Eurochild

What Eurochild does

Eurochild, legally registered as Eurochild AISBL, is a Brussels-headquartered non-profit association founded in 2004 and recognized as the largest network of organizations and individuals working with and for children in Europe. Its core offering is a membership-based network of 234 organizations across 41 European countries that convenes civil society, influences EU policy, and facilitates mutual learning and capacity building for child rights practitioners. The organization is anchored in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and operates formal engagement channels with the European Commission, European Parliament, Council of Europe, and other EU institutions.

Its portfolio spans advocacy programmes, multi-country projects, and child participation structures. Key initiatives include the EU Alliance for Investing in Children (co-chaired, 20+ networks), the Daphne-CHILD 3-year programme (€1.3M re-granted to 48 CSOs across 9 countries), the GUIDE Project (guardianship support for unaccompanied children in 5 countries), the Opening Doors de-institutionalisation campaign, Childonomics (an economic-return-on-investment framework), DataCare (a child protection data mapping project with UNICEF), and First Years, First Priority. Participation infrastructure includes the Eurochild Children's Council (11 children aged 10-18), National Eurochild Forums, the NOVA Council focused on online safety, and a Child Participation Reference Group. The organization publishes an annual report, policy briefings, working papers, and country profiles.

Eurochild's business model is a non-profit funding mix: EU institutional grants (the largest stream, evidenced by EU funding acknowledgments and the Daphne-CHILD programme), membership fees from member organizations and individuals, individual and institutional donations (via bank transfer, credit card, Bancontact, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA), and corporate partnerships managed through a dedicated Partnerships and Programmes Coordinator. The secretariat comprises approximately 15 staff led by Secretary General Sabine Saliba, with two Directors (Policy/Advocacy/Communications; Child Rights/Capacity Building) and functional coordinators for EU affairs, partnerships, communications, finance, and operations. Governance sits with a Management Board drawn from member organizations across multiple European countries. The organization reports audited financials through Belgian AISBL filings but does not publicly disclose detailed revenue figures.

Name

Eurochild

Legal name

Eurochild AISBL

Website

https://eurochild.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eurochild is a Brussels-based non-profit association and the largest European network of organizations working for children's rights, with 234 members across 41 countries. It influences EU child rights policy, delivers multi-country capacity-building programmes, and runs child participation structures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Rights Advocacy Network

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAG

Child Protection & Child Rights

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAGAG

Child Rights & Protection

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPADAKAB

Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Education & Skills Development Programs

Keywords

• Children's rights advocacy
• Child protection programmes
• Civil society capacity building
• EU policy advocacy
• Youth participation networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. EU Institutional Funding: Eurochild receives significant funding from European Union institutions including the European Commission and European Parliament, as evidenced by EU funding acknowledgments on their website and the Daphne-CHILD programme implementation.
2. Donations: Eurochild accepts donations from individuals and organizations through their website, with options for direct bank transfers and online payment methods including credit cards, Bancontact, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and SEPA payments.
3. Membership Fees: Organization offers membership to organizations and individuals with interest in children's rights, providing access to resources, exchange opportunities, and participation in advocacy work.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Eurochild engages corporate sponsors for partnerships to drive change for children across Europe, with contact through Partnerships and Programmes Coordinator.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eurochild operates a membership-based network of 234 organisations and individuals across 41 European countries that advocates for children's rights with EU institutions and national governments. The organisation delivers services including policy advocacy, civil society capacity building, mutual learning and exchange of practice and research, multi-country programme implementation (e.g., Daphne-CHILD, GUIDE), and structured child participation mechanisms (Eurochild Children's Council, National Eurochild Forums).

Product overview

Eurochild is a non-profit children's rights network organisation, not a technology product company. Its 'offerings' consist of advocacy programmes, coalitions, and child participation structures. The core offering is a membership network (234 members across 41 countries) that provides advocacy, capacity building, and mutual learning for children's rights organisations. Key programmes include the EU Alliance for Investing in Children (co-chaired), Daphne-CHILD (violence prevention programme with Terre des Hommes), GUIDE (guardianship support for unaccompanied children), and the Opening Doors de-institutionalisation campaign. Participation structures include the Eurochild Children's Council (ECC) of 11 children, National Eurochild Forums (NEFs), and a Child Participation Reference Group. Eurochild also produces policy briefings, country profiles, and annual reports as knowledge products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eurochild Children's Council (ECC): A council bringing together children from different countries to contribute to Eurochild's events and activities
• National Eurochild Forums (NEFs)
• NOVA Council
• EU Alliance for Investing in Children
• Daphne-CHILD
• GUIDE Project

