Girl draws pictures at a War Child child-friendly space in a camp in Yemen.

Our work

We protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children living through conflict. We go to the hardest to reach places to support those who are hardest hit.

We aim to be there for children who need us most, when they need us most.

When conflict breaks out, we aim to reach children as early as possible and stay on to support them long after the cameras have gone home. We help keep children safe and help them to heal and learn. 

We understand children’s needs, respect and stand up for their rights, and put them at the centre of everything we do – because just one child caught up in conflict is one child too many. 

Boys play football outside a War Child centre in the Central African Republic.
Where we work

We go to some of the hardest to reach places

We deliver our vital work in twelve countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children in war. Learn more about the countries we work in and our programmes there.

Girl smiles to her classmates as she completes a task on the whiteboard with the help of a War Child Education Facilitator in Jordan.
Quality and standards

Ensuring quality, safety and impact

For more than three decades, we have worked tirelessly with children, young people and their communities and are committed to ensuring children affected by conflict are safe, heard, and have bright hopeful futures. Find out how we ensure quality, safety and impact wherever we work.

Our policies and reports

Find out more about us and our work around the world by reading our latest reports, research, advocacy papers and organisational policies.

Policies and reports