In societies that are burdened with poverty and a culture of violence, a garden can bring deeply needed respite into a child's life. A Child's Garden of Peace works to provide safe opportunities for children to reconnect with the natural world, even in extremely urbanized neighborhoods.
Projects by Location
Here you can find projects by location.
Select from the geographic areas as shown in the right column navigation. Occasionally, a project may be classified in more than one geographic location
A Child's Garden of Peace, Brazil
Albadi School and Orphanage, D.R. Congo
Posted in:
Africa,
Child Development and Education
The Albadi School cares for children born to parents who are the victim of HIV/AIDS. We offer care, education, and vocational training to children and teen-agers in a family environment in which the human being has value and dignity.
Altai Conservancy, USA & Russia
The Altai Conservancy is a U.S. nongovernmental organization committed to protecting the natural and cultural heritage of the Altai Mountains, and to supporting programs, projects and initiatives that sustain, enhance, or expand Russia’s networks of nature reserves, known as...
Anisha Foundation, India
Posted in:
Asia and Oceania,
Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods,
Child Development and Education
Anisha was started in 1998 by Mrs. Valli Rajan with the aim of improving the lives of people living in appalling conditions in the market area of central Bangalore. Since then the project has grown into an urban and a rural program.
Asociacion Vivir, Ecuador
Posted in:
Latin America,
Community Health and Well-being
Asociación Vivir was founded in 1987 with the fundamental objective of working to promote health from a more human and integral perspective that allows individuals and communities to participate proactively in their health and well-being.
Atam-Deep Trust, India
Atam Deep is a family foundation of the Aurora family. Prof. Gurdip Aurora has vast experience and interest in organic farming and in particular with the permacultural methods of Bill Morrison. It has become possible now to create a...
Bina Cita Utama School (BCU), Indonesia
Posted in:
Asia and Oceania,
Child Development and Education
The vision of the BCU school is to develop a high quality learning environment and address the need in Central Kalimantan for education.
Download attachment(s): [ bcu_teachtraining_2009-02.pdf ]
Centre for Culture and Development (CCD), India
Posted in:
Asia and Oceania,
Child Development and Education
Modern forces, industrial and agricultural combine in India to create a huge underclass caught between traditional ways and the global economy, who don't have the skills they need to cope. The Centre for Culture and Development works with disempowered peoples in Southern India, both urban and rural, to help them acquire the skills and rebuild the social structure they need in order to prosper in a changing world.
Download attachment(s): [ ccd-news-2009-02.pdf ]
Children's Vision, USA & Bolivia
Publicly funded vision screening for children, which is standard in Europe and North America, is unknown in much of the rest of the world. Moreover, the cost of an eye exam and corrective lenses is unaffordable for poor families in underdeveloped countries. Children's Vision Project provides eye exams and glasses for low income Bolivian children with poor eyesight.
Clear Path International, USA & South East Asia
Long after cessation of hostilities in war zones, landmines and unexploded bombs remain. Approximately every thirty minutes someone, somewhere in the world is...
Complexe Scolaire SD Lemba Imbu, D.R. Congo
Posted in:
Africa,
Child Development and Education
Lemba Imbu
School, started in 1995 on the outskirts of
Kinshasa
currently has 450 students and would like to expand that number by building a
new high school.
El Refugio, Colombia
Posted in:
Latin America,
Child Development and Education
Fundación El Refugio offers comprehensive
training workshops to children and adolescence in two high risk areas of
Elegance Medical Centre and Kimpemba Medical School, DR Congo
Posted in:
Africa,
Community Health and Well-being
The Elegance Medical Centre provides medical care for a reasonable cost tothe local community, while the Kimpemba Medical School provides training that leads to job opportunities in the heath sector.
Entrelazos, Argentina
Posted in:
Latin America,
Child Development and Education
A child and youth centered project that operates with arts and development in Buenos Aries and Traslasierra province.
Fundacion Amanecer, Colombia
Posted in:
Latin America,
Child Development and Education
Fundación Amanecer (“Sunrise”) was founded in 1991 to develop programs,
projects and activities in the areas of social, community, cultural and
enterprise development.
Download attachment(s): [ amanecerSchoolRequest-2008-12_1.pdf ]
Fundacion Educativa Amor, Colombia
Posted in:
Latin America,
Child Development and Education
The Fundacion Educativa Amor
in Soacha, on the outskirts of
Bogota ,
Colombia , has
provided primary and secondary education for students from poor families since
1988.
Fundación Despertar, Argentina
Posted in:
Latin America,
Child Development and Education
The mission of Fundación Despertar is to promote reading as a tool for personal growth and empowerment in the rural schools of the San Alberto Department (Córdoba- Argentina). The vision is to have rural schools that center their educational program on the human development of each child and seek a profound sense of equality and social justice.
ICDP International Child Development Program, Norway
Posted in:
Europe,
Child Development and Education
The ICDP approach to training is based on the idea that the best way to help children is by helping the children’s caregivers. It is now well known that unless children have at least one caring adult to love them and teach them life skills, social behaviour and morals, their mental and emotional development will be impaired. Recent
research suggests...
