Organisation aims and activities: Rädda Barnen is a non-governmental
organisation working to enhance
adherence to the rights of the child,
as expressed in the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Operational level: International
Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18
Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation
Organisation mandate: Fund other organisations, Lobby governments and the United Nations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Undertake legal casework on behalf of children, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press
Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Children and the media, Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children with disabilities, Children working and living on the street, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Environment and habitat, Gender and girls, Health and welfare, Refugee and unaccompanied children, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Sexual exploitation and abuse
Other organisations based in Sweden:
- Children's rights in Europe
- ECPAT-Sweden
- European Network for School-Age Childcare - Sweden
- International AIDS Society
- International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media
- IPA-barns rätt till lekmoting the Child´s Right to Play, Swedish section
- Lund University, Sweden
- Ombudsman for Children in Sweden
- Plan International - Sweden
- Save the Children - Sweden
- Sphere Project
- Swedish Academy for the Rights of the Child
- Swedish NGO Network for Children's Rights
- Swedish Refugee Aid
- Swedish Young Falcons
- Taskforce on National Coalitions
- The Children's Ombudsman in Sweden
Organisations working in similar fields:
- African Commission on Human and People's Rights
- AKSHAYA Rehabilitation Trust
- Anita Home
- AREN
- Artists United 4 Childrewn and Youth Development (AUCAYD)
- Associação Brasileira de Magistrados, Promotores de Justiça e Defensores Públicos da Infância e Juventude
- Association Défis - Jeunes pour le Développement
- Association for the Promotion and Progress of Children in Khenchela
- Association pour l'Encadrement des Orphelins et l'Education à la Paix
- Autre Vie
- Bangladesh Coalition for Child Rights
- Bangladesh Mohila Unnayan Sanghstha
- Center for the Human Rights of Children
- Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
- Centre for Human Rights Amos Bitola
- Centre for Women's Studies - University of Nijmegen
- Centro Internazionale Studi Famiglia
- Child Helpline Cameroon
- Child Rights Brigade International
- Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre
- Child Rights International Network
- Children and Women Empowerment Society
- Children Concern Organisation
- Children First - Pakistan
- Children Today Centre
- Children's association of Armenia
- Children's Law Centre
- Children's Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape
- ChildRight
- Christian Children's Fund - Geneva Office
- Committee for Legal Aid to the Poor
- Community Children Organisation (COCO)
- Consortium for Street Children
- Defence for Children International
- Defence for Children International - Costa Rica
- Defence for Children International - Sierra Leone
- Defensores PROCDN
- Enfants du Monde - Droits de l'Homme
- Espoir pour les Enfants
- Fortress Nigeria
- Genuine Empowerment of Mothers in Society
- Ghana NGO Coalition on the Rights of the Child
- Global March South Asian Secretariat/CWIN Nepal
- Good Neighbours Care
- Grupo Iniciativa Nacional por los Derechos del Niño, GIN-PERU
- HAQ: Centre for Child Rights
- Hellenic Association Of Poltical Scientists
- Homeland Community Development Agency
- Human Rights - First the Child
- Integrated Regional Information Networks - IRIN
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Rescue Committee
- Jammu and Kashmir Child Rights Trust
- Joy for Children - Uganda
- Kinderombudsman
- Kinderrechte Afrika e.V. (KiRA)
- Lixbey Environmental Foundation
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights
- Maison des Droits de l'Enfant
- Materi Chechni
- Meerut CHILDLINE
- National Centre for Human Rights
- National Centre For Playwork Education - North East
- National Information Centre on Human Rights
- New Life Foundation of Bangladesh
- NGO/UNICEF Regional Network for Children in Central and Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States
- Nib Women and Children Association
- Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Office of the Children's Advocate - Jamaica
- ONG Espoir pour les enfants
- Organisation de Developpement et des Droits de l'Homme au Cameroun
- Padang Lutheran Christian Relief
- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- Pan African Organisation for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children
- Parlement des enfants de Côte d'Ivoire section daloa
- People's Action in Development
- Plan Tanzania
- Red Iberoamericana de Defensa de los Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia
- Regional Working Group on Child Labour
- Relief Society of Tigray
- Right to Education Project
- Save Congo's Child
- Save the Children - Norway
- Save the Children Canada
- Save the Children Norway - Nepal
- Save the Children Sweden - Office for the Middle East and North Africa
- Save the Children Sweden - Pakistan programme
- Save the Children Sweden - Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa
- Save the Children Sweden - South Africa
- Save the Children Sweden Denmark - Bangladesh
- Save the Children UK
- Save the Children UK - Northern Ireland Office
- Save the Children UK - Sierra Leone Office
- Secretariat for the National Plan of Action for Palestinian Children
- Seyaj for Childhood Protection
- Society for Education and Development/Nepal
- Society for the Protection for the Rights of the Child
- Somali Children Rights Organization
- Somali Council for Children
- Southern Africa Child Development Initiative (SA-child)
- Spanish Committee for UNICEF
- St Mary's Orphan Home
- Terre des Hommes - Germany
- The "Future is yours" NGO
- The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
- The Ombudsperson for Children Republic of Croatia
- UNICEF
- UNICEF - Belgique
- UNICEF - Belgrade
- UNICEF - Bhutan
- UNICEF - Cambodia
- UNICEF - Cuba country office
- UNICEF - Ethiopia
- UNICEF - Gambia
- UNICEF - Georgia
- UNICEF - India
- UNICEF - Malaysia
- UNICEF - Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF - PNG
- UNICEF Pacific
- UNICEF Podgorica
- UNICEF Togo
- Wellspring Advisors LLC
- World Vision - Colombia
- World Vision - Japan
- World Vision International - International Liaison Office
- Youth Partnership for Peace and Development
Last updated 10/10/2008 11:46:18
CRIN does not accredit or validate any of the organisations listed in our directory. The views and activities of the listed organisations do not necessarily reflect the views or activities of CRIN's coordination team.
