Canadian Feed the Children


	Powerful Partnerships "Our donors trust us to transform their dollars into real and lasting change for children affected by poverty. We do this through strong and creative partnerships with local organizations that share our goals, ethics and unwavering commitment to children. We are very proud of our community partners and the excellent work we do together to help children gain strength, health and opportunity in all the communities we support." Executive Director Jim Dahl Read about our partners in Bolivia, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Uganda, Sierra Leone

	Our partners in Bolivia ALALAY (translates to ‘I feel cold’ in Quechua – a major indigenous language) La Paz, Santa Cruz and El Alto, Bolivia Supports the development of boys and girls living on the streets, offering them the option of a better life and reuniting them with society Key sectors: Education, health, nutrition, skills building, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2005 Tomas Katari Polytechnic Institute (IPTK) Sucre, Bolivia Works to assist in a process whereby citizens of Bolivia achieve a sufficient degree of conscience, training, technical qualification and organization in such a manner that they can participate in the building of a new society within their country. Key sectors of support: Education, health, nutrition, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2005 Juana Azurduy Centre Sucre, Bolivia Works to contribute to the construction of a more equitable society by proposing policies and strategies of development to the state which facilitate the achievement of gender and generational equity. Key sectors of support: Education, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2005. Niño Jesús de Praga (NJDP) Cochabamba, Bolivia Improves the quality of life for marginalized children in the town of Tiquipaya, Cochabamba. Key sectors of support: Education, health, nutrition, skills building Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 La Paz Foundation La Paz, Bolivia Assists children, adolescents and women who are in situations of commercial sexual violence. Key sectors of support: Advocacy, health, skills building Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2005 Sociedad Católica San José La Paz, Bolivia Promotes human development through interventions in education, training, family and community participation as well as in primary health and nutritional assistance. Key sectors of support: Education, health, nutrition, skills building, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 Sant’ Egidio Cochabamba, Bolivia Sant'Egidio contributes towards the improvement of the general living conditions of boys, girls, adolescents and their families within the city of Cochabamba and its outlying rural communities. Key sectors of support: Education, health, nutrition, skills building, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 See more on our Bolivian programs Our partners in Canada Atelier 850 Montreal, Quebec Atelier 850 is an independent organization offering a summer day camp, an after school program and community activity programs to help improve the health and well-being of the community's children We provide school children from primarily new immigrant low income families with an after-school snack program, food preparation workshops and summer camp breakfast/lunch and dinner Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2008 Eel Ground Reserve School Eel Ground, New Brunswick Eel Ground School is a K-8 school located in the First Nations community of Eel Ground, New Brunswick that focuses on culture, tradition and technology. We provide breakfast, lunch and nutrition education to children in kindergarten through Grade 8 at the reserve school. We also support an after-school computer graphics programs for youth graduates of the elementary school. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 Elsipogtog First Nations School Big Cove, New Brunswick Elsipogtog School takes the responsibility to provide a quality education in a safe and caring environment by promoting/encouraging: Respect for self and others; Its unique cultural identity; Children to take responsibility for their actions; Children to be given the skills needed to develop social responsibilities We provide a nutritious breakfast and lunch for children in kindergarten through Grade 8 at the reserve school, using as much traditional and local food as possible. Nutrition education is a daily component of the school curriculum and most of the children’s daily nutrition components will be met by the school meals. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2008 First Nations School of Toronto Jr & Sr Toronto, Ontario First Nations School of Toronto is an elementary school (JK to Grade 8) with an enrollment of approximately 75 students from across the city of Toronto. Aboriginal values, spirituality, culture and Ojibway language are integrated into the school curriculum. We are funding a nutritious lunch program for the children of this inner-city school. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2008 Mah-Sos School Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick Mah-Sos School is an elementary school on the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick. We are funding a nutritious lunch program for the children of the school. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2008 REACH -Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger Regina, Saskatchewan REACH works with schools, day cares, and other child-serving groups and agencies to ensure that every child in its community has safe and nutritious food available to them, and the food-related learning opportunities which will help prepare children for a healthy, happy and independent adulthood. We work with REACH to provide dairy support to pre-school/school and youth feeding programs primarily serving Aboriginal children and youth. We also contribute to the milk subsidy for primarily aboriginal families that use the REACH affordable healthy food store. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 1997 Saddle Lake Boys & Girls Club Saddle Lake, Alberta We provide a nutritious snack and evening meal prepared by a cook and youth helpers for any hungry child coming to the after-school program. We also provide culturally appropriate nutrition education to parents attending monthly Feasts. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2005 School Lunch Association St. John’s, Newfoundland Operates a non-stigmatizing program that provides hot, nutritious lunches to primary and elementary school children, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. We provide funding for nutritious hot lunches throughout the school year. