Helping children in need through 'chatting' online

Summary

CHI supports child helplines with developing an online counselling system. Children in need of care and protection will chat with counsellors online. 4 helplines globally will be able to participate.

Project Challenge 2008 participant.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Children are spending an increasing amount of time online. Child helplines will respond to this by having their services available to children online. If the child has a problem, he or she no longer has to call.

Activities

The pilot phase of this project was in 2008. From 2009 CHI will replicate this project for several other child helplines. 1)Expert training with child helpline management 2)Development of the website 3)Expert training with counsellors

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Children will have more access to the help given by child helplines and more children will be in reach of these services.

Project Message

Online counseling will be primarily directed at the youth of Aruba, but we can not and will not disappoint youngsters from other countries who approach our organization for help.
- Errol, FTPH child helpline, Aruba, Manager

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Anna Gerrard,
Staff
Herengracht 418-3
PO Box 15684
Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1017BZ
Netherlands
+31 205289625
Email:

Project Sponsor

Anna Gerrard

Organization

Child Helpline International (CHI)
Herengracht 418
P O Box 15684
Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1017BZ
Netherlands
+31 205289625
http://www.childhelplineinternational.org

Learn more about Child Helpline International (CHI) and the project team.


Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Netherlands and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Netherlands, read the Human Development Report on Netherlands or the Wikipedia entry for Netherlands.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 11, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 14, 2008.