We’re a team of expert social workers, therapists, lawyers and judges.
Together, we partner with organisations involved in the care & protection of children.
We provide training, mentoring, consultation and more,
at an accessible cost for as long as our assistance is required.
Why do we do it?
So children all over the world
can be and feel
SAFE
can feel like they
BELONG
and have the best chance to
THRiVE.
At the moment, too many children are growing up in unsafe and inappropriate environments.
A few years ago, UNICEF estimated that 1 billion children around the world are at risk of harm. A scary statistic, but this doesn’t mean these children are being ignored. Many organisations around the world are caring for vulnerable children with the best of intentions.
Unfortunately, they often struggle to find the support and help they need to turn those good intentions into good practice so children can be helped and not harmed.
Over the past two decades, we’ve changed the way MiLLiONS of children are protected and cared for.
How has a tiny charity reached millions of children?
We’ve equipped
1000s
of child care and protection practitioners from over a
100
organisations across more than
50
countries to better protect and care for children in their regions.
Many of the small, grassroots organisations we work with go on to train others and advocate for change in their countries and regions.
As a result, we’ve worked with governments and judiciaries resulting in legislative change and complete overhauls of national child care and protection systems in several countries.
See the changes we’ve contributed to in Paraguay for one example.
Will You Help More Children Thrive?
Wondering how you can support us?! Select any of the options below.
Your donation enables us to provide our services for free or at a low cost to more small organisations accross the world.
You or your organisation can partially or fully sponsor any of our projects in need of funding support.
Whether you’re a business, organisation or individual, we’ve lots of fundraising opportunities for you!
What Your Donations Make Possible
£75
provides an organisation with a Power Hour consultation or mentoring session.
£325
enables someone from an organisation to complete a 15 hour Protective Behaviours course.
£5-10,000
enables a full year of training, consultation and mentoring support (a mixture of online and in person) for a child care and protection organisation.
We strive to make our services accessible for all but some organisations can’t afford to pay for our services and your funding helps us provide our services for free to those that have no capacity.
Here’s a preview of projects that need funding…
Morocco 🇲🇦
Fape has been at the forefront of introducing formal foster care to Morocco. Their programme caught the government’s attention, who’ve asked Fape to lead the way in developing a national foster care programme alongside the necessary legislation to support it. Find out more about the project with Fape.
Uganda 🇺🇬
VCDF works on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo – an area where children and families are living with the consequences of ongoing conflict and violence. VCDF are developing programmes to support the many child-headed households in a region where resources are extremely limited.
Find out more about the project with VCDF.
Iraq-Kurdistan 🇮🇶
Step_Iraq, in partnership with the Iraqi-Kurdish government, has been developing, piloting and implementing a foster care program. However, funding for essential training and support is limited as government funds are primarily for operational costs. Find out more about the project with Step_Iraq.
If you want to support any of these projects please contact us via email: info@sfac.org.uk
Here’s how we equip organisations to give children the best care
(If you work in child care & protection, this is for you!)
To find out more about our Advocacy work, our Training, Consultation and Mentoring services, or our Review service, follow their links or click on the relevant image above.
To read an overview of all our services, click the button above or choose from the dropdown Our Services tab in the main menu at the top of this page.
A Taste Test!
If you’d like to get to know us a little bit more, we’re slowly building our library of videos and blog post resources. Here’s a couple to get you started.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and depressed by the 24 hour news cycle of doom and gloom, you’ll love our quarterly Good News & A Giggle emails.
They’re packed full of fun (e.g. quizzes and recipes from around the world),
loads of good news from us and the organisations we partner with,
and there’s always a little something to get you giggling!
We’ll also occasionally pop into your inboxes with other news (rarely more than 3-4 times a year)
Who We’ve Worked With
