War Child

War Child

Stichting War Child

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Children & YouthEducationMental healthHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefTax-deductible donations
CharityInternational reach
Profile last updated: August 24, 2026

About

War Child is a charity based in Amsterdam, Netherlands working on children & youth, education, mental health +2 more.

War Child is a Dutch charity (Stichting War Child, based in Amsterdam) that works for children growing up in war and conflict zones. Its work covers psychosocial support, child protection and education, delivered through its own programmes and through local and international partner organisations. Its approach combines a tiered system of evidence-based methods, the War Child Zorgsysteem, which is tested and evaluated by an in-house research team and external scientists. Programmes also involve children's families, teachers and communities so that local people can carry the methods forward. War Child reports working in several countries, including Lebanon, Sudan, Uganda and South Sudan, and runs activities in the Netherlands. It is recognised as an ANBI (public-benefit organisation), funds its work through donations, legacies, corporate partnerships and grants, and invites individuals and companies to support it through donations, sponsorship, volunteering and fundraising actions.

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting War Child

Charity number

805309329

Registration

41215393

Focus areas

children in conflictpsychosocial supporteducation in emergencieschild protectionANBI

Languages

NLEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationMental healthHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefRefugees & Migration

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationResearchCapacity building

Programmes

Cant Wait to Learn

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Education

Tablet-based educational games that teach reading, writing and maths to children in conflict areas where schooling is disrupted.

EASE

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Mental health

Psychosocial support programme for children and young people affected by conflict, delivered in Uganda with CARE Uganda and co-funded by the European Union.

BeThere

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Mental health

Programme providing support to children and parents in Lebanon affected by conflict.

Nurturing Families

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Community development

Support for families in conflict areas to reduce family stress and strengthen family resilience.

TeamUp

Sport for development

Structured sport, play and movement activities helping displaced children regain confidence and a sense of normal childhood.

Countries of operation

LebanonSudanUgandaSouth SudanColombiaNetherlands

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegaciesCorporate partnershipsLotteriesEU funding

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingLegacy givingFundraiseCorporate partnershipSponsorshipVolunteer

Trust

Tax-deductible donationsCBF Erkend

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO certification

Awards

Jacobs Best Practice Prize

Industry memberships

CHS Alliance

Partnerships

CARE Uganda, Alawite Islamic Charity Association, Development for People and Nature, The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training, Nusaned, EO, Radio Veronica, HEMA, Nationale Postcode Loterij

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