Rescuing children from hunger, abuse and disease

Children are our hope for the future. That’s why so much of World Concern’s work is focused on their survival, well-being and growth.

In the countries we serve, children are challenged by civil war, malnutrition, illiteracy, trafficking, HIV/AIDS and a lack of hope for the future.

Learn how we prevent child trafficking and provide for orphans and vulnerable children.

Download a project profile on our child trafficking prevention programs.

A chance for good health without worms

Most of the children we serve suffer from intestinal parasites as well as malnutrition, which makes them more susceptible to disease, skin and intestinal disorders, and disabilities affecting learning and growth.

That’s why World Concern provides millions of school children worldwide with de-worming medications and vitamins, which improves their health, strength, learning capacity and ability to resist disease.

Find out how to save a life for just 44 cents.

Read how we have freed Kenyan children of worms.

Download a project profile on our community health programs, including deworming.

Building Livelihoods for AIDS Orphans

In the coastal city of Petit-Goâve, Haiti, community volunteers teach 15- to17-year-olds how to breed and sell goats.

Goats are a valuable commodity in Haiti, where the average per capita income is less than a dollar per day. Not only do goats provide milk—which can be sold—but the sale of a goat’s offspring can net its owner the equivalent of four month’s income.

Download a project profile on our programs for children orphaned or made vulnerable by AIDS.

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Children need a chance to live

Compare the infant mortality rate in some countries we serve with the rate in the U.S.:

(deaths/1,000 live births)

• Somalia: 110.97
• Chad: 100.36
• Sudan: 86.98
• Burkina Faso: 86.02
• Laos: 79.61
• United States: 6.30
  • (source: CIA - The World Factbook - 2008)

Educators, health experts work together for children

• We help build the lives of children, beginning with food and water.
• Well-drilling and water catchment projects provide some of the most basic needs.
• World Concern's nutrition specialists work with experts in food production to ensure children receive a healthy diet.
• We teach children the basics of health and personal safety.
• Many children move on to school. Some students are taught by our teachers, some students receive money for private tuition.
• We seek out children in the most desperate situations, lift them up and give them hope.