Products and services

• EU Alliance for Investing in Children

Quantifiable outcome

• Re-granted €1.3 million to 48 local organizations expanding child protection to 23,000 children, 3,200 families, and 1,800 professionals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Social PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild is a member of Social Platform, a European NGO alliance focused on social issues
• EAPN (European Anti-Poverty Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild participates in EAPN, a network working to combat poverty and social exclusion in Europe
• Child Rights ConnectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild is a member of Child Rights Connect, a global network focused on UN child rights mechanisms
• ISSA (International Step by Step Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild is a member of ISSA, collaborating on early childhood development initiatives including the First Years, First Priority campaign
• Council of Europe - Steering Committee for the Rights of the ChildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild works with the Council of Europe's Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child on child rights standards and monitoring
• European Expert Group on Transition from Institutional to Community-Based Care (EEG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild is a member of EEG, a coalition advocating to replace institutionalization with family- and community-based support, convened in 2009
• EU Alliance for Investing in ChildrenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild co-chairs this alliance of over 20 European networks committed to ending child poverty and promoting child well-being
• Children's Rights Action Group (CRAG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild collaborates closely with other children's rights organizations active at EU level through CRAG, including co-authoring the Child Rights Manifesto
• Terre des HommesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild and Terre des Hommes implement the 3-year Daphne-CHILD programme, a sub-granting and capacity building programme supporting grassroot CSOs addressing violence against children in 9 countries
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild collaborated with UNICEF on the DataCare project, launched in March 2020, mapping child protection data systems across EU Member States
• European Public Health AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate partner in the First Years, First Priority campaign for early childhood development
• Roma Education FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate partner in the First Years, First Priority campaign for early childhood development
• European Economic and Social CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild engages with the European Economic and Social Committee as a key EU institution partner
• Lifelong Learning PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild is a member of the Lifelong Learning Platform, contributing to education and lifelong learning policy discussions
• Exposome AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild is a supporter of the Exposome Alliance, an informal collaboration platform bringing together scientific experts, policymakers, and civil society on prevention and public health
• EU CSA Legislation Advocacy Group (ECLAG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild participates in ECLAG for advocacy on child sexual abuse legislation
• PurposeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild collaborates with Purpose on initiatives including anti-rights movement counter-campaigns
• Initiative for Children in Migration (ICM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild participates in ICM coalition focused on protecting rights of children in migration
• L4WB CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild participates in the L4WB Community network
• SDG Watch EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurochild participates in SDG Watch Europe, monitoring Sustainable Development Goals implementation

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Child Rights Connect: Global network of child rights organisations focused on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Eurochild is a member and they coordinate on international child rights mechanisms, making it the closest functional peer in network-based child rights advocacy.
• Terre des Hommes: International children's rights and development NGO. Co-implements the Daphne-CHILD programme with Eurochild and operates comparable child protection programmes across Europe, making it both a partner and a directly comparable peer in programme delivery.
• Defence for Children International: Global movement defending children's rights through national sections and advocacy at international bodies. Overlaps with Eurochild on child protection, juvenile justice and CRC implementation across European jurisdictions.
• European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN): EU-level network combating poverty and social exclusion, of which Eurochild is a member. EAPN is a direct peer in network-based EU advocacy targeting the same institutional interlocutors on overlapping social policy issues.
• International Step by Step Association (ISSA): European network focused on early childhood development. Eurochild is an ISSA member and they co-lead the First Years, First Priority campaign, making ISSA a close thematic peer in early childhood advocacy.
• Social Platform: European NGO alliance of social rights organisations. Eurochild is a member and they operate as cross-cutting civil society coalitions engaging EU institutions on overlapping portfolios including child welfare.

Broad incumbents

• SOS Children's Villages International: Global NGO focused on alternative care and deinstitutionalisation, overlapping with Eurochild's Opening Doors campaign and child protection advocacy. Operates a much larger global programme portfolio but engages EU institutions on similar themes.
• Save the Children EU: Larger global NGO with an EU affairs office that engages EU institutions on child rights and child poverty. Operates a much broader portfolio than Eurochild but competes for the same EU institutional attention and funding on overlapping themes.
• UNICEF EU Office: UN agency advocating for children's rights at EU level and partnering with Eurochild on initiatives such as DataCare. Operates on a vastly larger scale and global remit, making it a broad incumbent peer in EU-level child rights advocacy.

Others

• Council of Europe - Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child: Intergovernmental body setting child rights standards in Europe. Eurochild has formal partnership status with the Steering Committee, making it an institutional counterpart rather than a competitor, but relevant for benchmarking network influence and standards-setting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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