War Child Holland

What War Child Holland does

War Child Holland (legally War Child Foundation, RSIN 91420784) is a Dutch-registered charitable foundation headquartered at Helmholtzstraat 61-G, Amsterdam, founded in the 1990s. It delivers child protection, psychosocial support, education, and youth empowerment programs for children and youth affected by armed conflict, operating across 19 countries spanning Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and Latin America. Primary beneficiaries are conflict-affected children and youth aged roughly 6-17, with secondary programming directed at caregivers and community-based child protection structures.

The organization's core product is its proprietary "Care System," an integrated suite of evidence-based interventions developed and validated by an in-house Research and Development Department and documented through a public Knowledge Hub. Flagship programs include "Can't Wait to Learn," a digital game-based learning platform for out-of-school children aged 7-14 that delivers mathematics and Arabic literacy in conflict settings; "TeamUp," a movement-based psychosocial intervention for refugee children; "EASE: Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions," co-developed with the World Health Organization for adolescents with internalizing problems; and additional interventions such as BeThere, CORE (teacher wellbeing), ReachNow, Seeds for Child Protection, STRETCH for Stigma, Stronger Together, SchoolLinks, and Caregiver Support Intervention (CSI). Interventions are designed for delivery by non-specialist providers in low-resource environments. The organization does not expose a public API and does not monetize its technology externally.

War Child's revenue model is exclusively non-commercial. Income is derived from individual donor contributions (monthly giving and one-time gifts), institutional grants — notably the Dutch Postcode Lottery, ASN Bank, and IKEA Foundation — an annual subsidy from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and corporate sponsorships via Business and Partner Network programs. In 2024, five previously independent national War Child organizations consolidated under a unified Stichting War Child Alliance (WCAF), a programmatic platform covering 14 country offices. WCAF reported reaching 2,239,985 individuals in 2024, with 2025 income tracking 12% above budget and participating children more than doubling year over year. The organization is ISO certified, GDPR compliant, and a CHS Alliance member.

Name

War Child Holland

Legal name

War Child Foundation

Website

https://warchild.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Short description

War Child Holland is a Dutch humanitarian foundation delivering evidence-based child protection, psychosocial support, and education programs for children affected by armed conflict across 19 countries via its proprietary Care System of 11 interventions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Child Protection and Psychosocial Support Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Education in Emergencies (EiE) & Safe Schools (BPADAKAJ), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Psychosocial support programs
• Education in emergencies
• Humanitarian aid
• Conflict-affected children

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Individual donors contributing through monthly giving programs or one-time gifts. War Child Friend donor program.
2. Institutional Grants: Funding from institutional donors including the Dutch Postcode Lottery, ASN Bank, and IKEA Foundation.
3. Government Subsidies: Annual subsidy from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Partnerships with companies through Business Network and Partner Network programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

War Child Holland is a Dutch humanitarian nongovernmental organization that delivers an integrated Care System of evidence-based child protection, psychosocial support, and education programmes for children and families affected by armed conflict. Services are funded entirely by individual donations, institutional grants, government subsidies, and corporate sponsorships, and are delivered through direct field operations and local NGO partnerships across 19 countries.

