Ethos

When it comes to children there is simply no argument to be had: all children require safety and love (Natalia Perry, Founder/Director)

At Sacred Childhoods we believe in the value of childhood and feel that it should be a time in life reserved for play, exploration and nurture.  This is an idealistic view given that the majority of children in the world are living in poverty and must therefore cope with a difficult existence which requires them to work, care for their siblings and tend to the sick.  Yet small but significant things can be done to improve the quality of many childhoods.  Furthermore, when children are found in situations which are dangerous or abusive we feel that as global citizens of the world we have a responsibility to do what we can to help.  

We also believe that every child is equal and precious.  There is a feeling in some parts of the world that 'life is cheap' but we feel the opposite.  Children are special with no exception.  So we wish to be clear that as such our organisation does not bias towards any political, ethnic or religious opinions at all -we are focused solely on the well-being of each child that we meet.

We are a small and young organisation, in our third year of operation.  In time we would like to extend our projects to other parts of the world including South America and Africa.  But for now we are focusing our efforts in this corner of South East Asia.

In the developed world we have unprecedented access to T.V, the Internet, email, social networking, affordable travel and relative wealth and security.  We have at our disposal everything necessary to protect and support the world’s most vulnerable children. 

Now is the time for the Children’s Movement much like the Women’s Movement which saw equal rights, protection from abuse and equal opportunities brought to the forefront of policy and embodied in every institution in developed nations.  Unfortunately children can’t padlock themselves to the railings outside parliament or hold placards and protest in the streets –children’s suffering is much quieter and illusive.  Yet children also deserve to be protected and nurtured and despite many nations writing Child Protection Policies and laws there is still much work to be done.  This is why we are asking people to share a sense of responsibility for the world's children.