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Children on the Edge envisions a world in which every child thrives regardless of their geography, ethnicity, gender, or caste. As we reach our 35th year of operation, our latest Annual Report details the outworking of our commitment to serving some of the most marginalised children, living in the toughest situations around the world.

Dalit women in India continue to face deep-rooted discrimination, but through Self-Help Groups, they are driving change in their communities.

In India, children from our learning centres form 'Child Parliaments'. Ten elected ‘ministers’ represent their friends, learn about their rights and peacefully campaign in their communities.

Children on the Edge support six Child Rights Clubs across Jinja and, more recently, Karamoja in Uganda. Find out what they do and the impact they have.

How do we ensure that children can actively, and meaningfully participate in our programmes?

Muhammad Wasay Mir, award-winning journalist and videographer, spent some time in Uganda last year, interviewing children and teachers from the communities we support in Jinja. He tells us about his experiences of filming his short documentary, ‘The Children of Jinja’.

Loru is 21 and lives in Karamoja, Uganda. He's been supported by our Child Protection Teams here and seen a huge change, for the better.

11-year-old Ngorok is a proud Child Rights Club member in Karamoja, Uganda and after joining her local Child Rights Club, is finally achieving her dream of going to school.

The Children on the Edge team has written a brand new book - 'Dembe’s Story' - an illustrated story book designed to introduce topics of body boundaries, child protection and staying safe to preschool aged children.

Our innovative models of education and child protection have been used in new places, bringing sustainable change on a wider scale.

An estimated 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India each year, making it home to the largest number of child brides in the world. Find out how we tackle this.

In the ‘mega camps’ of Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees are stuck living in one of the toughest environments on earth. There is little access to education and girls face pressure to stay home. But in spite of this, there is hope. Bristy, one of our Project Officers, tells us more about how she’s working to change attitudes and encourage girls to attend school.