Product overview

War Child Holland operates as an integrated Care System for conflict-affected children, offering evidence-based psychosocial interventions and educational programs. The portfolio includes Can't Wait to Learn (a digital game-based learning platform), TeamUp (movement-based psychosocial intervention), EASE (WHO-developed psychological intervention), BeThere (mental health detection tool), CORE (teacher wellbeing program), and other interventions including Stronger Together, ReachNow, Seeds for Child Protection, STRETCH for Stigma, and WeACT. These interventions are supported by the Knowledge Hub research resource and complemented by SchoolLinks for caregiver engagement. The organization functions as a humanitarian NGO rather than a technology product company, with interventions designed for delivery by non-specialist providers in low-resource settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Can't Wait to Learn Digital game-based learning platform that delivers mathematics and Arabic literacy competency through experiential, active learning design to out-of-school children aged 7-14 in conflict-affected countries.
• TeamUp Movement-based psychosocial intervention delivered to refugee children aged 6-17 in refugee reception centres, promoting psychosocial learning and wellbeing through structured physical activity.
• BeThere Psychosocial support intervention that strengthens mental health detection and help-seeking among children in refugee settlements.
• EASE: Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions Group-based psychological intervention developed by WHO, consisting of seven sessions for young adolescents with internalising problems and three sessions for caregivers, delivered by non-specialist providers.
• CORE: Coaching-Observing-Reflecting-Engaging Intervention for the development of teacher wellbeing that improves teachers' wellbeing in low-resource settings through coaching, observing, reflecting, and engaging methodologies.
• Stronger Together Psychosocial intervention designed to support conflict-affected children and communities through collective approaches that strengthen resilience at the community level.
• ReachNow Intervention focused on promoting mental health help-seeking and increasing access to care for children in need through improved case detection.
• Seeds for Child Protection Community-led child protection approach that empowers communities to protect children from violence, exploitation, and other protection risks.
• STRETCH for Stigma Common multi-component stigma reduction intervention consisting of strategies at multiple socio-ecological levels, delivered by non-professionals to address stigmatisation of vulnerable children.
• WeACT (Working with children - Assessment of Competencies Tool) Working with children - Assessment of Competencies Tool used to assess service providers' competencies in delivering psychological interventions.
• SchoolLinks Complementary programme that increases children's access, attendance, and retention in school by strengthening caregivers' engagement in children's education and the home-school relationship.
• Caregiver Support Intervention (CSI) Nine-session group psychosocial intervention for conflict-affected parents of children aged 3-13 that strengthens parenting by lowering stress, improving psychosocial wellbeing, and increasing knowledge related to positive parenting.
• Knowledge Hub Research publications repository featuring reports and findings from War Child's Research & Development Department on evidence-based methodologies for the wellbeing, education, and protection of children in conflict-affected settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 2,239,985 individuals in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner for WHO interventions like EASE (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions) and Caregiver Skills Training Program.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the WHO-UNICEF EQUIP (Ensuring Quality in Psychosocial and Mental Health Care) initiative for competency-based training.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plan International: Child rights and child-centered community development organization with a comparable mission around protection, education, and youth empowerment in conflict-affected and developing countries; similar revenue model built on individual donors, institutional grants, and government funding.
• International Rescue Committee: Operates humanitarian programs for crisis-affected populations including refugees and conflict-affected children, with a comparable emphasis on evidence-based interventions, country office networks, and institutional donor funding.
• Save the Children: Largest direct peer in child rights and protection in conflict and humanitarian settings; operates a similar Care System-style portfolio of child protection, education, and psychosocial programs across comparable geographies, with similar institutional donor base.
• ChildFund International: Child-focused international development and protection organization operating in low- and middle-income countries, with a similar model combining individual sponsorship, institutional grants, and community-based child protection programming.
• SOS Children's Villages: International NGO focused on children without parental care and at risk of losing it; directly comparable in child protection, alternative care, and youth empowerment missions across more than 130 countries.
• World Vision International: Christian humanitarian organization focused on child wellbeing, including child protection, education, and livelihoods in fragile contexts; highly comparable operating model with field-based community programs and a global country office footprint.

Broad incumbents

• International Committee of the Red Cross: Global humanitarian organization operating in armed conflict contexts with a focus on protection of civilians, including children; comparable in the conflict-affected operating environment and institutional humanitarian funding base, though with a broader mandate than War Child.
• UNHCR: UN Refugee Agency with a global mandate covering forced displacement; a key stakeholder in the same operating contexts as War Child (refugee children, child protection in displacement) and a frequent partner or counterpart for War Child's refugee-focused interventions.
• UNICEF: UN agency with a global mandate for child rights, protection, and education; co-development partner of War Child on EQUIP. Acts as a system-wide incumbent in the same child welfare category, often as a funder or implementing partner to INGOs like War Child.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian and development organization working in conflict-affected and fragile contexts with overlapping focus on youth, education, and psychosocial support; comparable scale and donor mix, though with a broader economic recovery and food security mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/warchildvideo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/war-child-netherlands
• Instagraminstagram.com/warchildalliance
• Facebookfacebook.com/warchildholland

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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