NGO Partners

Haciendo Camino is one of The Human Safety Net partners of the Families program in Argentina. Since 2006, the NGO has been working to improve the quality of life of vulnerable families from the north of Argentina. Their programs aim to promote integral growth and development of children between 0 a 6 years old, by accompanying mothers since pregnancy. The NGO currently has 12 centers where they treat children with malnutrition and offer workshops for their mothers.

The Human Safety Net Argentina is supporting Haciendo Camino’s activities in 5 locations across Santiago del Estero province, reaching 200 families and 400 kids from 0 up to 6 years.

For more than 30 years, the Emmanuel Foundation in La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina) has been working to make family life a reality for all children, not just a privilege for some. They carry out programs for disadvantaged families and children in foster care empowering them in the process of raising their child.

younus is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Families program in Austria. younus has been offering mentoring programs for disadvantaged children and youth in Austria since 2012. Together with Generali Austria, younus has developed Family Mentoring (FAME), a new program designed to strengthen parenting skills and improve the lives of children ages 3-6 in deprived and challenging situations. Family Mentoring combines one-to-one mentoring with workshops for parents and children, applying a resource-based approach that is designed to foster healthy relationships between parents and children starting from an early age.

For Our Children Foundation (FOC) is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the Family Program in Bulgaria. The Program builds upon the 28-year old work of the Foundation for the complex development of the child in a secure family environment. It has three streams: family support and early childhood development services; fostering supportive environment for families and children through CSR; and developing FOC's organisational capacity to deliver quality ECD services. 

Scalabrini Foundation, an NGO that has been working for the rights and integration of migrants in Chile for the past 17 years. It is a member of the Scalabrinian International Network (SIMN). The network has a global presence in more than 30 countries.

Centar za podršku roditeljstvu “Rastimo zajedno” (The “Growing Up Together” Center for Parenting Support) is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the Families program in Croatia. The First workshops with parents started in 2008, and a few years later the Centre was established in 2013 to develop accessible, evidence-based, and sustainable parenting support programs and to support the network of workshop leaders. All programs focus on children’s and parents’ well-being and development. There were 436 workshops held all over Croatia by September 2023. There are 85 cities in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry for Demography, Family, Youth, and Social Policy. Partnership with The Human Safety Net in Croatia was launched in 2019 to support parents and children exposed to more demanding life circumstances, that hinder their children's development, including so far more than 14,000 parents and children, with further implementation of new support programs.

Vita et Futura is The Human Safety Net's partner for the For Newborns program in the Czech Republic. Since 1991 the Vita et Futura Endowment Fund has been actively helping to improve conditions in obstetrics and child care with the objective of identifying symptoms of dangerous illnesses in newborns before birth and promoting state-of-the-art equipment during childbirth. The aim of the Fund is to prevent complications that can result in serious consequences or cause death and also supports after-birth care for extremely premature infants in specialized units, focusing on the training of doctors, midwives and medical students.

Nadace Leontinka is The Human Safety Net partner for Newborns and for Families in the Czech Republic. It’s a foundation established in 2005 by the Czech company Exx (offering lighting and interior solutions). Its mission is to “bring light” to handicapped children’s lives.
Nadace Leontinka helps children and young people with visual impairment and is active across the whole Czech Republic. Within the THSN it runs early care social service in maternity hospital in České Budějovice and in families homes in all Czech regions.

In the Czech Republic, we support the Thrive to five model, which is part of SOS Kompas preventive service. For children who have experienced abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or lost the closest person and with it all the security and belief that the world around them can be friendly and welcoming, the methods based on the Five to Thrive model can make it possible to repair the damage caused by early trauma, which is often considered irreversible. The Five to Thrive uses insights from neuroscience to provide caregivers with effective tools to restore children's trust in the world and themselves and clear the way for their best possible selves.

Les Restos Bébé du Coeur is one of The Human Safety Net’s partners of the Families program in France. Based in Agen (Nouvelle Aquitaine), it provides specific products that have been identified as truly necessary for parents and parents-to-be, including food, clothes, diapers and baby toys (children ages 0-18 months). The association also provides advice on pediatrics, diet and childcare.

