International Children's Trust

The International Children’s Trust was founded in 1967 by a group of individuals who felt strongly that children should be given the best chance possible in life. They wanted to make a difference to individual children whose lives were severely affected by poverty.

We create real and lasting change in a child’s life by tackling the root causes of child poverty. We focus on vulnerable children living in poverty, facing abuse, violence and discrimination. We tackle the physical, educational and emotional barriers to a child’s development and create strong family and community support structures. We want a world where no child has to live or work on the streets. We may not change the world,but we will change the world of the children we work with.

ICT works with grassroots and community-led organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We receive more requests from overseas organisations than we can support. These organisations apply for a partnership with us so that they can access funding and programme expertise, develop new skills, make strategic connections and give international visibility to their causes. CT ensures that those living in vulnerable situations have access to the most basic needs such as health, sanitation, education and to child protection system.