Organisation aims and activities: Casa Alianza aims: to provide
residential and non-residential
homes for street children between
the ages of zero and 18; to prepare
them with job and life skills for the
future; to be an advocate for street
children, trying to change the reality
that produces them in the first place;
and to provide legal defence for
children.
Further details: Casa Alianza focuses on rehabilitation; education; skills training; legal defence. Casa Alianza has a rapid response email network for human rights activists who would like to be kept informed of human rights abuses against street children.
Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation
Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Undertake legal casework on behalf of children, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations
Areas of expertise: Children in conflict with the law, Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children working and living on the street, Individual cases of violations, Sexual exploitation of children
Countries in which this organisation works: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
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- Adventist Development And Relief Agency
- Advocacy Project
- Advocates for Children and Families
- AECF Annie E Casey Foundation
- African American Juvenile Justice Project
- African Child Care Association, Inc
- Another Look
- Antarctica University
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Better Care Network
- Campaign for US Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- CARE USA
- Catholics For a Free Choice
- Center for Defence Information
- Center for Law and Global Justice USF School of Law
- Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
- Center for the Human Rights of Children
- Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association
- Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Centre for Media Education
- Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL)
- Chab Dai Coalition - U.S. Office
- Chadwick Center for Children and Families
- Child AbuseWatch.NET
- Child Centered Millennium Project
- Child Fund International
- Child Rights Caucus for the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Child Rights International Research Institute
- Child to Child International
- Child Violence Identification and Prevention
- Child Welfare League of America
- Childhope International
- Children and Violence Caucus for the 2001 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Children in Armed Conflict Caucus for the 2001 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Children Internationally Abducted of America
- Children Vaccine Programme
- Children's Forum 21
- Children's Pressline
- Children's Vaccine Program
- Children's Welfare International
- Children, Youth and Environments Center
- Christian Children's Fund - Liason Office
- Christian Children's Fund - USA
- CIET - Community Information and Epidemiological Technology
- Coalition Against Trafficking In Women - USA
- Coalition of Cuban-American Women
- Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
- Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
- Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
- Council for Professional Recognition
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Develop Africa Inc.
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision
- Dreams Can Be Foundation
- EarthAction International
- ECPAT - USA
- End Physical Punishment of Children - USA
- Environment and Health Caucus for the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children 2001
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Espoir Inc
- Espoir pour les Enfants
- Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Flying Kites
- Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
- Girls Educational and Mentoring Services
- Global Action Network
- Global Fund for Children
- Global Youth Connect
- GVN Foundation
- Haitian Street Kids, Inc.
- Hariri Foundation
- Harrington Park Press
- Highland School
- House of Lords
- Human Rights Advocates Natural Heritage Institute
- Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities
- Human Rights Educational Initiative
- Human Rights in China
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division
- Injustice Studies
- Institute for Families in Society
- Institute of Child Development
- Institute of Human Rights, Emory University
- Institute on Family and Neighbourhood Life
- Inter-American Commission of Women
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Inter-American Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
- International Campaign for Tibet
- International Center for Transitional Justice
- International Child Art Foundation
- International Coalition for Genital Integrity
- International Families
- International Foundation for Children's Education
- International League for Human Rights
- International NGO Task Group on Legal and Institutional Matters
- International Organization for Adolescents
- International Rescue Committee - USA
- International Social Services - USA
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Jubilee Campaign - USA
- Juvenile Law Center
- Kabissa
- La Leche League International
- Life for Relief and Development
- Loyola University Chicago Civitas ChildLaw Center
- Madre, Inc.
- Medical Mission Sisters
- Middle East Children's Alliance
- National Center for Refuge & Immigrant Children, a Program of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- National Coalition for Haitian Rights
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- National Committee for the Rights of the Child USA
- National Council of Churches of Christ USA
- National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
- National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
- National Education Association
- National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC)
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States
- Natural Heritage Institute
- New School University
- NGO Committee on UNICEF
- NGO Working Group on Girls
- Nukanti Foundation for Children
- Office of the Public Defender Northern Judicial Circuit, Georgia
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
- Pangaea
- Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education
- Peaceways- Young General Assembly Secretariat
- Pegasus Legal Services For Children
- Perhaps...Kids Meeting Kids
- Program on Forced Migration and Health, Columbia University
- Progressive Initiative for Cameroon
- Project Grads for Teen Mothers
- Rainbows of Hope
- Randolph Macon College
- Rehabilitation International
- Results
- RugMark USA
- Save the Children USA
- Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
- Sports for Hunger/Hunger Resource Centre
- Student Campaign for Child Survival
- Task Force on Children's Nutritional Rights
- Temple of Understanding
- The Advocates for Human Rights (formerly Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights)
- Tibet Justice Center
- Try-Again Homes, Inc.
