Warchild 2021

When education is cut off, it’s not just a dream job that disappears along with it. It’s also the opportunity to be defined by something other than your surroundings. For children in conflict zones, it’s even more than that - education is a tool to take them out of the war and into a world of hope and possibility.

That’s why restoring access to education took top priority for War Child in 2021, taking fast, effective and low-cost learning far beyond the classroom...

Many more children reached through our programmes

648,477

In 2021, we met the needs of 648,477 children and adults - more than twice as much as 2020. You might be wondering: why is this number so high compared to last year? Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to adapt our very ways of working. This presented an opportunity to reach many more children through digital and remote innovations.

Our programmes

Sustained financial growth

Income

€50.3 mln.

Expenses

€49.8 mln.

Thanks to the generous donations of our partners and donors, we saw our income grow by €6.7 million to total €50.3 million. Our operating expenses were €49.8 million - €40 million of which was spent directly in support of conflict-affected children.

Annual accounts

Responding rapidly to crisis

In the immediate aftermath of the May bombardment in Gaza, we put our Fast Aid framework into action. To date this has seen some 9,624 children and 3,809 caregivers directly supported.

Measuring our impact

Our psychosocial support intervention TeamUp is grounded in evidence. Thanks to several research projects we can confidently say that the method is having a measurable positive impact on children’s wellbeing.

Advocating on mental health

The findings of our joint study with World Vision revealed COVID-19’s impact on young minds. Armed with this evidence, we advocated for children’s right to mental health at four international conferences.

Creating music together

Dutch indie icons and War Child ambassador Chef’Special created a song with refugee children: “Together We Are”. We sat down with front man Joshua Nolet to learn more about this special project.

Meet Lamegie

“I love my studies - they can help me in life, help my family and my community.”

For Lamegie (12) from eastern DR Congo, life has been put on hold by violence. Besides the constant threat of attack, and the fear that comes with it, the enduring conflict has denied her the chance to learn. Growing up, she felt “uneducated” and had little hope for the future. That all changed when she came across our catch-up education program...