La Sauvegarde is one of The Human Safety Net’s partners of the Families program in France, active in Brittany. The association helps empower parents, focusing on their needs and wishes and helping them build confidence in their parenting skills. It also provides educational, pedagogical, psychological support to families and helps facilitate personal development and social inclusion.

Intermède Robinson is one of The Human Safety Net’s partners of the Families program in France. Based in Essone (Ile-de-France), they run efforts directly in areas where the most disadvantaged families are located, including shantytowns, parking lots and emergency shelters. Working directly with children, they organize cooking activities and cultural, athletic and artistic moments for isolated families in need.

Apprentis d’Auteuil is a national and international Catholic NGO that works with children, young adults and families, and is one of The Human Safety Net’s partners of the Families program in France. Through several different facilities, the association welcomes people in difficulty, hosting them according to their needs and personal situations.

1001 Mots is developing an innovative solution to the problem of failure at school: giving all children the first 1,000 words they need to start school at the age of 3. To achieve this, the association has joined forces with Esther Duflo's J-PAL laboratory to develop a personalized, regular distance support Programme for parents of children aged 0-3, to help them speak, read and play with their babies on a daily basis. 
With a budget of €2.7m and 10,000 children supported in 8 action areas by 2023, the aim of 1001 Mots is to roll out this Programme on a large scale to support 100,000 children by 2026, thanks to co-funding from public and private players. 
 

La Croix-rouge française works to unconditionally protect and support people in vulnerable situations and to build their resilience together with them. Its mission is to participate in all efforts to protect, prevent, educate, and take social and health action.
An association under private law, it is recognized as being in the public interest. It acts in accordance with its fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.
As a single legal entity, it operates nationwide through its local units and branches, territorial and regional delegations and through its establishments and services.
Like all other vulnerable people, la Croix-rouge française is also committed to looking after families, and in particular children aged 0-3. With this in mind, and with a view to supporting the most vulnerable families, the “Espaces Bébés Parents” were set up in 2007.
 

SINGA is The Human Safety Net’s Partner for the Refugee Start Ups programme in France. SINGA creates opportunities for refugees and their host communities to meet and cooperate. Its aim is to build bridges between people that change perceptions about refugees through dialogue, cultural enrichment and creating job opportunities.

La Ruche is one of The Human Safety Net partners of the Refugee Start-Ups program in France. Since 2008, it has been promoting social innovation and equal opportunity as regards entrepreneurship. It supports under-represented profiles in entrepreneurship through educational support programs, and managing and running workplaces. Target audiences are people discriminated based on their gender, their geographical origin or actual location, or their unusual lifepaths. Thanks to a strong network of sponsors, a pragmatic teaching approach and strong connections with local players, it supports more than 150 projects every year. In 2019, La Ruche had eight branches in France.

each One is one of The Human Safety Net Refugee Start-Ups partners in France. each One (formerly Wintergreat) creates and deploys innovative training programs to support, include, and enable students, citizens, universities and businesses to grasp the opportunities that refugees open up for everyone. Together with ESCP Europe (Paris campus) and HEC, we support financially and operationally a 12-week tailored training program for refugee students, given each year to two classes of some 25 participants. This program has enabled refugees to take up a career path that is appropriate to their skills, experience and dreams.

Compagnies have a critical role to play in helping refugees – who have been forced to flee their home countries – integrate into their new communities. The Tent Foundation focus on mobilizing leading businesses to connect refugees to work through hiring, training, and mentorship – because securing a job is a critical milestone for a refugee building a new life. 
The Tent Partnership for Refugees is made up of more than 300 major companies committed to integrating refugees. The members span industries from consumer goods to hospitality, retail to professional, services, technology to manufacturing. 
Generali and its foundation are partners of the Tent foundation in the The Human Safety Net Programme dedicated to the employability of refugees. A first initiative has been launched on mentoring refugee women.

SOS Kinderdorf Deutschland e.V. is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Families program in Germany. Dedicated to providing children with a safe home, SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. provides a national network of inpatient and outpatient flexible help, family counseling, educational opportunities and daycare, and is one of the largest support associations in its international parent organization, SOS Children’s Villages. The Human Safety Net for Families supports „Playing at home“ – a home visit based early learning program. The program encourages parents to stimulate children's development and makes them aware of the needs and development of their children. Children learn something new every day with great strides and great joy, especially when playing with their parents. The “Play at Home” offer takes up this idea and supports families with weekly play visits provided by student playing advisors.