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 1995. Thompson Boys and Girls Club Thompson, Manitoba Focuses on the positive potential of every child, tackling a broad range of critical problems facing young people in our society today, including substance abuse, teen pregnancy, juvenile delinquency and crime, youth unemployment and child poverty. We help provide a hot evening meal and snack in a safe environment to every hungry child that uses the facility after school, and provide nutrition information services to youth and young adults at risk that use the facility for basic life skills training. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2005 We are proud to have built new partnerships with the following reserve schools in 2008. At each school, we will be topping up the existing nutrition program with funding to provide additional healthy food for the community's children. Dauphin River School Dauphin River First Nation, Manitoba Mistahi Sipiy Elementary School Big River First Nation, Saskatchewan Mosquito School Mosquito First Nation, Saskatchewan Kisikohk School Kisikohk First Nation, Saskatchewan Sweetgrass School Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan See more on our Canadian programs Our partners in Ethiopia Aberash’s Memorial Development Organization (AMDO) Woldia Mekedella, Oromiya National Regional State, Ethiopia Implements integrated development initiatives, both in rural and urban contexts, in order to empower impoverished and marginalized groups, with a specific focus on children and women. Key sectors of support: Education, nutrition, health, HIV/AIDS, skills building, income generation, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2004 Emmanuel Development Association (EDA) Akaki-Kaliti Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Improves the socio-economic well-being of marginalized urban and rural communities by focusing on the areas of alternative basic education, community health, HIV/AIDS awareness, vocational training and income generation. Key sectors of support: Education, capacity building, advocacy, income generation, water and sanitation Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2004 Integrated Service for AIDS Prevention and Support Organization (ISAPSO) Sululta and Chancho Towns, North Shoa Zone, Oromiya National Regional State, Ethiopia Provides HIV/AIDS/STIs education and family planning services to communities across the country. ISAPSO also implements a number of community development initiatives in the sectors of education, health and income generation Key sectors of support: Education, health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, income generation, skills building, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 Children Aid-Ethiopia (CHAD-ET) Woliso Town and surrounding Kebeles, Southwest Shoa Zone, Oromiya National Regional State Creates access to basic services for orphans and vulnerable children, and to promote the rights of the child. Key sectors of support: Education, health, nutrition, skills building, water and sanitation, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 Multi-Purpose Community Development Project (MCDP) Kirkos Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Brings long-lasting, integrated improvement in the lives of the disadvantaged members of the communities in which MCDP works, with a special focus on children and women. Key sectors of support: Education, health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, income generation, skills building, advocacy Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 See more on our Ethiopian programs. Our partners in Ghana Sustainable Integrated Development Services Centre (SIDSEC) Nadowli District, Ghana SIDSEC's goal is to improve and sustain enrolment and performance of children at the primary school level Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 1999 Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems (RAINS) Tamale, Ghana This partner focuses on the integrated nature of development, determining culturally appropriate methods of addressing chronic and contemporary problems. Their approach is to promote sustainable grassroots structures, as well as address the rights of women and children. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2006 See more on our Ghanaian programs Our partners in Haiti Organization de la Mission Evangelique de Salem (OMES) Thor 65 and Cameau, Haiti OMES provides health services to the local population at affordable rates, emphasizing dental care, health care of prenatal and lactating women and their children, vaccination coverage, nutritional assistance and medical education in hygiene, child care, maternal care, sexual and reproductive health, family planning, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS. In Cameau, OMES operates a mobile health unit to provide basic medicine and vaccinations, enriched milk, vitamin and mineral supplements, and health education. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2003 House of Hope Orphanage (HOH) Port-au-Prince, Haiti HOH provides shelter, education and nutritional support to more than 200 orphans. Funding is provided through our child sponsorship program. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2003 Service Oecumenique d’Entraide (SOE) Goyavier, Haiti SOE’s project is aimed at providing assistance to the local population affected by severe poverty and lack of food security through medical attention, nutritional education, sanitation and income generation. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2003 International Child Care (ICC) Delmas, Haiti We work with ICC in supporting Grace Children's Hospital. We fund a feeding program for children in-patients and have helped improve operational areas within the hospital, including the renovation of the recreation room to offer activities aimed at fostering the social and intellectual development of growing children. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2004 See more on our Haitian programs Our partner in Sierra Leone MRC (Medical Research Centre) Bo, Sierra Leone MRC's mandate is to support the improvement of the health status of the people of Sierra Leone by providing primary health care support, backed up by (operational) research services for the under-served communities in rural areas Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2007 See more on our Sierra Leone programs Our partners in Uganda Feed The Children Uganda (FTCU) Kampala, Uganda FTCU operates child care and community development projects, emergency relief initiatives and income generation projects. FTCU receives funding through our child sponsorship program. Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 1995 UCOBAC (Uganda Community Based Association for Child Welfare) Kampala, Uganda The mission of UCOBAC is to attain improved welfare of vulnerable children in Uganda through capacity building of relevant actors and children’s caregivers using community based initiatives Program partner of Canadian Feed The Children since 2005 See more on our Ugandan programs Through these powerful partnerships, and with the contributions of our generous supporters, Canadian Feed The Children reduces the impact of poverty on children. See our program pages for more details.