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We work in a rights-based manner. This means that we work systematically on the basis of human rights with a focus on rights holder and duty bearers. Our goal is to empower people in our interventions and give them the opportunity to influence their own situation.
We take a long-term approach by involving people in our interventions, so that those affected become part of the solution. We do this to create change that lasts, even after we have finished an intervention. To do that, we need to get to the root cause of a problem, not just solve the symptoms. This is why we work in a rights-based way.
Regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, beliefs or religion; human rights apply to everyone and all people in our interventions are their own rights holder. We work to empower rights holder to realize and claim their rights, both as individuals and as a group.
Demand that those in power take responsibility. We work to clarify who is the duty-bearer, who is accountable to the rights-bearers - and ensure that there are structures and processes in place to make complaint and demand accountability.
Those affected should be involved in shaping the solution. We ensure that rights holders have the knowledge and Support they need to improve and influence their situation.
We are open about how we work with Monitoring and accountability and we can withstand scrutiny.
Today, when we work for children's rights, child participation permeates all our work. We believe in the inherent power of children to be involved in changing their situation. We see time and again that children's power to grow is enormous when they are given the right conditions. We see children who make courageous decisions, who individually and together influence their environment.
The right of children to express their views and have them respected is one of the fundamental principles of the CRC. A child who knows their rights becomes a stronger rights holder.
Erikshjälpen does not run any international interventions on its own. We always work with our local partner organisations. organisations that work closely with the local culture, understand the context and have an already built trust and relationship with the people in the areas or interventions they work in. They are there for the long term, which increases the long-term sustainability of the interventions carried out. We work with around 60 local partner organisations with whom we run around 90 interventions .
For us as a child rights organisation with a rights-based approach, it is a matter of course that concrete interventions always link to decision-makers, authorities and other duty bearers. Erikshjälpen wants to be a clear voice for children in vulnerable life situations and contribute to increased knowledge about children's living conditions and rights.
In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030). These goals describe a desired sustainable development in all countries. The goals are formulated according to Thematic areas. There is no specific goal that deals with children's rights, but the child perspective is included in all areas. Some goals that Erikshjälpen has defined as extra important in relation to our focus are:
Education and leisure
Health and well-being
Safety and protection
When we apply a rights-based approach, we can achieve greater impact and credibility by including the people we serve - the children and the world they dream of - in decision-making processes so that we can prioritize the right interventions from the start.
Our work always starts with the violation of a child's rights and the goal of achieving a changed world where children's dreams come to life. In between, change needs to happen. In combination with our rights-based approach, Erikshjälpen has established a theory of change that we work with in all our interventions.
Published: 27 August 2025