Inka Samana School, Ecuador
Posted in:
Latin America,
Child Development and Education
Working as educators with the indigenous community in Saraguro, Jose Maria Vacacela and Gabriela Uraida Vacacela began
to prepare the indigenous curricular project called UEAITIS (Unidad Educativa
Experimental Activa Intercultural Trilingüe Inka Samana).
Lewes New School, England
Posted in:
Europe,
Child Development and Education
Lewes New School, in Lewes, East Sussex is a primary school and kindergarten for children from 3 to 11, offering an educational environment on a human scale, where children can gain the skills, knowledge and understanding to develop their...
Mithra Foundation, India
Posted in:
Asia and Oceania,
Child Development and Education,
Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods
Underprivileged children are denied basic rights and are susceptible to all forms of abuse. This disrupts the process of their development and impairs their ability to learn. At Mithra schools children are trained in basic skills to cope with demands of life and to become active participants in their own process of development.
| Education and Empowerment for Underpriviliged Children | Requested: $ 63,907 |
| Empowerment of Girl Children through Education (benefits poor girls of migrant workers, especially Dalits.) | Requested: $20,000 |
| Summer Camp for the Empowerment of Children at High Risk | Requested: $3,150 |
My Neighborhood International, USA
Posted in:
North America,
Child Development and Education
This project provides a means for children of all cultures and backgrounds to explore and share their world through the arts. The programs seek to increase each child’s sense of self-worth, the value of their own community and freedom to pursue their dreams...
Nkembo School, D.R. Congo
Posted in:
Africa,
Child Development and Education
Polyclinique Nandora Vunguta, D.R. Congo
Posted in:
Africa,
Community Health and Well-being
The Nandora Vunguta Clinic on the outskirts of Kinshasa focuses on vaccinations, preschool and maternity consultations, small surgery, laboratory tests and dental surgery. Nandora-Vunguta works in close cooperation with the Health Zone which coordinates all medical work for...
Puppeteers Without Borders, France
Posted in:
Europe,
Child Development and Education
Puppeteers Without Borders is a non profit organization registered in France made up of people with experience in puppet theater, artistic creation, performance, education and training. Throughout the world we offer the services of our organization to disadvantaged communities in how to make and manipulate puppets...
Q Fund, USA, Zambia & Kenya
The Q Fund envisions a world of children awakened to their inherent
sense of value and purpose. The Q Fund is a USA 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization whose mission is to...
Quest Center for Integrative Health, USA
Posted in:
North America,
Community Health and Well-being
Quest Center for Integrative Health is a community-based nonprofit health center. Our clients work directly with a team of clinicians to develop a well-rounded and individualized treatment program. Our programs and services empower our clients to…
Roda Viva Community Project, Portugal
Posted in:
Europe,
Child Development and Education
This project in the Alfragide District of Lisbon was started and is operated by Susila Dharma Portugal. Following the Carnation Revolution of 1974, one million refugees arrived in Portugal, from its former colonies. The “Alfragide Project”, as it was first known, was...
SINTRAL, Ecuador
The SINTRAL Network of Ecuador focuses on both human and economic development. Economic issues include providing adequate and healthy food through organic agriculture, conservation of farmland, provision of clothing and housing, natural medicine and commerce through alternative economy.
SRADHA, India
SRADHA, which stands for Society for Research and Development of Human Abilities, works to improve the lives of women and children in Southern India.
SUN for LIFE, France & Madagascar
Posted in:
Europe,
Africa,
Protecting the Environment,
Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods
Sun for Life provides instruction
on creating and using solar cookers in areas threatened by
desertification from over harvesting of plant fuels. The project also
operates nurseries to provide trees in these areas used as shrub
fencing for livestock and for providing fruit. These activities
strengthen behaviors leading to sustainability.
School Without Violence, Serbia
Posted in:
Europe,
Child Development and Education
Schools Without Violence works to create
a network of schools and teachers whose aim is to provide school
children with living and learning environments free of violence.
Download attachment(s): [ sd-serbia_swv-report_2008-02.pdf ]
Tierraviva Civil Association
A project in Argentina that has been working since 2001 in various ways to support the development of community and the welfare of children and families. Since 2005 Tierraviva has focused its activities on working with women and children in prisons through arts, self-esteem and human rights training.
Download attachment(s): [ tierraviva_2009-02.pdf ]
Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, Indonesia
Posted in:
Asia and Oceania,
Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods,
Protecting the Environment
Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta (YTS) is a development foundation based in the
Indonesian provinces of Kalimantan. These provinces have a small population, but are rich in natural resources, and it is inevitable that large scale development will come. The foundation YTS is working to...
Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM), Indonesia
Posted in:
Asia and Oceania,
Child Development and Education,
Community Development and Sustainable Livelihoods
YUM's Children's Village is an orphanage nestled in the hills of West Java
that provides a safe, secure and caring environment in which orphans
and children from destitute families can live and go to school.
Download attachment(s): [ YUM-DAA_Annual_Report_2008.pdf ]
Yenge Medical Clinic, D.R. Congo
Posted in:
Africa,
Community Health and Well-being
Yenge Medical Clinic offers its services in the fields of curative medical care, laboratory tests, pharmacy, delivery ward, infant and child care and community leadership. Health programs include...