Children on the Edge
Encyclopedia
Children on the Edge is a non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to working on behalf of marginalized and vulnerable children who are often victims of war. The organisation is based in Chichester
and was founded by the owner of The Body Shop
, Dame Anita Roddick
, (DBE)
in 1990 following her visit to several Romania
n orphanages.
Prior to joining the E. U., the closing of Romania's state institutions forced many abandoned children to return to violent family homes or to live on the streets. Roddick's organisation helped to shelter them by setting up three orphanages.
Children on the Edge started off in Romanian orphanages, but has since expanded to cover many other countries throughout Eastern Europe
and Asia
. The charity encouraged young British people to voluntarily work for a period in orphanages abroad.
Once children are released from the orphanage, the organisation tries to find placements for them. Children on the Edge has also helped to organise an art show to benefit Burmese refugees.
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
and was founded by the owner of The Body Shop
The Body Shop
The Body Shop International plc, known as The Body Shop, has 2,400 stores in 61 countries, and is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world, following O Boticario, a Brazilian company...
, Dame Anita Roddick
Anita Roddick
Dame Anita Roddick, DBE was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism...
, (DBE)
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1990 following her visit to several Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n orphanages.
Prior to joining the E. U., the closing of Romania's state institutions forced many abandoned children to return to violent family homes or to live on the streets. Roddick's organisation helped to shelter them by setting up three orphanages.
Children on the Edge started off in Romanian orphanages, but has since expanded to cover many other countries throughout Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. The charity encouraged young British people to voluntarily work for a period in orphanages abroad.
Once children are released from the orphanage, the organisation tries to find placements for them. Children on the Edge has also helped to organise an art show to benefit Burmese refugees.