The mission of this project is to support initiatives, which educate and engage children around the world. In addition, it seeks to enable the greater United Methodist Church to learn about and connect with powerful models of working with children globally. The overall goals of the project are to do the following: 1.) Deepen the level of commitment of UMCs to end child poverty, violence, and exploitation particularly in conditions of war, and hazardous child labor. 2.) Support projects that engage children in looking at issues of poverty and violence and in taking action in their communities and around the world. 3.) Advocate for children’s rights at the local, national, and international level.