vulnerable children, women and youth, in 14 cities across 9 states of India.

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Uganda Care Leavers (UCL) was established in 2016 in response to the growing number of children, youths, and adults leaving in child care institutions. UCL set out to first learn from the experiences of care leavers before, during, and after care to gain insight on how institutional care impacted their lives and to determine what (if any) measures should be in place to support this specific group in Uganda.

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Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) is a coalition of child-focused organizations comprising of community based, national and international non-governmental organizations advocating for the rights of children in Uganda.

Ukrainian Child Rights Network is a representative, expert and coordination body, formed by a group of NGOs during 2014 in order to strengthen child rights protection in Ukraine. The organization was created to consolidate efforts, and to improve coordination within civil society in Ukraine and its influence on public policy in the field of child rights.

The Network "strives for a happy, healthy, safe, family environment for every child." The Network currently includes 9 members:

Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health is an international charitable foundation established by a global health and human rights organization HealthRight International -  a global health and human rights organization working to build lasting access to health for excluded communities, including orphans and vulnerable children - in 2008. They work in the public health and human rights sphere to ensure equal access to health for marginalized populations.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (UN SRSG) on Violence against Children (VAC) was appointed in response to the recommendations of the UN Study on Violence against ChildrenThe SRSG on VAC serves as a high-profile, global independent advocate to promote prevention and elimination of violence against children in all care settings. 

Undugu Society of Kenya (USK) is an NGO seeking to promote the economic empowerment of vulnerable children, youth and marginalized communities for self-reliance. USK works with individuals and communities as well as at the national and international levels to improve the situation of children and youth living and working on the street. 

USK is a member of Family for Every Child.

The United Nations Children’s Fund is a United Nations programme that provides humanitarian and development support to children across the world. This includes working with governments to implement the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, supporting family and community-based care, and promoting the tracing, reunification and care of children separated from their families in emergencies. 

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UNICEF's Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia coordinates and supervises UNICEF’s work in 22 countries and entities to ensure that no child is left out in our efforts to realize their rights. The Regional Office advocates at regional level for investment in children and for children-centred social policies.

UNICEF's permanent office in Costa Rica was established in 1986.