History
Canadian Humanitarian is a non-religious, non-political organization dedicated to assisting disadvantaged children and their families break free from the cycle of poverty.
Canadian Humanitarian provides:
- shelter, food, clean water, and clothing for children in need
- medical services for children and their families
- tuition, books, school uniforms and financial support necessary for children to attend school
- remedial education to bring children who have not been in school up to their age-appropriate grade, and to help children compete for the limited spaces available for continued education
- educational and vocational training centers
- traiing for staff and community in entrepreneurship, accounting practices, child development, AIDS awareness, etc.
- hope to many who have been negatively affected by the realities of poverty.
Canadian Humanitarian began operations in 1995 under the name Canadian Advocate for African Children, which sought to alleviate the plight of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children through international adoption and humanitarian aid. It became necessary to separate our humanitarian activities from the adoption program, so a separate organization called Canadian Humanitarian Organization for International Relief was founded in 2003.
Canadian Humanitarian is governed by a board of seven professionals.