Why Children Helping Children is so Special
What is Children Helping Children?
Children Helping Children is a project of the Holy Childhood, one of the Pontifical Mission Societies, with a tradition of more than 160 years. And it is the Church’s official charity for Children.
The unique character of Children Helping Children
Children Helping Children encourages children throughout the world to pray and share. It teaches children that they can be missionary through this double action.
Children Helping Children does a great deal of humanitarian work but its purpose is more than humanitarian aid or development. It is missionary. It supports children through prayer, educational and pastoral work and through collecting contributions for pastoral, educational, medical and humanitarian projects in poorer areas.
Children Helping Children paves the way for the Church where other agencies cannot or do not want to do so. It uses the Church’s network; therefore, it is effective as well as far reaching.
The unique spiritual and pastoral charism of Children Helping Children has been recognised by successive popes since 1843.