Childreach International
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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Registration no. | 1132203 |
| Focus | Education, Healthcare and Child Protection |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′07″N 0°06′56″W / 51.518712°N 0.115500°W |
Area served | India, Bangladesh, Morocco, Nepal, Tanzania, United Kingdom |
Revenue | £3 million |
Employees | 16 |
Volunteers | 8,000 |
| Website | http://www.childreach.org.uk |
Formerly called | Global Development Links |
Childreach International (formerly Global Development Links) is a London based international development charity.[1] Set up in 2003 and registered as a charity in 2004.
The charity operates multiple international projects and a UK outreach program. The charity had, by 2014, reached out to impact over 700,000 individuals.[2]
Childreach International works at a grassroots level, providing access to education and healthcare to children by empowering local communities. Currently they have projects in Africa and Asia, conducted by local staff and volunteers in regional offices. Although the number of communities and countries with projects have varied over the year the following countries are those with active long-term projects and Offices.[3]
Childreach International focuses on access to healthcare, education and child rights and protection in the places of the world that are often overlookeds, and relies on using local talents and local resources to help pull communities out of poverty.
Controversy
See Also International Volunteering&Critiques_and_challenges Childreach International works to encourage International Volunteering and offers a comprehensive range of such programmes, Such activities have attracted heavy criticism from many sources. In particular arguments have been made that these activities constitute a form of tourism, as volunteers require funding far in excess of local workers while often lacking the required skills for the job. [4] Further concerns have been raised that such activities are in fact exploiting victims of poverty, given that Childreach focuses on working with children this matter is of particular concern.
References
- ^ "Charity Commission Entry". Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "2011 Progress Report". Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ "Where we work". Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hubs/gapyear/8107555/Volunteer-holidays-do-more-harm-than-good.html
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