Kindernothilfe

What we do

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We focus on financing projects which promote the sustainable development of children and young people, awaken their potential and improve their chances in life. This presupposes great dependability and obligations which usually lead to long term commitments. Each local situation determines which form of assistance is appropriate. more

Annual Report 2009 (pdf, 2,5 MB)

In 2009 Kindernothilfe, through its partners, supported 588,700 children and young people in 985 projects in 28 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. It increased its focus on providing help for “children at risk”. It also restructured its donor service to make it more efficient and effective. more

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Haiti: Reconstruction of the new school in Coupeau

For Kindernothilfe the reconstruction of rural schools in the mountainous areas south west of the Haitian capital, destroyed by the earthquake of January 12th, is one of the hardest logistic challenges within the humanitarian aid campaign of KNH in this Caribbean country. more

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14 Million People Join Football World & African Leaders' Call for End to Education Crisis

1GOAL today welcomed world leaders' commitment to investing in universal educationand the call from African Heads of State to urgently prioritise investment in education at the World Education Summit today. more

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Child Rights in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Evaluation of two PRSP-studies

20 years after the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), on the one hand, and ten years after the launch of the debt relief campaign, on the other hand, the work of Kindernothilfe within the context of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and the rights of the child were supposed to be examined and recorded. more

Annual Report