WAR child USA

War Child USA is a nationally registered 501-C-3 charity dedicated to helping children affected by war by providing effective programs, advocacy and awareness.

War Child was first established in 1993 in the UK by two photojournalists who were shocked by news reports coming out of Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia. They pooled their resources to send material aid to help those in the region, with a focus on children, the most innocent victims of war.
From this initial endeavor, War Child grew into an international network united in the mission of assisting children affected by conflict.

War Child USA was founded in 2001 and currently maintains one of the lowest administrative cost ratios operating world wide, with 90% of each dollar sent directly into the field.

At present, we are operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Our program in the DRC focuses on the former child soldiers, two words we believe should not go together, despite the 300,000 children currently serving in militias around the world.

For many children, the streets of southern Iraq are home and workplace. Left to fend for themselves within broken communities and family structures dismantled by war, many of these children are vulnerable and invisable to most aid organizations.

War Child has established local drop in centers to offer children a safe haven with funding from UNICEF and War Child Australia. These centers provide a range of activities from sport and excercise to the development of practical vocational skills such as mechanics etc. Counseling to children who are suffering the effects of trauma or drug addiction is also provided. Specially trained staff help to reintegrate children back into mainstream education along with teaching children about the dangers that surround them on the streeets, including the effects of landmines and unexploded munitions.

In Afghanistan, War Child has taken on children rejected by parents and family who have only the means of petty crimes to survive.

Because of the chaos of the judicial system, and a poor understanding of juvenile justice, these children are put into adult prisons, leaving a strong social stigma with few options rather than to re-offend.

War Child has succeeded in separating these children held in detention from adults and provided them with regular visits from family members, job training, education and social activities which go a long way toward helping these children re-integrate back into their families of origin.

Thank you to all Veterans for Peace supporters. We hope that together, our work will make a meaningful difference toward providing hope and the joy that each child should know everyday.

For more information please contact War Child USA or contact us at: info@warchildusaorg or 603-672-1327

Sincerely,

Betsy Small Campbell
Director of Programs
War Child USA
P.O. Box 212
Peterborough, NH 03458

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War Child is:
an international relief and development agency, dedicated to providing

***immediate,

***effective and

***sustainable aid

to children affected by war in order to build

***peace,

***resolve conflict and

***empower future generations.

War Child accomplishes this by: bringing material aid into war zones; supporting children evacuated into refugee camps; initiating rehabilitation programs for children; and healing psychological damage caused by war.