Family for Every Child

🌟 Celebrating Success of Blue Umbrella Day Campaign! 🌟 On this International Day of Boys, we're thrilled to highlight the remarkable success of the Blue Umbrella Day Campaign, spearheaded by Family for Every Child and its local CSO members. What began in 2021 with just 5 member countries has now expanded to over 30 countries, with even more countries beyond our membership joining the cause. This campaign, aimed at addressing sexual violence against boys, has been made possible by the dedication and collaboration of numerous stakeholders, including boys themselves, parents, communities, social workers, CSOs, networks, and our strategic partners. To dive deeper into the initial insights from the campaign, we invite you to read the insightful piece penned by our Senior International Programme Advisor. Stay tuned for further updates from our members in the weeks ahead! 🚀 Together, let's continue working towards creating a safer and more inclusive world for boys everywhere. https://lnkd.in/gFZtYzWg #BlueUmbrellaDay #EndSexualViolence #InternationalDayOfBoys #FamilyForEveryChild #UnitedForBoys

Climate change is leading to a whole raft of emergencies such as wildfires, flooding, droughts and hurricanes, whilst conflicts are on the rise. However, these aren’t always large-scale national emergencies. In fact they are often localised events. As a result they don’t  trigger a national let alone an international response. It is often the most vulnerable and marginalised communities that are impacted hardest by these events. The result is further hardship, loss of livelihoods and homes, disrupted education, health risks and poor mental health etc.. Local organisations already working in these communities are used to pivoting to these new contexts. They switch to providing blankets, food, psychosocial support, access to education materials and mobile health services for example. As we saw with COVID, local organisations are uniquely placed to respond rapidly to emergencies and disasters, they have the relationships with the communities so they are the first to be alerted to the emerging needs, they speak the local language and they know how the local and national systems function and have networks with all the local actors. This means they can instigate a timely and appropriate response. However so often they do not have access to resources to fully respond. If it is a major disaster they have to wait for the national and international humanitarian machinery to kick into action. Despite the Grand Bargain and a lot of discussions about localisation, the local organisations may not be part of these large scale disaster response mechanisms and risk being marginalised once a response is mounted. Many times the disaster doesn’t lead to a national or international response and the local organisations struggle to repurpose their resources to respond as best they can. To test a new approach we. are launching a Frontline Fund. This will be available to the local organisations who are members of our alliance to access. The aim will be to get funds to the frontline as quickly as possible, especially for smaller scale responses. We believe this will demonstrate that local leadership makes all the difference. To find out more visit our website https://lnkd.in/ePP8H7E4 We would love to hear about other truly local emergency response initiatives.

Today, on the International Day of Families, we celebrate families in all forms and recognise the diversity of family structures and relationships. For the millions of children who cannot be cared for by their parents, care by the extended family or friends of the family offers the best chance of a home. It allows children to be looked after by someone they know and gives them a sense of belonging. This is known as kinship care. Kinship care is the most used and preferred form of care outside parental care. Yet kinship caregivers often take on major responsibilities with limited support. That's why we're spotlighting new guidance, produced by Family For Every Child, on supporting kinship care  https://lnkd.in/eRr-gwCF Using lessons learned from practitioners around the world, it's a comprehensive guide on the needs of kinship care families and the policies and practices required to ensure all children have the opportunity to grow up in a nurturing and safe family environment. #internationaldayoffamilies #newpublication #kinshipcare #families

🔔 NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY: PROGRAMME ADVISOR - NZ & PACIFIC Maintain and strengthen relationships with key organisations/networks and support local programmes in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands that delivers positive outcomes for children. This is a highly rewarding and challenging role with great opportunities to contribute positively to Family for Every Child and make a real meaningful impact on children locally and globally! This is a fixed term contract, part-time hours (21 hours per week) covering parental leave for 12 months initially, with the possibility to extend. This is a fully remote work-from-home position based anywhere in New Zealand! Office equipment, a contribution of up to 75% towards your internet cost, and a wide range of staff benefits will be provided. For more information about Family for Every Child, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gGmbt8wW Application deadline: Monday 13th May 2024 #applyonline #nzjobs #2024jobs #fixedterm #contract #parttime #remotework #workfromhome #wfh #flexibleworking #internationaldevelopment #childrensrights #socialjustice

Global Voices held a bake sale in aid of Family for Every Child today in our Stirling head office, and we're thrilled to share that it was a tremendous success! 🍰🎉 Our Managing Director, Craig Lovatt, and Commercial Director, Jack Wilson, stepped up as judges for the event, tasting all the sweet treats our talented team baked. Congratulations to Ailsa Yeaman, who won our star baker! A big thank you to everyone who baked, bought, and donated! Together, we're making a difference and supporting a great cause. We had a £150 goal and managed to raise an incredible £266 for Family for Every Child! This organisation does fantastic work supporting vulnerable children around the world, and we're proud to have played a part in helping them. Want to contribute to this amazing cause too? We've attached the link below so you can easily donate! https://lnkd.in/eyWbZ747.. Stay tuned for more exciting events from Global Voices! 🌍💙 #GlobalVoices #BakeSale #FamilyForEveryChild #Fundraising #Charity #Donate