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Too many children are leading lives in tough situations where they are
​cut off from essential services and denied the protection they need. 


​These are often children without parental care, neglected or persecuted by their governments, ignored by international media and missed by large overseas agencies.

WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY 'THE EDGE'? 


​Over the years in all of our work, we have gone to places far from the media spotlight and worked with some of the most marginalised children in the world, living in some of the toughest situations. We have partnered with local organisations, supported communities to realise their rights and ensured that children's voices are heard. 

You will mainly find us in the places where the cameras do not click, where many aid agencies do not venture and where children facing hardship and discrimination are simply overlooked. 

Finding these places, getting into these fragmented communities, is not always easy. We can often meet resistance and sometimes we have to go against the flow.
Group of young Congolese children sat on a mat outside with a teacher and homemade learning materials. He is explaining counting to them with some sticks.

THE EDGE IN 1990 AND THE EDGE TODAY

​When our work 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 
refugees in Bangladesh, Congolese refugee children in Uganda, and Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, and those facing internal displacement in Kachin State, Myanmar, caste discrimination in India and poverty, and exploitation in Uganda and Bangladesh.

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. 
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​WHERE DO WE WORK TODAY?​

BANGLADESH
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LEBANON
Group of Rohingya refugee children outside their classroom in Kutupalong refugee camp - Click this image to read more about the project
Young Indian girl in a classroom looking up at her teacher with some work on her lap. Click this image to read more about the project.
A group of Lebanese children enjoying a PE lesson, jumping up and down. Click this image to read more about the project
MYANMAR
UGANDA
Two young children from Kachin State Myanmar on swings outside their learning centre. Click this image to read more about the project.
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  • DONATE
    • Ukraine Appeal
  • COUNTRIES
    • Country Overview
    • BANGLADESH >
      • Kutupalong
      • Cox's Bazar & Doharazi
    • INDIA
    • LEBANON
    • MYANMAR
    • UGANDA >
      • Jinja
      • Karamoja
      • Kyaka II
    • UKRAINE
  • ABOUT US
    • WHO WE ARE
    • Contact Us
    • 2022 Highlights
    • Annual Report
    • Awards
    • Meet the team
    • Our Story
    • Our Values
    • Our Partners
  • OUR WORK
    • OUR WORK Overview
    • Working on 'the Edge'
    • Safe Spaces
    • Child Rights
    • Refugee Education
    • Early Childhood Development
    • Cluster Learning In Uganda
    • Supporting Slum Communities
    • Tackling Caste Discrimination
    • Ending Child Sacrifice
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