Vulnerable Children
Millions of children around the world wake up daily to the risk of violence, exploitation, and abuse. Children living and working on the streets are some of the most vulnerable.
That’s why HRO works to create a protective environment for all children as well as responding to the more complex needs of the most vulnerable children to improve their situations and their mental health and wellbeing.
We work to ensure that the most trusted adults in children’s lives—from parents to teachers to social workers—are equipped with the knowledge and skills to care for children’s needs in all of the programs we deliver. We also invest in community child protection, setting up safe spaces for children and supporting local child protection committees to identify and refer protection cases to the relevant social services where they exist. Our social work team complements government services by offering counseling, as well as mediation with families, schools, and public services. We offer more specialist support including family tracing and reunification for children who have become estranged from their families, separated by conflict or who have lost their primary caregivers.
Our Program
We provide street corner education and recreation opportunities, family mediation and reunification support to street children, who have often become estranged from their families after leaving home.
We run safe spaces, child help desks and offer counselling for distressed and displaced children. This service also helps us to identify more acute needs that need specialist care.
For children who have become estranged or separated from their parents, we provide family tracing and reunification. Where this is not possible, or children have lost their families, we offer alternative care placement in collaboration with the national government accompanied by foster parent training.