The MAPP Programme - ELTERN-AG is a community-based training program that empowers underprivileged and isolated parents to form peer groups to help them become more responsible mothers and fathers, create a nurturing family atmosphere and the community environment their children need to succeed in school and life. Relying on a “train-the-trainer” methodology, the program engages local NGOs, allowing them to become part of ELTERN-AG and The Human Safety Net.

Lernende Region Netzwerk Köln was one of the first partners of The Human Safety Net for Families program in Germany in 2018. With its sizeable local network, Lernende Region enables universal access to education in Cologne and offers an expertise in family literacy. These educational programs provide socially disadvantaged families with new opportunities for early learning that can have a positive influence on their children‘s early years while promoting their integration into the wider society. The current project focusses on family literacy in Cologne family centers and involves parents from the neighborhood in a district parents activity.  A new project on financial education for Families will start soon.

Social Impact is a highly regarded expert organization on inclusive entrepreneurship in Germany, running programs that are tailored to different groups – such as migrants, long-term unemployed and disabled persons. Their Program RESTART for newcomers was created with the support of THSN in 2017 and is now running across Germany, but with a focus on Bavaria, Brandenburg and Berlin. It supports newcomers with a concrete business idea through 1-on-1 coaching to set up and consolidate their company. Social Impact is also part of the Perspektive Neustart consortium, a project funded by THSN through Scale Up Impact to integrate better support services and coaching for newcomers into Germany’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. 

FITT is an institute of the Saarland University of Applied Sciences (htw saar) supporting the commercialization of research as well as the local start-up and entrepreneurial ecosystem. They have a strong network with public institutions, researchers and SMEs across the Saarland. Highly active in promoting entrepreneurship, FITT has supported migrant founders since 2015. Since 2018, THSN has invested in FITT’s intensive 11-month program for supporting newcomers to set up their own businesses. Each year, the program supports a cohort of 10 participants from the Saarland with top-quality coaches and a successful annual pitch event. FITT is also part of the Perspektive Neustart consortium, a project funded by THSN through Scale Up Impact to integrate better support services and coaching for newcomers into Germany’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

SINGA Stuttgart was founded in 2016 as a German branch of the international civil society association SINGA, a key global partner of THSN. The organization is active in Baden-Württemberg and the Ruhr area in North-West Germany and focuses on newcomer entrepreneurship and boosting newcomers’ social capital. THSN is supporting Singa Business Lab – SINGA’s online incubation program, as well as its bi-national incubator for Stuttgart-Strasbourg. 

This civic association from Aachen is cooperating with a leading university of applied sciences in offering a joined-up program called Inclusive Entrepreneurship. Over 10 months, newcomers are supported to develop a business plan and get their companies up and running. During this time, they benefit from workshops, coaching and co-working spaces at the university’s Collective Incubator, while also receiving one-to-one support and mentoring through the Bürgerstiftung. The program shows the great potential of intersectoral partnerships between higher education and civil society in helping newcomers integrate successfully into the labour market. 

LeetHub St. Pauli was founded in 2015 with the mission of supporting refugee integration in Hamburg, Germany, running a community and co-working space for entrepreneurs and 12+ associations dealing with integration in the city. In 2017, they launched the MoveON program for newcomers in 2017, a 4-6 month incubation program combining workshops, intensive 1-on-1 mentoring, and networking with partners and experts. The organization also offers individual coaching for entrepreneurs with more advanced business ideas.

The German Caritas Association is the umbrella organization of the welfare association of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. Caritas offers a wide range of services and activities for all areas of support in Germany. For The Human Safety Net, Caritas is an important partner for the ongoing challenges in Europe and Germany. During the pandemic we supported 21 special Covid19-projects together with the Caritas CSR Competence Center. In the Ukraine crisis, we support some strategic Caritas locations within Germany with projects on psychosocial support for refugee families living in Caritas locations. A new project on financial education of families will start soon.

