Child focused
Children's voices and priorities drive every program in their communities.
About ChildFund
Local by design. Powered by community. Proven by results.
Here for children since 1938.
ChildFund connects children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe. With our partners in ChildFund Alliance, we scale what works across 60+ countries.
Wherever ChildFund engages, we anchor an ecosystem of change: children and youth, families, 170 local partner organizations, governments and the private sector. We convene for collective impact because no single organization, funder or program can solve the challenges children face. Local by design, the change we create together outlasts any single program or funding cycle.
Who We Are
Community centered
We fuel locally led change alongside 170 community organizations and other partners, local to global.
People first
We honor the dignity of every child and every person we work with. No exceptions.
Lives changed. Systems transformed.
What really sets us apart? Our impact doesn’t expire when the funding does. Backed by individual donors and a global network, ChildFund invests resources and expertise alongside partners to create solutions that are community owned and built to last.
"We" means all of us.
How We Partner
A spectrum of partners, local to global. Nearly 90 years of trusted relationships. A mission that demands collective action.
Co-architects, not just implementers
We co-create programs with partners, communities, children and youth, layering institutional funding with sustained individual support.
Local partnerships as a foundation
We invest in 170 local organizations’ delivery capacity across 23 countries. They’re partnerships a funder can build on.
Relationships across the funding landscape
ChildFund holds institutional partnerships with bilateral agencies, private and family foundations, corporations and more.
Our History
Since 1938, we have continually evolved to meet children where they are.
Expertise. Resources. Wisdom. Relationships.
What might we make possible together?
If children are the future, their now matters. Let's talk about how we can create locally relevant, lasting solutions together.