A smiling young boy sits on a man's shoulders, holding his hand, in a rural village setting with traditional round huts in the background.

Here for children since 1938.

Global challenges don’t scare us – they motivate us.

For nearly 90 years, ChildFund has tackled challenges head-on. We are local by design, built on trust and deeply focused on children and their communities. Our approach was made for this moment: when global challenges demand solutions built with, and shaped by, the people living them.

Impact isn’t our aspiration. It’s our outcome.

We deliver it by mobilizing youth, governments, the private sector, partners and community leaders to solve problems no single actor can take on alone. We measure success in lives transformed and systems strengthened. And we scale proven strategies that reach children — with our partners in ChildFund Alliance — across 60+ countries.

What really sets us apart? Our impact doesn’t expire when the funding cycle does. Backed by 160,000+ individual donors and a global network committed to change that endures, ChildFund invests resources and expertise alongside our partners to create solutions that are community owned and built to last.

When children grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, they shape the futures they imagine. ChildFund delivers real, scalable impact so they can build them.

ChildFund. Local by design. Powered by community. Proven by results.

Who We Are

Child-focused

We exist for children – and their voices and experiences guide everything we do. Each year, we reach millions of children and family members contending with poverty through programs that support them to create the conditions children need to thrive.
Community-centered

As a community development organization, we work hand in hand with local partner organizations to diminish the impact of poverty on children. Because local people know their own needs best.
People-first

We believe that people are people, no matter their circumstances or experiences, and that their value is intrinsic and immeasurable. We strive to honor the dignity of every child in our programs and every human being we meet, no matter what.