Why donate to Children on the Edge?
A donation to Children on the Edge means you really are making a difference to children’s lives.
Your money will help restore the ingredients of a full childhood to forgotten children around the world by generating hope, life, colour and fun. You will help to create safe, child friendly environments, where children are able to realise their rights.
Your money will help restore the ingredients of a full childhood to forgotten children around the world by generating hope, life, colour and fun. You will help to create safe, child friendly environments, where children are able to realise their rights.
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How we raise money
Children on the Edge UK is a Registered Charity (No. 1101441). We raise money for our work around the world through the generosity of people like you, including donations, regular giving and various fundraising activities. We also run our flagship event, the Children on the Edge Chichester Half Marathon in October each year to raise vital funds for our work. We also receive money from organisations, including our corporate partners, charitable trusts and foundations and other grant-making bodies. How your donation is spent
On average, for every pound spent by Children on the Edge, 84p goes towards our work with vulnerable children around the world. The rest covers our fundraising costs to bring in a sustainable, steady stream of income to keep our projects running smoothly, along with all our UK office overheads. In the UK office, we have 3 full time and 5 part time members of staff. To help reduce costs, we utilise volunteers wherever we can. Read more about our running costs We also have two office labradors, Monty and Otto. Both are great for morale but not so good with typing. Both are unpaid. Read more about how we spent our money in 2016/2017 in our annual report. |
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Children on the Edge provided education and a nutritious snack for 900 working children in Bangladesh in 2016 thanks to donations like yours
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Why choose Children on the Edge? Children on the Edge relies entirely on charitable donations to fund our vital work to create safe, child friendly environments, where children are able to realise their rights. For over 25 years, we have been supporting vulnerable children, ‘on the edge’. Anita Roddick sparked the beginnings of Children on the Edge in 1990, in response to the Romanian Orphanage Crisis. We have continued to work where the larger agencies don’t go, working with local partners and communities in hard to reach areas, using our innovative approach to ensure that children's rights are realised and protected. In the kind of work we do - supporting children in the some of the most vulnerable situations across the world - there are many benefits to being a small organisation like us. You can be assured that your money is spent wisely and where the need is greatest. |
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What makes us different?
1. We can work under the radar
Being small enables us to work in areas where larger organisations cannot, due to their size and the limitations and bureaucracy that come with that. For example, for the last five years we have been the only organisation providing education in safe spaces to Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar in the largest makeshift camp in Bangladesh and we attribute this in part, to our size
2. We’re agile
Our size gives us the flexibility to meet the needs of the people with work with quickly and effectively. For example, if our partners are faced with a sudden flood, increased air raids or arrests, then we can respond immediately, building support or adapting the programme accordingly to continue to meet the needs of the children we work with.
3. We’re streamlined
We don’t rely on large and costly international staff offices in the countries we work in. Instead, we focus on building strong relationships with our local partners who have a thorough understanding of the situation on the ground and a depth of relationship with their communities. Our small office in Chichester, West Sussex, has just 8 staff members; three full time, five part time. We also employ a regional manager in Asia.
4. We’re focussed
Having a small number of projects means we can focus on delivering work of the highest quality. Larger organisations have a higher capacity, but deal very much in 'broad brush strokes', where as we have the ability to fine tune our projects and ensure that each child is valued as an individual. For example, you’ll find that we know the names and individual stories of the children we picture on our website and around our office.
5. We keep you connected
Our size means that our donors and supporters can have a real connection and ownership with the work they are investing in. Your money doesn’t go into a huge machine, but to a small (but perfectly formed!) group of projects from which you are updated on regularly. This means you can see exactly the changes that you are making possible.
1. We can work under the radar
Being small enables us to work in areas where larger organisations cannot, due to their size and the limitations and bureaucracy that come with that. For example, for the last five years we have been the only organisation providing education in safe spaces to Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar in the largest makeshift camp in Bangladesh and we attribute this in part, to our size
2. We’re agile
Our size gives us the flexibility to meet the needs of the people with work with quickly and effectively. For example, if our partners are faced with a sudden flood, increased air raids or arrests, then we can respond immediately, building support or adapting the programme accordingly to continue to meet the needs of the children we work with.
3. We’re streamlined
We don’t rely on large and costly international staff offices in the countries we work in. Instead, we focus on building strong relationships with our local partners who have a thorough understanding of the situation on the ground and a depth of relationship with their communities. Our small office in Chichester, West Sussex, has just 8 staff members; three full time, five part time. We also employ a regional manager in Asia.
4. We’re focussed
Having a small number of projects means we can focus on delivering work of the highest quality. Larger organisations have a higher capacity, but deal very much in 'broad brush strokes', where as we have the ability to fine tune our projects and ensure that each child is valued as an individual. For example, you’ll find that we know the names and individual stories of the children we picture on our website and around our office.
5. We keep you connected
Our size means that our donors and supporters can have a real connection and ownership with the work they are investing in. Your money doesn’t go into a huge machine, but to a small (but perfectly formed!) group of projects from which you are updated on regularly. This means you can see exactly the changes that you are making possible.
We’re hugely grateful to all our donors and supporters and want to remain approachable and transparent with our work and how we spend our money. Our Annual Reports are available here and we are always happy to answer any questions you may have.