Wellcome is a social enterprise in Germany. Under the motto "children only do well when their parents do well" it develops offers for families and encourages parents to embark on the family adventure. As a nationwide social enterprise, wellcome seeks to relieve, advise and network parents with its direct support, so that their children can grow up healthy in a loving environment, regardless of social background. On their online Platform, ElternLeben.de, parents find relevant content regularly redacted from expert pedagogues, free online counseling, links to local organizations and many eBooks and online classes to improve their parenting skills. Together with The Human Safety Net, wellcome aims to increase the reach of ElternLeben.de, measure and maximise its impact, especially on the most vulnerable families. A new project integration online and face to face activities with the wellcome families will start soon.

Farming together is a real adventure – for the whole family. That is why the pilot project AckerRackerEltern focuses on the area of early childhood education, with the involvement of parents and through the interlinking with the already successfully running AckerRacker education program. The focus is on the shared experience of the family and the playful discovery of learning content. In the kindergarten, in nature or at home, parents and children discover the world together. In ongoing courses, learning experiences and supplementary online materials, theory and practice are combined and thus ensure a lasting effect. Acker e. V. works at the interface of education, agriculture, environment, and nutrition. The association was founded in 2014 and is now active as a multi-award-winning, non-profit social enterprise in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 

The Association of German Nature Parks (VDN) is the umbrella organization for all nature parks in Germany. With its program “Nature Park Kindergartens” VDN focusses on early learning and health prevention. Until today 20 Nature Park Kindergartens all over Germany became part of The Human Safety Net. The parks collaborate with local day care centers in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The educational program is designed to boost motoric and socio-emotional development for young children. Regular visits to the nature park, playful learning in natural environment, learning about plants, vegetables and nutrition, spending time outside the city without air pollution, discover animals and learn about the connection between humans, nature, animals and plants. 

JOBLINGE are the leading nonprofit tackling youth unemployment in Germany. Their Kompass program is tailored to young refugees and aims to open them a path into Germany’s system of vocational training. Over 4-6 months, the program offers tailored qualifications, mentorship, and hands-on voluntary and work experiences. More than 72% of the participants find a traineeship or job following the program. In 2023, JOBLINGE launched the Outcome-First Apprenticeship Fund, an innovative mechanism where regional JOBLINGE branches can apply for scholarships once they have successfully placed a refugee in work. The Fund is aimed to advance a culture of results-based finance in Germany.

Perspektive Neustart is a new association advocating for inclusive entrepreneurship across Germany. It is backed by a consortium of THSN partners – Social Impact, KIZ Sinnova and FITT – and funders – THSN, J.P. Morgan Foundation, VISA Foundation and Schöpflin Stiftung. The association is bundling efforts to scale up high-quality coaching and support services for newcomer entrepreneurs, in collaboration with job centres, chambers of commerce and the whole entrepreneurial ecosystem. By drawing on the experience of successful programs funded by THSN, it is offering qualification and certification to business coaches so that they can provide tailored support to newcomer entrepreneurs and the specific challenges they face in becoming self-employed.

ReDI School of Digital Integration are an award-winning social enterprise founded in 2015 and running 7 schools of digital integration in Berlin, Munich, Ruhr, Hamburg, Malmö, Copenhagen and Aarhus. ReDI School is a coding school for disadvantaged populations (especially migrants and refugees), boosting their digital skills to help address the shortage of skilled labour in the IT sector, where Germany is currently unable to fill around 100,000 free positions each year. ReDI School started working in Munich since 2018 and opened a Munich campus with THSN support in 2020. At the campus, it runs two programs for refugees and migrants: Digital Careers (comprising of courses in software development, data analytics and cloud computing and Digital Women (courses in digital literacy aimed especially at refugee women). The courses, which are taught by volunteers from the IT field are complemented by Career Support and HR Summits.

This civic association from Aachen is cooperating with a leading university of applied sciences in offering a joined-up program called Inclusive Entrepreneurship. Over 10 months, newcomers are supported to develop a business plan and get their companies up and running. During this time, they benefit from workshops, coaching and co-working spaces at the university’s Collective Incubator, while also receiving one-to-one support and mentoring through the Bürgerstiftung. The program shows the great potential of intersectoral partnerships between higher education and civil society in helping newcomers integrate successfully into the labour market. 

OneSky is The Human Safety Net for Families partner in Hong Kong. Its mission is to unlock the vast potential hidden in our world’s vulnerable young children. OneSky creates and implements simple, replicable early learning programs that provide nurturing responsive care, transforming the lives of thousands of at-risk children every day, and ensuring that those most in need have a second chance at childhood.  Since 1998, we have trained more than 43,000 caregivers and directly impacted more than 200,000 children in China, Mongolia and Vietnam. 

