#NoChildHidden · OUR ACTION. OUR FUTURE.
#NoChildHidden · OUR ACTION. OUR FUTURE.
#NoChildHidden · Ambition Sustenance 2035
Hold the Child is a South Sudan-based organisation working to end social injustice by advancing the rights of children: fighting inequality, ending child exploitation and building thriving communities, together.
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● Current focus
Communities uniting to keep children in school and end child labour.
of grassroots impact, 2011–2025
in programme funds managed
UN HACT assurance rating
Protection & Education sectors, Abyei
*Figures based on HCO programme and financial records, 2011–2025.
What we do
Tackling cyclic poverty begins with child rights.
Technology for dignity: inclusive registration so every child and family can access food and essential services.
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Ending child exploitation and child labour through case management, safeguarding and community action.
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Ending childhood malnutrition through nutrition (CMAM), child survival and stronger community health services.
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Early childhood development, Kulea’tu child development and campaigns that keep children in school.
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Skills, livelihoods and durable solutions for women, youth and displacement-affected families as primary caretakers.
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Children speak, South Sudan listens: debates, civic platforms and advocacy that carry young voices into policy.
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How we work
We reach communities others find hard to reach, and turn that trust into services and systems that last.
Bottom-up capacity building and evidence platforms that bring CSOs and duty bearers together at sub-national and national levels.
Long-term service in Bor, Juba, Wau, Abyei, Raja, Pochalla and beyond, sustained even when external funding is constrained.
A rights-based, whole-community approach built on local consensus, keeping programmes compliant and cost-effective.
A decade of strategic sector roles, including current Protection and Education co-lead in Abyei.
Our journey
Founded in South Sudan to advance children’s rights, community by community.
15 years, $15M+ managed, a Low-Risk UN HACT rating and partners across the UN and INGO community.
Lasting systems that ensure no child in South Sudan is hidden, left out or unheard.
Stories
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Children Protected · Sep 2025
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Children Heard · Sep 2025
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Children Empowered · Sep 2025
All stories are shared with informed consent. Names and identifying details are changed to protect children and families.
Partners & accountability
OUR ACTION. OUR FUTURE.
Help rescue and protect children from exploitation, and build the systems that keep them safe.
