What is Child Rescue?
Child Rescue helps protect some of the world’s most vulnerable children: children living in horrific circumstances, often suffering serious physical and psychological damage.
Some children live in unstable environments or have no parents, no community framework or support network to turn to for protection. 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. Through Child Rescue you can help protect children at risk, and provide support and rehabilitation for children who have been the victims of exploitation and abuse.
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. Some have disabilities and are marginalised in their communities. 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 and children with disabilities
- Helping to save young lives in emergencies by providing food aid, blankets and water.