The PAF (Positive Attitude Formation) Foundation is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Newborns program in Hungary. Active since 2011, PAF is dedicated to promoting humane healthcare and fostering coordination among healthcare professionals across the country. As partner for the For Newborns program, PAF’s ultimate goal is to increase awareness of the importance of pre-term baby care. Hungary has elevated infant mortality rates (4 per 1,000; compared to 2-4 per 1,000 in most Western European countries), and PAF will work with The Human Safety Net to lower these rates through initiatives including medical equipment donations, “golden hour” (immediate post-natal skin-to-skin contact) promotion in maternity wards, fetal movement monitoring, preterm baby care development and family follow-up. 

United Way Mumbai is a part of the 130+ year-old United Way movement spanning 41 countries across the world. Its mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities to advance the common good. United Way Mumbai is specifically working on the school readiness and parentability component of the program. It focuses on working on improving the social, emotional, and cognitive development of the children by involving them in engagement activities and providing sessions to parents that cover five domains of nurturing care – caregiving, stimulation, support and responsiveness, structure, and socialization, and strengthening the existing Government run program – The Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) by providing training to the Anganwadi Workers (AWWs).

Pratham works to improve the quality of education in India through interventions across the age spectrum - for early years of a child, elementary grades, and secondary education, as well as vocational training for youth with digital interventions layered across all these interventions. Pratham’s Early Years program works for the holistic development of children aged birth-8 years. Direct interventions by Pratham serve as demonstration and experimentation hubs, and Government Partnerships focus on strengthening government systems and enhancing their participation as well as that of local communities. Focused on sustainability, replicability, and scalability, Pratham’s approach has expanded to include components such as engaging mothers to build on how they can support their children’s development and learning, incorporating print, play, and locally sourced material, and experimenting with digital content.

Save the Children is a leading, international child rights organisation with its presence across 120 countries. Founded in 1919, Save the Children since inception is dedicated to reaching out to the most vulnerable and marginalised children, ensuring they survive, learn, and are protected. Today, it is India's leading independent child rights not for profit working across 19 states. Started in 2008 in India, and registered as 'Bal Raksha Bharat', we have changed the lives of more than 13 million children till date. Save the Children India believes that every child should have the opportunity to learn and grow to their fullest capacity. All children should enjoy the right to quality basic education as enshrined in international laws and Right to Education Act, 2009, irrespective of their gender, region, caste, language, and religion, physical and learning competencies. It focuses on developing and showcasing effective Early Childhood Care and Education models and strengthening Basic Education, promoting school readiness skills in the transition of children from preschool to primary school and improving learning outcomes.

HOPE Worldwide is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Families program in Indonesia. Their mission is to bring hope and change lives in vulnerable communities through education, health services and community development. Established in 1994, HOPE worldwide Indonesia serves over 120,000 people and is supported by over 3,000 dedicated volunteers.

Ibu Profesional is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Families programme in Indonesia. It’s a learning community of mothers with aim of self improvement as a woman, wife and mother. Thus, they will be able to educate their children, manage the family, become a productive women, and be the agent of change. Established in 2011, it’s supported by 30,000 mothers from 57 cities in Indonesia, in 10 countries, that learning through online and offline.

Mission Bambini ETS è attiva dal 2000 per rendere felici e sani i bambini, attraverso cure mediche, accoglienza, istruzione. L’associazione ha già aiutato 1,4 milioni di bambini.

Attività: laboratori interattivi (arte, lettura, emozioni), corsi di formazione per genitori (salute, lavoro..) e consulenze individuali di accompagnamento per migliorare le relazioni tra genitori e bambini e rafforzare le competenze genitoriali.

Il Centro per la Salute delle Bambine e dei Bambini Onlus è attiva dal 1999 e opera in Italia e a livello internazionale per garantire a tutti i bambini uguali opportunità di sviluppo cognitivo, emotivo e relazionale fin dalla nascita.

Attività: laboratori interattivi genitori/figli (lettura, musica, gioco) per promuovere la relazione famigliare e favorire lo sviluppo cognitivo, emotivo e sociale dei bambini tra 0 e 6 anni, in un’ottica di integrazione con i servizi sanitari.

