About CCF-Belarus
CCF-Belarus is a branch of Christian Children's Fund, Inc. CCF has been working in Belarus since 1993 addressing core causes of Belarusian children and adolescents failing to prosper - poverty, child abuse and neglect, family crisis, disability and the Chernobyl issues, drug and alcohol abuse, and HIV/AIDS.
Mission statement
Creating opportunities for children to achieve their full potential, and providing practical tools for positive changes to children, families and communities.
At CCF-Belarus we believe in:
- Independent, nonsectarian commitment to children: our work is guided by the values of love, tolerance and respect to each child regardless to his/her nation, gender, race, creed, and social status.
- Strength in diversity and local leadership: we empower children, parents, young volunteers, teachers and professionals at the community level to carry out key decisions for children.
- Intrinsic worth and uniqueness of each child: we see our activity as a means to provide for the development of children - enlarging their world, extending their self-worth and expanding their opportunities.
Accomplishments
During the past decade, jointly with state social services, NGOs and international partners CCF-Belarus implemented over 30 projects on child protection, child and youth development, NGO capacity building, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS prevention, mitigating the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, and volunteer activity development. Within those projects technical, information and financial assistance to Belarusian children, families, and specialists was provided.
Within the region CCF-Belarus pioneered parenting education and parents' associations, peer education, and social interactive theater.
Our team
CCF-Belarus team consists of 19 multi-skilled and highly motivated professionals in the office in Minsk and over 100 field staff consisting of social workers, educators, trainers, and health professionals.
