Jubilee Action
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Jubilee Action is an international Christian charity
working to rescue and protect children of all faiths, races and cultures, facing the most serious injustices. In particular it works to safeguard children who are:
Its aim is to end the cycle of abuse by helping children in three ways:
Jubilee Action does this by advising and funding partners working on the ground. Their projects reach children who would otherwise be forgotten or ignored. They prioritise societies where mistreatment has become common place – through war, corruption or political motivation. And they seek to address need that is overlooked by the international community and the media. It chooses partners who are dedicated to changing children’s lives in their own communities, and it provides the seed funding that will help them become independent for the long term. In addition, its grassroots experience provides it with the facts, first-hand evidence and expertise to campaign for change on behalf of the children it works with.
Based in Guildford
, a town in Surrey
, UK it was founded by Danny Smith and Lord David Alton in 1992.
In 2005, they were featured on ITV News when they released their report "kids behind bars: WHY WE MUST ACT". A reporter accompanied members of the charity to the Philippines
to document the children being held illegally in prisons in horrendous conditions. As a result of Jubilee Action's work, mounting international pressure and widespread public condemnation, the Juvenile Justice Bill was passed in April 2006 making it illegal for children under the age of 15 to imprisoned in the Philippines.
Notable supporters include Aninha Capaldi (wife of deceased musician Jim Capaldi
), Shahid Azeem and Andy Flannagan.
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Charitable organization
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working to rescue and protect children of all faiths, races and cultures, facing the most serious injustices. In particular it works to safeguard children who are:
- held in prison
- subject to human traffickingHuman traffickingHuman trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery...
- victims of child prostitution
- recruited as child soldiers
- living as street childrenStreet childrenA street child is a child who lives on the streets of a city, deprived of family care and protection. Most children on the streets are between the ages of about 5 and 17 years old.Street children live in junk boxes, parks or on the street itself...
.
Its aim is to end the cycle of abuse by helping children in three ways:
- rescuing them from immediate risk
- offering rehabilitation and support
- providing the skills, tools and education they need to realise a new vision for their lives.
Jubilee Action does this by advising and funding partners working on the ground. Their projects reach children who would otherwise be forgotten or ignored. They prioritise societies where mistreatment has become common place – through war, corruption or political motivation. And they seek to address need that is overlooked by the international community and the media. It chooses partners who are dedicated to changing children’s lives in their own communities, and it provides the seed funding that will help them become independent for the long term. In addition, its grassroots experience provides it with the facts, first-hand evidence and expertise to campaign for change on behalf of the children it works with.
Based in Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
, a town in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, UK it was founded by Danny Smith and Lord David Alton in 1992.
In 2005, they were featured on ITV News when they released their report "kids behind bars: WHY WE MUST ACT". A reporter accompanied members of the charity to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to document the children being held illegally in prisons in horrendous conditions. As a result of Jubilee Action's work, mounting international pressure and widespread public condemnation, the Juvenile Justice Bill was passed in April 2006 making it illegal for children under the age of 15 to imprisoned in the Philippines.
Notable supporters include Aninha Capaldi (wife of deceased musician Jim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi
Nicola James "Jim" Capaldi was an English musician and songwriter. His musical career lasted more than four decades. He co-founded Traffic in Birmingham with Steve Winwood, and the band's psychedelic rock was influential in Britain and the United States...
), Shahid Azeem and Andy Flannagan.
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