The 2.6 Challenge will launch on Sunday 26 April – what should have been the date of the 40th London Marathon, the world’s biggest one-day annual fundraising event. Read more
As the Coronavirus is spreading across the world our partners are highly affected too. Even under those circumstances, we will try to support them as much as possible so that they can support as many families and children in need. Read more
At ChildAid we support vulnerable children and families in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Siberia. In many cases we meet women who experience poverty, abuse and abandonment, women who have to support their children on their own. Read more
Although we rather don't talk about it, here in Ukraine babies are still being abandoned and children grow up without parental care. In fact, it's still very common. Read more
#GivingTuesday arrives on December 3! We’re proud to be joining thousands of changemaking organizations on Dec. 3 for #GivingTuesday! #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving celebrated by nonprofits, corporations, and donors alike that takes place December 3 this year. Read more
Sometimes we read stories that it is difficult to share. Stories difficult to read that we put aside for a while until we find the courage to look at them again. If this is painful for us, we can’t imagine the trauma the child experienced. This is a story of hope. Read more
Life isn’t always easy, especially for a girl living in a conflict zone. Elena lived with her family under fire, her house was not far from one of the military units in the Donbass area. Bullets ricocheted off the roofs of the houses and the siren went on and on. Read more
It is never really that easy to describe what impact is made through a single donation, whatever the amount. However, together every gift offered goes to making a profound impact on young vulnerable lives. Read more
Sometimes life can be really tough. Especially in Transnistria , a disputed territory between Moldova and Ukraine. It has been really hard for the Ciobanu family. Sergei and Svetlana live with their 4 children and the grandmother. Read more
ChildAid also supports two staff working in the local Baby Home, one of whom is a physiotherapist. Very recently baby Valantina came to the local Baby Home. Her father is in prison and her mother is a drug addict. She was hungry, dirty, undressed and ill while living at home. Read more
Bianca suffers from Spina Bifida and paraparesis (loss of voluntary motor function in the pelvic limbs) she does need regular assistance with her catheter – an expense which the family has to cover. Catheterization is required daily. Read more
Since 2014, bitter conflict in Ukraine has forced 1.5 million people to flee their homes.(source UN Refugee Agency). A large number of schools and education facilities have been damaged due to shelling in Eastern Ukraine Read more
One of our generous local supporters is Bromley-based web design company Make Me Local, who sponsor two of the children we help in Eastern Europe. Here, we talk to the agency’s Managing Director, Nathan Kelsey, about his time supporting ChildAid and what it is that he loves about our charity. Read more
We’ve been busy this pre-Christmas period fundraising for children and families who really need our help. ChildAid wants to make an impact to the lives of children in Eastern Europe, we want to help as many children as possible. Read more
ChildAid is proud to be part of the Global Giving community, a highly curated crowdfunding platform for grassroots charitable projects. Read more
This is the story of Anna. A child that was long waited. Her mother wanted so much to have her own child. After 15 years of waiting Anna was born. Shortly after the birth her parents received news that the girl has Down syndrome. Read more
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is a wonderful way to give more to your favorite charity. Simply donate between 27.11.18 - 04.12.2018 and your donation will be doubled. One donation, twice the impact Read more
There are more than 100,000 children living in orphanages in Ukraine. In most cases orphans are abandoned by their own family due to lack of finances to support them, however, other reasons include alcoholism, abuse, crime illness, and poor medical health. Read more