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Interpedia

Interpedia ry

Helsinki, Finland

Children & YouthEducationDisabilityGender equality
NGOFounded 1974International reach
Profile last updated: October 10, 2026

About

Founded in 1974, Interpedia is a non-governmental organisation based in Helsinki, Finland working on children & youth, education, disability +1 more.

Interpedia is a Finnish non-governmental expert organisation founded in 1974 by adoptive parents. It works for child rights and child protection internationally through two areas: intercountry adoption services, which it provides as an authorised adoption service provider under the Finnish Adoption Board, and development cooperation, which funds projects and child sponsorship programmes in countries including Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa and Thailand. It also runs global education work for schools and educators.

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Founded

1974

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

ry

Legal name

Interpedia ry

VAT number

FI11554128

Focus areas

child rightsintercountry adoptiondevelopment cooperationchild sponsorshipglobal education

Languages

FISVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationDisabilityGender equality

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesWomen & GirlsPeople with disabilities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & education

Programmes

Nepalin koulutustuki ja kummilapsiohjelma

Education · Nepal

Education support and child sponsorship programme in Nepal, including schooling in South Lalitpur and Far West Nepal.

Voimatytöt tyttöjen oikeuksien hanke 2023-2026

Gender equality · India

Girls' rights project, including self-defence courses for girls in partnership with the Delhi Council for Child Welfare.

Vammaishanke Etiopian Chilgassa 2025-2028

Disability · Ethiopia

Project supporting children with disabilities in Chilga, Ethiopia.

Etiopian päiväkotikummit

Children & Youth · Ethiopia

Child sponsorship of daycare centres providing early childhood care and meals for children at risk of social exclusion in Ethiopia.

Thaimaan kummilapsiohjelma

Children & Youth · Thailand

Child sponsorship programme in Thailand.

Countries of operation

BangladeshColombiaEthiopiaIndiaNepalSouth AfricaThailandTaiwan

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesGrantsLegacies

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingSponsorshipMembershipLegacy givingShopCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

EurAdoptNordic Adoption CouncilLastensuojelun Keskusliitto

Partnerships

Delhi Council for Child Welfare, Berhan Lehetsanat Maedot, Abba Specialist Adoption & Social Service, Central Adoption Resource Agency, Department of Children and Youth, Chung Yi Social Welfare Foundation, Patan Community Based Rehabilitation, Project LIFE Foundation

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