Child Rescue

What is it?

Child Rescue raises funds to provide rehabilitation and support for children who are at risk of, or have been the victims of exploitation and abuse. It also supports children who are made vulnerable by terrible circumstances, and who cannot be reached by Child Sponsorship.

Quick facts

Location
  • Southeast Asia 
  • Africa
  • Middle East
Related Issues
Focus
  • Homeless children
  • Trafficked children
  • Child labourers
  • Child prostitutes
  • Orphans
  • Conflict and emergencies
  • HIV and AIDS
Price
  • Pledge $25 a month, or
  • One-off donation from $35
ActivityRehabilitation and support for children and their carers
Support Methods
  • A monthly or one-off donation
Supporter Benefits
  • Welcome card
  • Regular World Vision News magazine
  • Prevent exploitation and rescue children trapped in desperate situations

What is Child Rescue?

Some children live in unstable environments or have no parents, no community framework or support network to turn to for protection. Child Rescue helps protect some of the world’s most innocent and vulnerable children: children living in horrific circumstances, often suffering serious physical and psychological damage.

Simply because they don't have a birth certificate or fixed address, many of these children are deprived of their basic rights to protection, to go to school and to receive healthcare.

Who does Child Rescue help?

Trafficked, exploited and abused children...
Each day, there are children all over the world being tricked, forced and sold into slavery, hazardous labour, combat, prostitution. Millions end up in brothels, factories, sweatshops and private homes. We don’t see them or hear their suffering. They have no voice.

Vulnerable children and their communities
Millions of vulnerable children live at risk; alone on the streets, torn apart by conflict or natural disasters, orphaned or living with families impoverished by HIV and AIDS. Many children are forced to migrate far from home to find work or to flee conflict, often travelling alone.

How does it help?

Your support will help provide rehabilitation and counselling for children who have been the victims of exploitation and abuse. You’ll also help protect vulnerable children through prevention and support services, as well as, emergency food and aid. Your support will be provided in the following ways.

1. To trafficked, exploited and abused children, through:

  • Protecting children who’ve escaped brothels or factories
  • Counselling and rehabilitating children who’ve suffered abuse, bonded labour and slavery
  • Helping to raise awareness about trafficking, and giving a voice to trafficking survivors.

2. To vulnerable children and their communities, through:

  • Preventing the commercial sexual exploitation of children in poor countries
  • Providing street kids with information and support services to improve their life chances
  • Helping children who have been forced to migrate to be in less danger of exploitation 
  • Supporting families and communities to care for orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS.
  • Helping to save young lives in emergencies by providing food aid, blankets and water.

What will you receive?

Welcome card
Your welcome card includes information on Child Rescue and the work your support will help fund.

World Vision Supporter Magazine
World Vision Supporter Magazine includes stories about children helped by our Child Rescue program, and updates of World Vision's work around the world. This magazine is produced three times a year and is posted to you. You are also eligible to receive World Vision News Online, which is emailed monthly.

How you can help

Give a one-off donation to Child Rescue, or become a Child Rescue supporter from $25 per month. You'll be helping provide rehabilitation and support for children who are at risk of, or have been the victims of, exploitation and abuse. You’ll also help other vulnerable children living in terrible circumstances.

You can get involved in World Vision’s Don’t Trade Lives campaign to help rid the world of human trafficking and slavery.

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