Publications War Child
In 2009 the increasing violence in Afghanistan, the tension in the Middle-East and the lack of access of aid to the Gaza Strip dominated the news. War Child reached more than 970,000 children and youth in 11 (post) conflict areas and the Netherlands. These children were able to take up the challenges of today’s world, permitting them to be a child, improving their relations with their peers, catching up on education or integrating them into society after their involvement in armed groups.
Read more on War Child online annual report 2009.
Numerous conflicts across the globe made 2008 another year with many victims, including a large number of children. In 2008 War Child reached 865,000 children and young people as well as some 212,000 adults in 13 countries, including Lebanon and Burundi, where we started in 2008. Many volunteers, friends, donors, corporate sponsors and partners, institutional donors, goodwill ambassadors and co-workers have made War Child’s growth possible. Thanks to your efforts, producing a stunning 33% growth in revenue, War Child has grown by 36% in our project countries.
Read more on War Child online annual report 2008.
Online annual report 2007
In 2007 War Child reached 850.000 children and 130.000 adults in 11 countries. Main investments were in expanding our existing programmes, where our help was highly wanted: Columbia, the Democratic Republique Congo, Israël en de OPT Palestinian Territories and Uganda. The ongoing violent conflict in these countries leaves permanent damage in children. Our psycho social programmes offer them a safe environment, more possibiliies to develop in healthy ways and a better future.
Read more on War Child online annual report 2007.
Research reports of surveys initiated by War Child
War Child Holland Reference paper on Child Development
This document describes and explains child development as briefly, yet comprehensively as possible. It should serve as an important resource and framework for all of WCH’s programming. It is best used in combination with the training module on child development.
L'édition Francaise: Le Développement de l'Enfant pour référence
English edition: Reference paper on Child Development
Paper on Peacebuilding and Young people
This management summary provides an overview of main understandings and findings from the State of the Art Paper on Peacebuilding and Young People1. The text suggests how these findings relate to War Child policy and practice. It ends with a list of recommendations.
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Approaches, principles, objectives and activities
Read our approach to working with children, our principles, objectives and a summary of activities in this paper.
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State of the Art on Psychosocial Interventions
War Child uses psycho social programmes to support children, youngsters and their environment in (former) war areas. There are many different way to angle
such programmes. What are the angles we use? Which interventions are succesful and what is War Child's vision on psycho social programmes.
Download ‘State of the Art in Psychosocial interventions with Children affected by War
Education plays a huge part in the development of a child. It also plays an essential role in rebuilding a (former) war area. The children and grown ups with
whom War Child works point out to us how important it really is. Which forms of education are there in the complex reality of (former) war areas. What role
do educational activities play in the programmes of War Child, now and in the future?
Download ‘State of the art on Education’
Kosovo Research
War Child initiated an investigative report on the effects of the creative workshop cycle. Together with partner organisations we asked the children, their
parents and their teachers about the effect of the workshops.
Download ‘Effect-study creative workshop cycle World Child Kosovo.’
Uganda Research
War Child realises the importance of partnering with collegues in the field and universities to research the effects of our interventions. In Uganda War Child worked together with World Vision on a research study for the University of Boston. This resulted in a publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Sierra Leone Survey
in Sierra Leone War Child focuses on the psycho social rebuilding of communities. In this report we state the problems with which children in the after war period in Sierra Leone are confronted with. And how the work of War Child responds to that. We state results the programme achieved, based on an extended research study among 1200 children and adults from six communities.
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This report outlines the know problems of child soldiers and the different forms of recruiting. The report zooms in on the Colombia situation and the motives with which Colombian children join these armed groups. Finally there's a list of actions that can be taken to change this situation and the contributions of War Child in these actions.
Download 'Child Soldiers. The shadow of their existence'
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