In over 8 years, players have enabled us to expand our presence in countries where children need us most, and become technical experts in our ability to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children living in conflict.
We couldn’t achieve this without the flexible ‘unrestricted’ funding we receive from players as part of the Postcode Education Trust. Flexible funding allows organisations like War Child to channel important funds across the whole organisation, where we know it will have the largest impact.
This important, flexible funding is how War Child can respond fast to emergencies from Afghanistan to Ukraine, invest in our technical expertise to design the most impactful projects and support children living through hidden crises such as the protracted conflict in the Central African Republic, to achieve maximum impact year on year. Players have enabled us to amplify the voices of children and young people louder than ever before, expand our education in emergencies programming and invest in innovation to widen War Child’s presence as a change-maker across audiences in the UK and internationally.
In 2014 we were supporting 62,236 children affected by war annually; thanks to players today, we are able to reach over 170,000 children and their families across Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and now Ukraine.
Together, we can achieve our vision for no child’s life to be torn apart by war and will continue to shine a light on children living in conflict through our special relationship with players. Thank you.
About the People’s Postcode Lottery and the Postcode Education Trust:
War Child receives ongoing and impactful support from payers of the People’s Postcode Lottery through funding awarded by the Postcode Education Trust.
The People’s Postcode Lottery manages lotteries on behalf of 20 Postcode Trusts. A minimum of 33% from each subscription goes directly to charities and good causes in Britain and internationally. Players have raised more than £800 million to date!
