Help a Child

Name

Help a Child

Legal name

Help a Child (Red een Kind)

Website

https://helpachild.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Trauma-Informed & Resilience-Building Programs (Early Childhood) (EDACAOAD)

Keywords

• Child community development
• Early childhood education
• Child protection services
• Food security programs
• Humanitarian aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zwolle

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: Help a Child generates revenue through grants and donations from institutional donors (governments, UN agencies, foundations) to fund humanitarian and development programs. Programs are delivered through implementing partner organizations using the CCCD methodology.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Help a Child runs integrated community development programs for vulnerable children, families, and communities across 9 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and India. Using its proprietary Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) methodology, it delivers Early Childhood Development, Child Protection, Food Security & Livelihoods, Community Empowerment, Disaster Response, and Climate Resilience interventions through ECD centres, Self-Help Groups, Farmer Groups, Children Groups, and Parenting Groups. Programs are funded by institutional donors and delivered free of cost to beneficiaries via local implementing partners.

Product overview

Help a Child operates as a humanitarian organization offering integrated community development programs rather than a technology product company. The organization provides multiple interconnected program areas including Early Childhood Development (ECD), Child Protection, Food Security & Livelihoods, Community Empowerment, Disaster Response, and Climate Resilience. These programs are delivered through local partners in African countries (Burundi, DRC, India, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda) using a Child-Centred Community Development (CCCD) approach. Key interventions include ECD centres, Parenting Challenge sessions, Self-Help Groups, Farmer Groups, and emergency response initiatives. The organization does not offer a technology platform, SaaS product, or digital tools as its core offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Development (ECD) Integrated ECD programs covering ECD centre establishment, caregiver training, and early learning services for young children, focused on the first 1,000 days of life. Includes 561 ECD centres and ECD teacher training (e.g., 589 teachers trained in Rwanda in 2024).
• Child Protection Child protection initiatives including safeguarding, abuse prevention, psychosocial support, and support for vulnerable children. Includes the Kids@Risk program and birth registration support (e.g., 310 birth certificates issued in DRC).
• Food Security & Livelihoods Programs addressing food insecurity and livelihoods through agricultural training, Farmer Groups (327 active in 2025), and economic empowerment for vulnerable households.
• Community Empowerment Community development delivered through Self-Help Groups (1,527 active in 2025), participatory approaches, and the CCCD methodology designed to enable communities to flourish without external support within seven years.
• Disaster Response (Health, WASH & Nutrition) Humanitarian response including Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), and Nutrition interventions during emergencies and natural disasters, delivered through partnerships with Dutch Relief Alliance, Medair, and others.
• Climate Resilience Climate adaptation initiatives including climate-smart agriculture and environmental sustainability programs for vulnerable communities, including the ABCD project in Burundi funded by WFP.
• Parenting Challenge A group-based parenting program delivered through Parenting Groups (920 active in 2025) designed to improve family dynamics, reduce domestic violence, and promote positive parenting practices.
• Kids@Risk Child-centred, community-based child protection programme launched in 2021 aimed at building safety, resilience, well-being, and respect for children's rights in fragile areas of DRC.

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2025, supported 496,253 children and 263,898 adults across 9 countries
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dutch Relief AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency humanitarian coalition funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Help a Child participates in Joint Response programs in DRC and Burundi providing WASH, Food Security, and Protection services to displaced populations.
• MedaircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint humanitarian responses including flood response in Somalia (2024) providing Health and WASH services, and Emergency Response in Eastern DRC. Medair brings expertise in health and emergency response while Help a Child provides community-based programming.
• African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) UgandacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for CCCD programme in Arivu, Arua district, Uganda. AEE delivers community development programs including parenting challenge interventions.
• SAO (Share an Opportunity) UgandacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for CCCD programmes in Abim and Napak, Karamoja region, Uganda. SAO focuses on child wellbeing, education, and sustainable livelihoods in pastoralist communities.
• Help Channel CongocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal implementing partner in DRC for WASH, Food Security, and Protection programs in Masisi and Fizi health zones.
• ADEDcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner in DRC for disability-inclusive programs (Tunafasi) and WASH/FSL interventions. ADED focuses on disability prevention and community-based rehabilitation.
• American Friends Service CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Burundi Building Bridges Project addressing root causes of illegal migration and organized crime. Joint implementation with other NGOs.
• CordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Burundi Building Bridges Project addressing conflict and migration challenges through community reconciliation.
• Mensen met een MissiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Burundi Building Bridges Project focusing on community reconciliation and peacebuilding.
• SAD (Solidarité Agropastorale pour le Développement)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner in Burundi for Rêves des Enfants project providing early childhood development and nutrition services in Kayanza.
• Red een Kind NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch supporting organization/affiliate. Main postal address: +31 (0)38 460 46 48, [email protected]. Functions as the parent/supporting office in the Netherlands.
• Help a Child USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based supporting office of Help a Child, operating as affiliated entity to support the international mission.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan International: Large child-rights INGO delivering ECD, child protection, education, and gender equality programs across Africa and Asia. Operates at significantly larger scale but in directly comparable thematic areas and geographies.
• World Vision International: One of the largest child-focused Christian INGOs globally, operating integrated child sponsorship, ECD, child protection, and livelihoods programs across sub-Saharan Africa. Highly comparable to Help a Child in faith-based identity, integrated programming, and community-led delivery model.
• Save the Children: One of the largest global child-rights INGOs, with deep programming in ECD, child protection, food security, and emergency response across the same sub-Saharan geographies as Help a Child. A direct thematic peer, though operating at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• ChildFund International: Child-focused INGO working on child protection, ECD, and youth empowerment across Africa and Asia, with a comparable community-partner delivery approach. Direct peer in both mission and operational model.
• Terre des Hommes: European-based INGO focused on child protection, ECD, and child rights, with significant programming across Africa and Asia. Directly comparable in mission, beneficiary focus, and delivery through local partner structures.
• SOS Children's Villages: International NGO focused on children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care, providing family-based care, ECD, and youth development across sub-Saharan Africa. Closely comparable in child-centered, family-strengthening orientation.
• Compassion International: Christian child-development organization operating ECD, child sponsorship, and family support programs through local church partners in many of the same African and South Asian geographies as Help a Child. Directly comparable mission, delivery model, and beneficiary focus.
• Cord (formerly Cord Aid): Dutch-rooted INGO working on community resilience, child protection, and livelihoods in fragile states, including as a current consortium partner with Help a Child on the Burundi Building Bridges Project. Directly comparable by scale, Dutch institutional heritage, and operational geographies.
• Medair: Faith-based humanitarian organization delivering emergency health, WASH, and nutrition responses in fragile states, and a current operational partner of Help a Child on joint responses in DRC and Somalia. Comparable as a mid-sized, faith-rooted emergency responder.

Emerging players

• African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE): Faith-based African NGO implementing community development, parenting, and child wellbeing programs in Uganda and other sub-Saharan countries. A current implementing partner of Help a Child in Arivu/Arua, and directly comparable as a community-level child-focused delivery organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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