The Academy Award nominated movie “Precious” highlights issues some girls around the world face every day. Physical, mental and sexual abuse transcend borders, and Childhood is reaching out, helping adolescent girls to improve their lives and the lives of their children through various programs on four continents. Young women like Taquiya in New York, Angela in St. Petersburg, Nicky in Berlin, Khanyisa in Cape Town and Malin in Stockholm.
NEW YORK When Taquiya, 19, became pregnant, her world was torn apart. How could she become a mother when her dream was to have a career in the navy? When she lost her job and couldn’t afford to pay her rent anymore, Taquiya saw no other option than adoption for her child. Then she came to...
NEW YORK Far Rockaway in Queens is not an idyllic place to grow up in. High unemployment rate, violence, crime and drug abuse characterize the area where many teenagers feel hopelessness, facing an uncertain future. In this area, Childhood supports a drop-in center where the youth can spend...
European Commission wants stronger sanctions against child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and child pornography and is stepping up the fight against human trafficking. The European Commission proposed new rules obliging EU countries to impose more severe punishment on those who...
New York: The United Nations holds conference to engage philanthropy to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. On February 22, people from around the world gathered at the United Nations to highlight and discuss ways to improve gender equality by introducing new partnerships...
Inwood house, one of the benefactors of World Childhood Foundation, organized a screening of “Precious”, a movie based on the novel “Push” by Sapphire. The film is nominated for six Academy Awards and has moved audiences around the world with its realistic portrayal of an...
The Family Violence and Prevention Fund (FVPF) broke ground on its new conference and exhibition hall in San Francisco early this year. In two years the center will host activities designed to prevent violence in all its forms, serving as a forum for leadership training, education programs and...
The United States continues to have the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world and now data shows that recent improvements to lower rates are on the decline. For the first time in nearly a decade, a recently released study from the non-profit Guttmacher...
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has donated $105,000 to their corporate charity organization World Childhood Foundation. “This amount was collected across all our hotels and offices in 2009”, says Sarah Rooney, Manager Responsible...
NEW YORK Childhood USA is proud to announce the partnership with Volvo Group North America, a longstanding supporter of the Foundation. The two parties will join forces to support an essential resource for our future, our children. Stefan Lorentzson, President of Volvo Group...
NEW YORK: To celebrate Childhood’s 10th Anniversary, a symposium, entitled "Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children – 10 years in the field," was held in cooperation with the UN Office of Partnerships (UNOP) on October 21st. Speakers were Queen Silvia of Sweden, founder of Childhood...
415,000 dollars were raised at the World Childhood Foundation USA Anniversary Gala Dinner, held at the Harvard Club in New York on October 21st. The evening celebrated Childhood’s 10th birthday, and honored in particular Gunilla von Arbin, former Secretary General, and Antonia Ax:son Johnson...
On October 20th, all Childhood-supported projects in the US gathered in New York to exchange experiences and knowledge and to explore collaborative partnerships with each other. It was the second time Childhood USA organized a project seminar, and it was once again highly appreciated by the...
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Childhood came to London!
Childhood held its first event in London, UK, on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010. The event raised nearly 200,000 USD, promoting awareness of Childhood’s work to new supporters. Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden attended the event.
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Video presentation about Childhood
Childhood invites you to view the following video featuring Her Majesty Queen Silvia and projects supported all over the world. This short piece gives a revealing overview of the work that Childhood is doing and why it is important. The video is in Flash format and requires a Flash-player of version 6 or newer.
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