The Christina Noble Children's Foundation, also known as simply the CNCF, is an international

non-government organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...

, dedicated to serving the world's oppressed and marginalized children. It was founded following a visit to

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

by Christina Noble, who was prompted by a dream she had had during the time of the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

, of Vietnamese children begging for her help. After visiting the country in 1989, Noble founded the foundation in 1991 in

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. In 1997, the foundation extended its services to

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 millio ...

Programmes

The Christina Noble Children's Foundation has established a number of health centres and has been involved in a number of community development projects such as rural water programs. It has also established kindergartens and schools for underprivileged children in Vietnam, such as the Sunshine School. The Sunshine School provides primary education to street children and children from underprivileged families. Children also receive medical care and participate in extracurricular activities. The Tay Ninh Centre is a residential and education centre, located in the Tay Ninh province, in which visually impaired students are given an education and taught life skills.

Fundraising

According to the charity's 2018 annual report, of its approximately US$3 million in income for that year, 76% came from donations (including institutional, corporate and individual donors), with 18% coming from fundraising activities, and the remainder from other sources and tax relief. CNCF is one of the chosen charities of the Mongol Rally. All 300 cars that enter the rally must raise a minimum of £1000. £500 of this must go towards CNCF.

References

External links

Official Site

Charity Commission
Registered charity number 1007484 Foreign charities operating in Vietnam Children's charities based in England Organizations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Vietnam Foreign charities operating in Mongolia {{UK-org-stub