FOST participates in advocacy forums where the rights of children, especially vulnerable children who are at risk of increased exposure to crime, abuse, including child labour and trafficking, neglect, exploitation, violence and discrimination.

As well as facilitating education assistance, access to legal services and supporting foster care schemes, FOST also supports and promotes Child Protection Committees in the areas that it operates both at school and community level. 

FOST has successfully rolled out educational support programmes (block grants, ECD centres, direct payment of fees and distribution of uniforms, stationery, provision of sport material and equipment, play centre development, training of teachers in PSS, training of para-professionals for ECD, PSS camps for children, homework clubs) to support OVC in farming communities.

And FOST has supported the establishment and development of early childhood development (ECD) centers. The model can also be replicated elsewhere in the country and beyond. FOST's current education assistance project is directly supporting 140 children in both primary and secondary school and building the capacity of caregivers to cover education user fees through the Self-help groups.