OUR APPROACH
Street Child moves towards crisis rather than away from it. We have the agility and ability to move rapidly into a new situation and quickly support communities. In addition to the countries we operate in, this approach spans conflict and climate change-related emerging disasters, forgotten crises in countries or contexts currently outside of our operational areas too.
When a disaster happens, we’re there to support children and their families by:
Meeting their immediate survival needs, providing essentials including water, food, shelter and healthcare.
Creating safe spaces for children to recover
Ensuring children with urgent protection needs are identified and receive timely services
Ensuring girls and boys are still able to access education
Supporting long-term recovery, listening and helping people and households rebuild their lives
Enabling and encouraging our local network of partners to be at the forefront of the response.
We are also proud to work as an active member of the education in emergencies working group as part of the Global Education Cluster coordination mechanism.
On February 6, 2023, two consecutive earthquakes devastated parts of Southern Turkey and Northern Syria, killing more than 50,000 people and devastating the lives of millions more. The earthquakes were the latest disaster for families in North West Syria, who had already lived through more than a decade of conflict, widespread displacement, crumbling infrastructure and economic collapse.
Street Child launched an emergency response within 24 hours of the earthquake, seeking to provide aid where the need is greatest. So far, through our network of five partners we have reached more than 16,250 people in North West Syria with food, shelter and child protection activities.
Street Child will continue supporting survivors who have been forced to rebuild their lives. As we continue to provide life-saving support, we will also be working to reduce the disruption to children’s education to ensure all children affected by this crisis are safe, in school and learning.
Rapid Response in Numbers
124,840
children in Afghanistan have been reached through our programs. This includes direct enrolment into school and mental health services
16,250
people have been reached in North West Syria with food, shelter and child protection activities
94,438
children and 23,809 adults have been reached by Street Child in Ukraine