Children on the Edge is a child rights organisation created to support the world’s most marginalised children, living in some of the toughest situations. We currently work with more than 16,000 children in Bangladesh, India, Uganda, Myanmar, and Lebanon.
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email: esthersmitheram@childrenontheedge.org
phone: 01243 538530
tweet: @cote_uk or @gin_ger76
For out of hours contact, please e-mail or send a direct message on Twitter and we'll call you right back.
ABOUT CHILDREN ON THE EDGE
By working alongside communities, we design programs tailored to their specific needs and circumstances using our 30 years of experience. This has enabled us to transform the lives of children facing some of the most challenging circumstances, by co-creating protective, nurturing environments in which they can safely live, play, learn, and grow.
When we began in 1990, the children 'on the edge' we served were those incarcerated and forgotten in Romanian orphanages. Today, the “edge” takes us into refugee camps, slums, and warzones where we support Rohingya, Congolese, and Syrian refugee children, and those facing internal displacement, caste discrimination, poverty, and exploitation.
The geography and circumstances may be different tomorrow, but we’re always ready to go — by invitation only— into marginalised communities where children are affected by poverty, displacement, conflict, and persecution.
By creating protective environments that generate hope, life, colour and fun, we enable children to realise their rights.
When we began in 1990, the children 'on the edge' we served were those incarcerated and forgotten in Romanian orphanages. Today, the “edge” takes us into refugee camps, slums, and warzones where we support Rohingya, Congolese, and Syrian refugee children, and those facing internal displacement, caste discrimination, poverty, and exploitation.
The geography and circumstances may be different tomorrow, but we’re always ready to go — by invitation only— into marginalised communities where children are affected by poverty, displacement, conflict, and persecution.
By creating protective environments that generate hope, life, colour and fun, we enable children to realise their rights.
Download a Brief Introduction to Children on the Edge (3.5MB) - A short summary of who we are and what we do
ANNUAL REPORTS
Our Annual Reports and Accounts as submitted to the Charity Commission
- Hardest Hit Children on the Edge Annual Report 2020/2021
- Seen and Heard Children on the Edge Annual Report 2019/2020 (5MB)
- Business as Usual Children on the Edge Annual Report 2018/2019 (4MB)
- The Edge in Focus Children on the Edge Annual Report 2017/2018 (4.5MB)
- Standing in the Gap Children on the Edge Annual Report 2016/2017 (6.2MB)
Promising Practices in Refugee Education (PPIRE) is a joint initiative of Save the Children, UNHCR, and Pearson.The initiative sets out to identify, document and promote 20 innovative ways to effectively reach refugee children with quality educational opportunities.
Our work with Rohingya refugee children was selected as one of these Promising Practices.
Download the full case study to read more.
Our work with Rohingya refugee children was selected as one of these Promising Practices.
Download the full case study to read more.
