What we do
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La Chaîne de l’Espoir is an international NGO founded in 1994. Its mission is to strengthen healthcare systems to give everyone, especially children, the same chances of survival and development. Helping the most marginalized children is more than an ethical duty, it is a vital requirement for achieving the United Nations 2030 goals for children's health and well-being. We work in 27 countries with a global approach, focusing on children, mothers and disadvantaged communities:
- Prevention and screening from an early age, particularly through school health programs.
- Care and surgery to meet the most urgent needs of children and their mothers.
- Training and transfer of skills to local teams thanks to our international network of experts in all areas of surgery.
- Construction and equipment of hospital facilities adapted to local needs.
Our mission
Surgery
We organize direct surgical and medical interventions in developing countries, and, in some cases, patient’s transfer for treatment in France when necessary.
Training
Our medical volunteers take advantage of missions to elevate local skills among health professionals onsite. This includes a combination of education programs as well as hands-on, practical training.
Infrastructure
We build, renovate and equip medical facilities in low-resource contexts, ensuring that all projects are executed to the highest medical standards and affordability.
Health Education
We invest in health education to ensure that good behaviors are instilled from a young age, preventing needs for future medical intervention.
Our commitment
Sustainable action
We give priority to humanitarian objectives and oversee the running of our projects with evaluations and field visits.
Non-discrimination
We work in any area that has insufficient or inexistent health or educational systems; regardless of nationality, race, sex or religion.
Total transparency
We hold ourselves accountable to our donors, both public and private.
Given in trust
We are endorsed by the French Charter Committee (Comité de la Charte), which independently certifies and monitors our adherence to an Ethical Charter.
Our ethics
- A professional approach to our work
- Respect for all
- Impartial management
- Consistency over the long-term
Our work in numbers
- 200,000 children receive care each year
- 5,800 children receive life-changing surgery every year
- 55,000 children benefit from health education programs
- 170 missions abroad per year
- 30 countries of intervention
- 6 health infrastructures built worldwide
