Our work

The first global meeting of child helplines was held in The Netherlands in 2003, when 49 child helplines got together to form Child Helpline International. Today, our worldwide network is more than 180-strong, an international collective of civil society and governmental organisations that listen to children every day.

International Child Helpline Day 2018: Child Helplines Key to Protection of Children’s Rights in the Americas and Caribbean

Six Digits Worth Remembering: European hotlines join forces to help families

International Child Helpline Day 2018: Website launched in Malawi for reporting child sexual abuse imagery

It’s International Child Helpline Day!

Child Helpline International founder awarded with Dutch Royal Honour

Exciting times ahead as ICMEC joins Child Helpline International in Amsterdam

Coming all the way from Alexandria, Virginia, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children were warmly welcomed by our team in Amsterdam to hammer out a strategy for our 27 month programme that commits to prevent and support survivors of online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Hrabri telefon on Viber

In January 2018, Hrabri telefon (also known as Brave Phone) in Croatia started a Viber campaign.

Teaming up with ICMEC to support child survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse

Child Helpline International and the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) proudly join forces to protect and support child survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation.

Marking ten years of 116 in Kenya!

Joining hands with UNICEF in Eastern and Southern Africa to ensure children’s voices are heard

We are happy to have partnered with UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) to support child helplines in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region.

#PressforProgress

NEWS FLASH! Our 2016-2020 strategy has had a branding makeover!

Combining Efforts In Ending Violence Against Children – A Global Partnership

On February 14th, 2018, the Government of Sweden, the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and the WePROTECT Global Alliance hosted the Agenda 2030 for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit in Stockholm, Sweden.

PRESS RELEASE: Child Helpline International and Telenor Group team up to help children stay safe online

Fornebu, Norway and Amsterdam, 6 February 2018 – A record number of nearly 25 million children and young people across the world contacted a child helpline in 2016.

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