HAPPY SOULS FOUNDATION

  Volunteer  opportunities Be a volunteer and reap the reward: If you want to help the poorest, you are in the right place here. Join our team and let us work together. We want to make the difference for many people in their lives.

  Our sponsorship helps give a child: a nurturing and loving home in a family environment individualised care that supports the child’s development a supportive community with stable relationships education and training to prepare for the future access to health services and medical care support to prepare for an independent adult life 

  We are committed to working for and with children who have lost, or risk losing, parental care. These children are particularly vulnerable to suffering injustice and often miss out on their basic rights as children. The quality of childhood sets the stage for the future development of individuals and societies.  With 70 years of expertise in partnering with states to ensure that children’s rights are met, HFS is committed to taking action to contribute to building a sustainable future for children.  The following SDGs are central to our strategy and our everyday work to ensure that all children benefit from the SDGs. Goal 1 – End poverty Creating a world without poverty is one of the main goals of the SDGs. Poverty can lead to long-term disadvantages for children. It can also lead to family instability or even family breakdown.  Under-resourced households, where basic needs cannot be met, are often exposed to high levels of stress, and with a lack of adequate social protection, the r

   Why we need children's rights   All children have equal rights to care and protection, and to live a healthy life free from abuse and harm. Happy Souls Foundation defends and promotes these rights for all children on a global, regional, and national level. We work with partners to improve laws, policies and practices so that each child and young person, and their families receive the care and support they need. By advocating to uphold their rights, all children can become their strongest selves. What are children's rights? Children’s rights are laid out in international, regional and national frameworks that establish the fundamental rights each child has. Children in alternative care are particularly vulnerable. We take action to amplify their voices and bring them to the forefront of policy and decision-making, working with states and partners to help ensure that children who have lost parental care or risk losing it are protected, cared for and empowered and that their ri

  As a local organisation that works with children who don't have opportunities,  marginalized, who  have lost parental care, or who are at any risk, we see far too many cases of child abuse and neglect. Child abuse is widespread and persistent, exacerbated by poverty and, in some cases, legitimised through harmful cultural practices such as corporal punishment. Child abuse is a taboo subject in many cultures and is underreported. Happy Souls Foundation does not tolerate any form of child abuse, exploitation, neglect or violation of a child’s privacy and rights. We are committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment for every child we reach through our programmes. We work in accordance with the  UN Convention on the Rights of the Child  and the  Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children . Our Child Protection Policy focuses on four key action areas:  awareness, prevention, reporting  and  responding . We place special emphasis on awareness and preven

  We do research   HFS believes that research is an important means to understand children’s problems and to improve projects and programmes to address such problems. We pride ourselves in being able to implement high quality research, using both quantitative and qualitative tools, which are based on up-to-date theory, but always practice oriented. Our research is guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and follows strict ethical guidelines. We also have developed several research tools  and have delivered training on how to involve children and youth as researchers themselves  We will be publishing some research papers soon--