Foundation For Children

Foundation For Children (FFC) - non-profit and non-governmental organization helping children in Thailand. Founded in 1978 and based in Bangkok.

In 2006, the Foundation For Children with support of the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) established a Casa Herbalife program serving homeless and underprivileged children in Bangkok.^[1]

Official objectives

• To provide opportunities for underprivileged and homeless children to fully develop their physical, intellectual and creative potentials.
• To seek healthy alternatives in education and child-rearing in which the dignity of children is upheld and their opinions considered.
• To assist and cooperate with the individuals and organizations working for children's education and welfare.
• To bridge the differences between children and older generations, so those children may be recognized and treated as worthy and equal members of society.
• To protect children who are abused and neglected, and to restore their family relationships.
• To campaign for public awareness on children's rights.

Projects

• Nutrition help for malnourished children.
• Defence of children rights, through the work of the Center for the Protection of Children's Rights.
• Preventing child prostitution, by the Center for the Protection of Children's Rights.
• Alternative Education, the Children's Village School (Moo Baan Dek).
• Creative media for children, through the FFC Publishing House.
• Promotion of family roles in the prevention of child abuse.

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