ChildFund GinSeng

ChildFund Senegal is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) dedicated to the protection and wellbeing of the most impoverished children. It began its activities in Senegal in 1985 and in Guinea in 2005. In these two countries, it operates as part of a cluster called GinSeng, set up to increase the impact of programmes supporting children in situations of vulnerability. Its mission is to help children grow up safe, protected from violence, exploitation, and neglect. The organisation works with communities to address the basic and urgent needs of children and families in the areas of health, education, protection, youth, livelihoods, and community capacity-building. 

ChildFund GinSeng has joined the third collective cycle of the Climate Action Accelerator to accelerate its low-carbon transition and move towards a more sustainable, resilient development model. This cycle provides a collaborative framework to:

• Better understand and regularly measure the organisation’s environmental footprint (carbon and waste)
• Identify the most relevant solutions and actions to implement in order to integrate sustainable practices
• Build an environmental roadmap tailored to its context and challenges
• Roll out and implement the first concrete solutions, including through support in securing funding

This represents an opportunity for ChildFund GinSeng to strengthen its impact while becoming part of a collective drive for innovation and resilience in the face of climate change.