Spanning over 2,000 miles of South America’s western coastline, with deserts in the north, rainforests in the south, and the snowcapped peaks of the Andes Mountains ranging throughout, Chile is a stunning country. Children with disabilities receive support thanks to the Handicapped Children’s Center. Yet despite its natural beauty and reputation as politically progressive when it comes to human rights, Chile suffers from excessive inflation and an ever-increasing unemployment rate. Due […]
Easing the Burden on Families in Santiago
The Handicapped Children's Center provides much-needed aid to children with disabilities
A Shining Light in the Culture Capital of Argentina
The Casa del Niño - Padre Jose Kentenich Daycare Center in Buenos Aires has a bright future
Renowned for its wealth of culture, arts and beautiful European-style architecture, Buenos Aires draws thousands of tourists each year. However, there is a hidden side of the city that few tourists experience. Extremely high inflation, rising unemployment and an increasing poverty rate leave many parents struggling to feed their children. As a result, impoverished families are forced to live in Buenos Aires’s slum neighborhoods, packed together in wooden shacks with tin roofs, separated by narrow […]
Our Mosquito Net Fund
$10 can save the life of a child by protecting them from mosquito-borne illnesses
In countries where Children Incorporated works, such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka and India, children need mosquito nets to protect them from mosquito-borne illnesses like malaria and dengue, so that they will be healthy enough to attend school. What is a mosquito net? A mosquito net is a mesh curtain that is draped over a bed or a sleeping area to offer protection against bites and stings from mosquitos, flies, and other pest insects, and […]
Thanks to You, Children Are Receiving Brand New Shoes
Thank you for providing kids with much-needed items throughout the year
Joseph*, like many of our sponsored children, is being raised by his grandmother. Joseph and his siblings live in Arizona and were abandoned by their mother after their father died. Suddenly, Joseph’s paternal grandmother found herself raising children again with no income and no means to support them. She can scarcely provide food and shelter for her grandkids, and she has virtually no money to keep them clothed properly. Thankfully, Joseph has a caring sponsor who […]
Welfare in the Wake of Disaster
The El Refugio Welfare Center in Honduras was built in response to damage from a hurricane
Built in response to the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras more than twenty years ago, our affiliated site El Refugio Welfare Center continues to support children in the rural town of El Progreso to this day. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch claimed thousands of lives, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides. It remains the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, causing over 11,000 fatalities in Central America — 7,000 of those being in Honduras alone. The damage […]
Escaping a Poor Education
In El Salvador, the Marillac School provides a quality academic experience for children
In the town of Santa Tecla, located six miles west of El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, our affiliated project, the Marillac School, is providing children with the opportunity to receive an education — and a quality one at that. Founded in 1940 by the Sisters of the Order of St. Vincent de Paul, the school serves as not only an escape from the harsh realities local students face growing up in poverty but an escape […]