#NoChildHidden · OUR ACTION. OUR FUTURE.
#NoChildHidden · OUR ACTION. OUR FUTURE.
About us
A national organisation working to end social injustice by advancing the rights of children, and building the systems that protect them for the long term.
Our story
Hold the Child was founded in 2011 in Bor, Jonglei State, in the wake of inter-communal clashes, child abductions and poor child care in underserved communities.
What began as a community response has grown into a national relief, development and advocacy organisation, working alongside vulnerable children and families in disaster-affected and underdeveloped communities across South Sudan.
Today we are registered in South Sudan (Reg. No. 163 under the NGO Act 2016) and in Uganda, and we are building toward our Ambition Sustenance 2035: national child wellbeing systems where no child is hidden.
[PHOTO: early HCO work in Bor, consented and non-identifiable]
What guides us
To strengthen the capacity and resilience of families and communities to meet their obligations to the child, through community-centred child survival and development initiatives.
A South Sudan where every child is visible, protected, healthy, learning, empowered and heard.
Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability and Nurture: keeping the best interest of the child at the centre of every decision.
Where we work
Long-term presence across South Sudan, with a liaison office in Uganda serving refugee communities.
Juba (HQ)
Bor
Wau
Abyei
Raja
Pochalla
Kampala, Uganda
How we coordinate
Humanitarian clusters including Education, Nutrition and Protection; the South Sudan NGO Forum; and the Child Rights Coalition.
The Uganda NGO Forum, the Education in Emergencies working group and the Cash working group.
Current Protection and Education sector co-lead in Abyei, building on a decade of sub-national leadership roles.
Governance
Safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud and procurement policies, reviewed regularly.
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