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Brief Information

CHILDInitiative or Community’s Hope and Initiative for Lasting Development, Incorporated (formerly known as CHILD, Inc.) was established in June 2010. CHILD Initiative is a child-focused, non-stock, non-profit and non-government organization aims to protect and empower children and their communities in the most marginalized situations in the Philippines.

History

CHILDInitiative started with 3 parent-managed local organizations in Western Visayas region, the Hili-Usa Parent Association (HUPA) in San Joaquin, Iloilo; the Anthonian Katin-aran Parent Association (AKPA) in Roxas City, Capiz and the SCORE Parents Golden Hearts Association in Bacolod (SPaGHAB), Inc. in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental which existed in their communities in 1980s. The Board of Trustees of the said local organizations realized the importance of working together and to have a greater impact to the lives of the most deprived, excluded and vulnerable children, thus they have come to a mutual agreement to be merged as 1 (one) organization known as Community’s Hope and Initiative for Lasting Development, Incorporated or CHILD Inc. in 2010. Since then, CHILD Inc. has been engaged in advocacy work on child rights and protection at the local, regional and national levels through its networks, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), the Area-Based Standard Network VI (ABSNet), the Bata Muna Network, the Regional Sub-Committee on the Welfare of Children VI (RSCWC), the Regional Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (RJJWC) VI, the Regional Inter-Agency Council on Anti-Trafficking, Pornography and Child Labor VI (RIACAT), Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPC), among others. Child leaders of CHILD Initiative were also active in participating in school, local, national and international undertakings including in the United Nations in Geneva.

In 2013, CHILDInitiative is one of the first responders during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Visayas, specifically in Roxas City, Capiz. CHILDInitiative reached 5,000 children and community members through its child-centered spaces psychosocial support activities and child protection and education in emergencies initiatives in collaboration with ChildFund Philippines and Unicef. In 2015, CHILD Initiative implemented a grant project funded by AusAid through ChildFund Australia on enhancing local capacities to make better communities for children and youth with disabilities (EMBRACE Project) which have increased inclusion the organization’s advocacy reach at the national level through various media mileage.

In 2018, the organization underwent a transformative phase by refining its manual of operations including the rebranding and setting a new direction for the organization in order to further entrench itself as a leading child-focused organization in its area of operations and in the country, thereby gave birth to its trade name CHILDInitiative.

At Present

Currently, CHILDInitiative works in 1 region, 3 provinces, 3 cities/municipalities and in 45 communities with 44,000 total participant reach including children, youth, parents, community members and stakeholders. CHILD Initiative delivers age and developmentally appropriate, inclusive, contextualized, gender and culturally sensitive and holistic programs with focus on children with disabilities, children in natural hazards, children in urban and rural poor situations and LGBTQI children and youth. These interventions are aligned to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 - promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies; specifically targeting SDG target 16.2 - end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence and torture against children. The programs of CHILD Initiative also include targets that seek an end to violence against women and girls (SDG5.2 and 5.3), an end to the economic exploitation of children (SDG8.7), as well as those that aim to keep children safe in schools and communities and to promote peace and non-violence (SDG4.a, 4.7, 11.2 and 11.7).

CHILDInitiative also implements interventions in collaboration with partners and networks that ensure access to sufficient and nutritious food for the most marginalized and vulnerable children (SDG2.1); access to child and youth-friendly sexual reproductive health services (SDG3.3); social, economic and political inclusion regardless of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status (SDG10.2); strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters through advocacy, education, awareness-raising and training. (SDG13.1, 13.2, 13.3 and 13.B).