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War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK in 1993 which provides assistance to children in areas experiencing conflict and the aftermath of conflict. The establishment of War Child UK was soon followed by organisations in Canada and the Netherlands. ==War Child Netherlands== War Child Netherlands (or 'War Child Holland' in the field), was founded in 1994 by Willemijn Verloop as a reaction to the war in Bosnia. Nowadays War Child Holland is the largest War Child Office with a yearly expenditure of 12,6 million Euros (2010),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://2010.annualreportwarchild.org/annual_report_2010/section.Finances/aDU1107_Income_and_expenditure_.aspx )〕 which has specialised in helping the psychosocial needs of children who have suffered from war and/or conflict situations, by means of a special methodology by using creative arts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.warchild.nl/eng_warchild.php?category=135 )〕 The organisation grew from a one-man office in 1994, to 40 employees in the Netherlands and 600 abroad in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://2007.annualreportwarchild.org/ )〕 Together they reach a total of 1.8 million children and 1.7 million adults a year in 11 countries affected by armed conflict.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.warchildholland.org/nieuws/769/history-the-founding-of-war-child.html )〕 War Child’s goal is: * The establishment and implementation of psychosocial programmes in which creative and sports activities are used to reinforce the psychological and social development and the welfare of the children; * The establishment and implementation of creative and sports programmes that are aimed at uniting children who have been driven apart because of war, in order to contribute to a peaceful society; * The creation of public awareness of the problems of children in (former) war zones and the generation of support for these children. Through music, creative, and sports activities children learn to express their emotions. This helps them to deal with war experiences and stimulates their personal development and respect for one another. By learning to play again children are able to escape the difficulties of their daily lives for a while. In 2005 War Child Netherlands introduced a new measurement system for the programmes in 14 countries. In the first results it was shown that the projects reach more than 650,000 children〔(【引用サイトリンク】ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「War Child (charity)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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