L’Albero della Vita è attiva dal 1997 e impegnata, in Italia e nel mondo, ad assicurare il benessere, proteggere e promuovere i diritti, favorire lo sviluppo dei bambini, delle loro famiglie e delle comunità di appartenenza.

Attività: piani individuali per il rafforzamento del nucleo famigliare, laboratori pedagogici sull’educazione alimentare, corsi di formazione su gestione del bilancio famigliare e del risparmio, supporto ai genitori per l’affiancamento dei figli al gioco e alle attività educative.

L’Istituto Casa Famiglia San Pio X è una istituzione molto antica, fondata nel 1910 e che nel tempo si è ampliata, arrivando a implementare molte attività e progetti nel campo dello sviluppo della prima infanzia e dell’accompagnamento alla genitorialità. Casa Famiglia si propone di far sperimentare nella dimensione comunitaria una condizione di “famiglia estesa” che si fonda sulla tolleranza nella accettazione delle diversità.

Attività: gestione di comunità mamma-bambino, percorsi di sostegno alla genitorialità, attività mirate a sviluppare il benessere dei bambini e delle loro famiglie attività (psicomotricità, centri estivi, gruppi emotività, laboratori artistici..).

Sant’Egidio è nata a Roma nel 1968 e con gli anni è divenuta una rete di comunità che, in più di 70 paesi del mondo, con una particolare attenzione alle periferie e ai periferici, raccoglie uomini e donne di ogni età e condizione, uniti da un legame di fraternità nell’impegno volontario e gratuito per i poveri e per la pace.

Microlux is a microfinance institution that shares a similar vision of empowering individuals and communities by providing access to financial services. Supporting business starters, active entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs who are not eligible for traditional bank credit. By offering small loans and financial literacy programs, Microlux helps low-income entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners start or expand their ventures. The collaboration between Microlux and The Human Safety Net creates a powerful synergy, as both organizations work towards building inclusive and sustainable communities. Together, they strive to address the various needs of vulnerable individuals, from social support to economic empowerment, paving the way for a brighter future for all.

The Human Safety Net for Families in Malaysia is partnering with Yayasan Generasi Gemilang (GG), a charity organization that focuses on improving education and nutrition for vulnerable communities in Malaysia. The partnership is propelled by a shared belief that Love can transform Malaysia, where the next generation is exemplary, and families are empowered.

Generali Malaysia is partnering with Yayasan Generasi Gemilang to develop Project Makan Sihat to improve the nutritional wellness by providing children from underserved families with nutritional food boxes on a regular basis. Importantly, the program is also developed to educate and improve the wellness knowledge among the underserved communities in Malaysia.

The goal is to help these families build healthier, more stable family environments for their children, who in turn will have a better chance at breaking the poverty cycle as they grow up and bring positive change to their home and community.

Since 1971, ChildFund Philippines has championed the rights of children living in poverty. Its ENHANCE Project operates in three locations: Manila, Pasay, and Cavite. Working with the City Social Welfare Development Offices, they provide the Supervised Neighbourhood Play Program, which supports parents and young children aged 0-5 by providing opportunities to learn and play together.

Poznan University (Poznań, Poland) is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Newborns program in Hungary. Working actively with five clinical hospitals and a range of public hospitals, Poznan University has played a key role in training thousands of medical professionals working across the country including physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and more. Together with The Human Safety Net, the university will increase its focus on combating infant asphyxia, preparing and informing health professionals, selecting technology and protocols for early diagnosis and treatment, and building informed doctor and nurse networks.

Fundația Noi Orizonturi (RO) / New Horizons Foundation (NHF) (EN)  is a Romanian organization using ”education for transformation” in order to reach our vision of a society where children and young people grow in a fertile soil, fulfill their potential and use it for the development of the community and the world they live in. We believe in the transformative power of experiential education and the ability of the support system - caregivers, educators and leaders in communities to support children and young people to become better, stronger and wiser. 

The Novak Djokovic Foundation is The Human Safety Net’s partner for its For Families program in Serbia. Active since 2007, the foundation invests in education and support for young children, creating strong partnerships with citizens’ associations and community-based organizations in Serbia in order to give children living in disadvantaged communities an opportunity to engage in creative play and learn how to develop values and skills that will give them a head start in life and help them achieve their full potential. The foundation has built or refurbished 55 preschools, trained over 2,200 teachers and supported 9,000 families. The foundation aims to establish Serbia as a regional ECED (Early Childhood Education and Development) hub of excellence and increase preschool access in Serbia to 90%.

