We are local by design.
We strengthen local organizations and systems so communities can sustain outcomes at scale — long after external funding ends.
Our Approach
Strengthening the connections that protect childhood — together.
Impact That Lasts. Local by Design.
A child grows up within layered relationships — their family, their community, their country, the digital world, the natural world. We collaborate and coinvest throughout that ecosystem to make sure children’s crucial relationships uplift their well-being — so they grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe.
90 years of trust.
240,000 individual donors ...
... fueling 170 local implementing partners.
We join individual generosity with institutional funding and resources to power local and global action. Together we strengthen communities and transform systems to sustain that impact in children's lives.
The 3 Keys to Impact
We drive impact together.
ChildFund convenes young people, governments, the private sector and community leaders — not just as implementers but as co-architects of lasting change.
We invest together.
ChildFund co-invests alongside partners to deliver evidence-backed, long-lasting impact at scale.
Whole Childhood, Whole Child
See how locally led, holistic programs improve children’s health, learning, livelihoods and safety — at home and at scale.
Scaling From Strength
ChildFund layers individual donor funding with grants for a sturdy, sustainable foundation to scale what works — and keep it working.
Individual donors fund what grants can't: strong local partners.
• 240,000 supporters fund independent, community-rooted organizations — readymade local legitimacy and reach that funders can’t access on their own.
• These 170 vetted partners bring not only long-term community presence and trusted relationships, but also verified child data to build on.
• Partners are supported with expertise, not just financially.
• 59% of partners have secured their own external funding.
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• These 170 vetted partners bring not only long-term community presence and trusted relationships, but also verified child data to build on.
• Partners are supported with expertise, not just financially.
• 59% of partners have secured their own external funding.
Institutional grants provide what individual support can’t: scale.
When layered with local partner programs, grants leverage country offices' technical expertise, compliance systems and accountability infrastructure to deliver:
• specialized scale.
• technical rigor.
• access to national and global systems.
• the resource volumes needed for structural change.
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• specialized scale.
• technical rigor.
• access to national and global systems.
• the resource volumes needed for structural change.
Creating Impact That Lasts
Collaboration Across Sectors
ChildFund brings together government, civil society, the private sector and community leaders, co-designing and budgeting for children's development.
$700M+ to Strengthen Local Organizations
That’s what we’ve invested over the past decade in our partners’ governance, financial systems, safeguarding and leadership development.
59% of Local Partners Attract Their Own Funds
More than half of these community organizations now secure their own external funding — the measure of genuine independence.
Laws Changed
ChildFund-led advocacy has changed laws protecting children online in the United States, Brazil, Guatemala and Kenya — and shaped a model law validated by the African Union.
Four years ago, it became difficult to retain students in the existing education system. Now, students are doing very well academically.
The Chain That Changes Lives
Individual donors fund local organizations. Local organizations strengthen systems. Strong systems protect, educate and uplift children at scale. Young people are creating the future they dream of. Together we expand their possibilities.