Child Education
Free schools, learning centers and courses that carry children from their first lessons toward real futures.
A global family for children
Creating a sustainable future by addressing poverty, improving education, and empowering children as changemakers.
About us
A global symbol of hope and transformation for children facing social, economic and emotional adversity — since 1976
50+
Years of service
6
Flagship initiatives
12+
Schools engaged
33+
Countries reached
5K+
Expected beneficiaries
Projected nationwide reach under the organization’s 2025–2030 plan.
11
District committees
25+
Education, empowerment, and care since 1976
Established in 1976 in Bangladesh by visionary humanitarian Hemayet Hossain, Kochi Konther Asar (World Children Organization) was born from a mission to elevate children’s lives through education, empowerment, and cultural engagement.
50+
YEARS SERVING CHILDREN
Global presence
Five regions, one global family of children
Asia
Founded in Dhaka on 15 January 1976; a National Children Welfare Organization by 1982. Four performing-arts institutes and hundreds of Pothokoli schools.
64
Districts covered
14
High schools
Figures from the Kochi Konther Asar Annual Report 2024–2025, 50th-anniversary edition.
Active campaigns
Supporting children through education, care and opportunity
Hunger Aid
Medical Aid
Education
Community Engagement
Programs & Causes
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Healthcare
Medical support, health services in the schools, and care that reaches children where they are.
Child Protection
Advocacy and safe spaces that stand between children and harm — from the street to shelter.
Food & Nutrition
Meals joined to learning, so hunger never stands between a child and the classroom.
Featured stories
Moments that bring us together
StoryA student from Rangpur
She came to Shishu Nibash, the organization’s children’s home, as a seven-year-old with little more than a school bag to her name. What she…
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Make impact that genuinely matters
Together we empower underprivileged communities through education, care, opportunity, and long-term sustainable support.