Union of Mother Centres (UMC) is The Human Safety Net’s partner for its For Families program in Slovakia. First established in 2003, UMC acts as an umbrella and networking organization for mother and/or family centers across Slovakia, supporting nearly 60 institutions. The organization’s mission is to increase respect for and recognition of motherhood in society, helping support motherhood in the best interests of children, mothers and families. Efforts include educational and/or training programs for mothers, networking, supporting mother and family centers, interaction and lobbying efforts with the Slovakian government and the country’s private sector, protecting mothers’ rights, combating domestic violence, organizing social and cultural events and more.

ZPM Moste is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Families program in Slovenia. ZPM Ljubljana Moste-Polje (Association of Friends of Youth) has been working with children and families for over 60 years, evolving special programs for families in need and placing special emphasis on improving opportunities for children. The association concentrates on strengthening parenting skills and helping parents improve family life for themselves and their children.

Associació Educativa Itaca is The Human Safety Net partner in Barcelona (Spain).  

Itaca has more than 40 years of experience working with children and young kids at high risk of social exclusion and extreme poverty.Together with THSN Espana, Itaca is developing a safe THSN home in the neighborhoods of Hospitalet de Llobregat for families with children aged 0-6y to help parents improve their parental skills and promote equal opportunities for children. The project aims to support 50 families, offering different activities and workshops, on themes like health, hygiene, nutrition, child development and play, to strengthen the confidence and security of the parents in growing up their children.

El Arca is a non-profit civil association that was founded in 1991 in Valencia. Since then, they have been accompanying and supporting people in vulnerable conditions, thus promoting a more just and supportive society. Through different support programs, Asociación El Arca works daily with families and children in the neighborhoods of La Punta and Nazaret, in Valencia. Together with The Human Safety Net, we are going to develop a program for families at risk of social exclusion with children under six years old. The objective is to provide these parents with tools to face a more complete education for their children during their first years of life, through courses and workshops on topics such as positive and responsible parenting, child education, psychomotor skills and early stimulation, routines, hygiene and child nutrition, etc.

Fundación Balia is one of The Human Safety Net's For Families partners in Spain. Founded in 2000 with the mission to help children living in vulnerable conditions, today Balia continues to support more than 2,500 children every afternoon in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, aiming to break the cycle of poverty through education. Fundacion Balia's socio-educational model seeks to promote school success and reduce drop-out rates, develop digital skills, promote value education, while fostering emotional education and talent development.

The Marie Meierhofer Institute for Children (MMI) is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Families program in Switzerland. For over 60 years, MMI has been committed to ensuring that all children, both inside and outside the family, are given an opportunity for healthy growth and upbringing. Supported by a research group, MMI develops assistance programs for children and their families, building centers that foster positive relationships though play and dedicated activities.

Capacity Zurich is The Human Safety Net’s partner for the For Refugee Start-Ups program in Switzerland. Based in Zurich, Capacity is a start-up incubator for people with refugee and migrant backgrounds who are interested in launching a business or socio-cultural initiative. The institute offers specialized, bilingual entrepreneurship programs that let refugee entrepreneurs and locals interact within a collaborative, skill-sharing environment.

Unicef Vietnam is one of The Human Safety Net’s partners For Families program in Vietnam since 2021. 
UNICEF Viet Nam is one of more than 190 offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund globally and part of the United Nations system in Viet Nam working in close collaboration with all UN agencies in the country. Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF has a universal mandate to promote and protect the rights of all children, everywhere – especially those hardest to serve and most at risk.
 

The National Fund For Vietnamese Children (NFVC) is one of The Human Safety Net’s partners for the For Families program in Vietnam since 2020. The NFVC is a state-owned organization under the Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs (which aims to mobilize domestic and international resources to realize child protection, care and education. The NFVC has a nationwide network at both central and local levels; manages data on children who require help and children who have received help and monitors the children’s development. After 29 years of operation, the NFVC has mobilized more than VND7,200 billion at all levels, supporting over 33 million disadvantaged children nationwide.