War Child (charity)

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War Child International

Formation	1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Founder	Bill Leeson David Wilson Willemijn Verloop Samantha Nutt Eric Hoskins
Type	NGO
Registration no.	United Kingdom (1071659) The Netherlands Canada
Location	War Child UK: Studio 320, Highgate Studios, 53 -79 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1TL War Child Holland Helmholtzstraat 61-G, 1098 LE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Origins	London, England UK; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Canada
Area served	Worldwide
Website	www.warchild.org www.warchildholland.org www.warchild.ca www.warchild.nl

War Child International is an independent non-government organization founded in 1993 by film-makers Bill Leeson, David Wilson, and peace activist Willemijn Verloop.^[1] The organization works with parents, caregivers, community members, NGOs, governments, corporations, and other partners worldwide to ensure that children have access to protection, education and psychosocial support. War Child's work is rooted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The organization established War Child UK in 1994, War Child Holland in 1995, War Child Canada in 1999, and War Child Australia in 2002.