Forgotten Children
We help children in difficult and dangerous situations, in some of the world’s poorest countries. Our Forgotten Children projects take place in many countries including Togo, Timor Leste and Uganda.
With a donation today you could help a vulnerable child living and working on the street, a child who has been trafficked in to illegal labour or a child with no access to clean, safe drinking water.
The Forgotten Children Fund is our initiative to protect children from exploitation, abuse and neglect. We work with the most vulnerable and marginalised children, ensuring every child gets the childhood they deserve.
A Narrow Escape from Trafficking
"Last year, a woman deceived me into leaving my family to travel on an adventure, by promising me a better life in Nigeria. She then invited me to her house and hid me in a room for two days.”
Find out how we’re ending trafficking in Togo and helping girls like Cherita.
Changing Lives through Water
Emilia’s Story
For many years, Emilia, a mother of four from Timor Leste, lived in a community without access to clean safe drinking water. With four young children, collecting water was difficult.
She had to walk for long distances several times a day which took her away from her children. This all changed when we installed a water pump in Emilia’s village.
“I cannot describe how much the water pump has helped our family. I now have more time to earn a living for my family and my daughters have time to study.” - Emilia, Timor Leste
I Became a Sex Worker to Put My Children in School
In the slums of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, as many as 18,000 girls and young women engage or have been forced into sex work.
"The hair dressing skill that I have acquired...has enabled me to pay school fees for my children, pay rent and buy food."
Read Barbara’s story and find out how we helped her find a safer way of earning a living – and much more time to care for her children.