2020 was a year of unanticipated and unprecedented change for us in our work with street children. I am extremely proud of how we, our partners, and our network have responded to COVID-19 and of how we collectively have been able to have a positive impact on many children’s lives in very difficult circumstances.
As an organisation, we have risen to the challenge, finding new ways to secure income when budgets were shrinking, and support our network and street-connected children. Through support from staff and partners alike, we not only delivered on all our commitments, but we also continued to grow. The need for our organisation has never been greater.
We made concrete progress working with our network members to drive change at the national level, supporting several partners to improve policy and legislation that will protect street children. We increased our global membership by more than 60% and we collectively built new resources, support tools, and digital channels. We also increased the number of direct service projects delivered in conjunction with our network, with the support of partners including AbbVie, Baker McKenzie, DFiD, the Commonwealth Foundation and Red Nose Day.
2021 is proving to be another challenging year for street-connected children. I am proud to say that CSC will be there with our network members every step of the way.