- UN - United Nations
- UN Enable, Division for Social Policy and Development, Focal Point on Disability
- UN Foundation
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - New York
- UN OHCHR - Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- UN Security Council
- UNICEF
- UNICEF - Division of Evaluation Policy & Planning
- UNICEF - Nicaragua
- UNICEF - PNG
- UNICEF Library
- Unitarian Universalist Association
- United Nations - Division for the Advancement of Women
- United Nations Population Fund
- United States Fund for UNICEF
- University of Colorado - Children, Youth and Environments
- University of Iowa - Center for Human Rights
- US Campaign to Ban Landmines
- US Coalition for Child Survival
- Voice of America News (VOA)
- Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
- Winrock International
- Witness
- Women's Refugee Commission
- Working Group on Girls Caucus
- World Bank Group
- World Bank Group - Global Child Labour Programme
- World Coalition for Indigenous Children and Youth
- World Organisation for Early Childhood Education - USA
- World Vision International - USA
- World Vision Relief and Devolopment
- Youth Advocate Program International
- Youth Empowerment Alliance, Inc.
- Youthink!
- YouthNet
- Zonta International
Organisations working in similar fields:
- Action for Children in Conflict
- African Child Association
- African Child Policy Forum
- African Commission on Human and People's Rights
- African Network for Prevention and Protection of Child Abuse and Neglect - Mozambique
- African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect - Regional Office
- Agência de Notícias dos Direitos da Infância
- AKSHAYA Rehabilitation Trust
- Alliance for Children
- Allied Youth Initiative - Uganda
- Anita Home
- Asia ACTs Against Child Trafficking
- Association Communautaire Pour la Promotion et la Protection des Droits de l'Homme
- Association for Promoting Social Action
- Association for the Promotion and Progress of Children in Khenchela
- Autre Vie
- Bangladesh Coalition for Child Rights
- Bangladesh Mohila Unnayan Sanghstha
- Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum
- Bharat Integrated Social Welfare Agency
- Campaign For Child Rights
- Caretakers of the Environment Tanzania
- Carrefour de Développement
- Center for Human Rights
- Center for Social Safety (SOMCESS)
- Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
- Centre for Women and Children's Rights
- Centre pour la Promotion des Droits de l'Enfant et de la Femme
- Centros Comunitarios de Aprendizaje
- CFG International
- Child Helpline Cameroon
- Child Legal Aid Centre
- Child Rights Brigade International
- Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre
- Child Rights Information Network
- Child Rights Trust
- Childline
- Children Concern Organisation
- Children Today Centre
- Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania / Defence for Children International - Albania
- Community Children Organisation (COCO)
- Consortium for Street Children
- Cruz Roja Española
- Curious Minds
- Defence for Children International
- Droits de L'Homme sans Frontieres
- ECPAT - Cambodia
- Enfants du Monde - Droits de l'Homme
- Ethio Child Focused Association (ECFA)
- Fondation Chretienne des Enfants Campagnards d'Haiti
- Forum for Rehabilitation and Integrated Development Approach by the Youth
- Generosity International Lifecare Development Coalition
- Girls Educational and Mentoring Services
- Global March South Asian Secretariat/CWIN Nepal
- Good Neighbours Care
- Green Step
- Help & Shelter
- Help The World Help The World Foundation
- Homeland Community Development Agency
- HOPE OF JOY SIERRA LEONE
- Human Rights - First the Child
- Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division
- Humanitarian Action Foundation
- Institute of Neglected Oppressed Children's Environmental Networking and Training
- Integrated Regional Information Networks - IRIN
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Jonathan's Child Care Center Sierra Leone
- Jubilee Action - UK
- Kinderombudsman
- La Lumière
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- Meerut CHILDLINE
- Municipal Organisation For Social Intervention And Health
- National Centre For Playwork Education - North East
- National Information Centre on Human Rights
- New Hope Foundation
- New Life Foundation of Bangladesh
- Nigeria Youth Foundation
- Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
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- People's Council For Social Welfare
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- Plan International Egypt
- Plan International Kenya
- Plan Tanzania
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- Project OutReach - Thailand
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- Sanlaap
- SARTHI
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- Save the Children Sweden - South Africa
- Save the Children Sweden Denmark - Bangladesh
- Save the Children UK - DRC Office
- Save the Children UK - Sierra Leone Office
- Seyaj for Childhood Protection
- Social Work Department (City of Edinburgh)
- Society for Education and Development/Nepal
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- Somali Children Rights Organization
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- St Mary's Orphan Home
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- UNICEF - Bhutan
- UNICEF - India
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- UNICEF - Papua New Guinea
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- UNICEF Togo
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