Children on the Edge

The organisation is based in Chichester and was founded by the owner of The Body Shop, Dame Anita Roddick, (DBE) in 1990 following her visit to several Romanian orphanages.

[2][3] Prior to joining the E.U, the closing of Romania's state institutions forced many abandoned children to return to violent family homes or to live on the streets.

[4] Children on the Edge started off in Romanian orphanages,[5][6] but has since expanded to cover many other countries throughout Eastern Europe and Asia, including Bangladesh, Burma, India, Thailand, and Uganda.

After Anita Roddick visited Romania for the first time in 1990,[7] The Body Shop until 1996 undertook refurbishment of three orphanages, provided medical help, and organised annual play schemes.

[6] Much of the experience in Europe contributed to the organisation being invited by UNICEF to implement a Child Friendly Space in a post conflict environment in Viqueque, East Timor.

[20] Their first trip to Bangladesh was undertaken in 2009, which marked the beginning of their work with the unregistered Rohingya community in the makeshift Kutupalong camp,[21] providing low profile education for their children.