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The Child Vest Fund, commonly known as childvest, was established in 1989 as a family community to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, and especially focusing on elimination of child labor problem. After passing some years, the community started working with people and volunteers around the world.

The organisation is trying to improve the life of children by empowering their family and/or by promoting policy changes to gain more rights for young people especially by enforcing the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

Convention on the Rights of the Child
Following the atrocities of World War II, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. However, many felt the rights of children needed to be addressed in further detail with a separate document.

In November 1959, the UN General Assembly altered Jebb's initial criteria to produce the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. This consisted of ten non-binding principles for states to follow to work in the best interests of the child. However, this 1959 declaration was not legally binding and was only a statement of general principles and intent. In 1989, however, it was adopted by the UN General Assembly. On 2 September 1990 it became international law.

The Convention consists of 54 articles that address the basic human rights that all children are entitled to: the right to survival; development to the fullest; protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation; and full participation in family, cultural and social life. The four core principles of the convention are non-discrimination; devotion to the best interests of the child; the right to life, survival, and development; and respect for the views of the child.

Today, the Convention serves as the basis for all of Save the Children's work. It has been ratified in every country around the world, with the exception of the United States.

Structure and accountability
Child Vest is an international umbrella organisation, with members all around the world. Members lead on activities within their home territory and work with donors to develop programmes abroad, which are coordinated and delivered by a central body via teams on the ground in each country.

All members of the association are bound by their spirit of humanity. These set a standard for common values, principles, and beliefs.

The Save the Children International website states that the member organisations work towards achieving four key initiatives:


 * 1) Secure quality education for children.
 * 2) Expand and improve their presence in countries of strategic importance.
 * 3) Create a stronger voice for children where more than one member has programmes by integrating country operations.
 * 4) Empowering poor families to give a fair chance to every child in life.

Connections with other organisations
Child Vest works with all organisations that somehow are related to children problems, depending on condition.