Girls

Research supports that girls are more vulnerable than boys to the effects of mistreatment and violence. This often results in sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and trafficking. In addition, girls have the added risk of early pregnancies, which make education, learning life skills and work more difficult. The number of young, single mothers is increasing.

In Eastern Europe, young mothers who have grown up in institutions often end up in a vicious cycle of institutionalization. Up to 75 percent of these young mothers lose their own children to a life in institutions.

Brazil_girls200pxWhat does Childhood do for girls at risk?
Many of Childhood’s projects have girls and young mothers as their primary focus. Their needs are many, and Childhood strives to offer the means to build the self-confidence they need to become strong and independant individuals, able to make the right decisions for the future. By helping young mothers, Childhood helps the next generation.

Projects

Read more about how we are supporting girls at risk by clicking on a country below


World Childhood Foundation
Box 19084, 104 32 Stockholm
Sweden

Phone: +46 (8) 551 175 00

Fax: +46 (8) 20 03 02

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