About KEF

KIDS EARTH FUND (KEF) is a Nobel Peace Prize–nominated nonprofit organization

founded in Tokyo, Japan, in 1988. With a global outreach network, we work worldwide to promote

peace through the power of childrenʼs art.

Since its establishment, KEF has provided humanitarian aid to children affected by illness, war, and

natural disasters by donating relief supplies, art materials, books, and medicine. We have also built

homes and schools in countries including Croatia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Japan.

To date, we have hosted more than 1,000 art workshops across over 40 countries. These workshops

function as art-therapy sessions, offering children a safe space to express themselves creatively while

contributing to a greater cause. The artworks created are exhibited in museums and licensed for use in

product design, generating support for children in need around the world.

Through creativity and compassion, children help one another — embodying our guiding principle:

“KIDS HELPING KIDS”.

History

Founded in 1988 at a small preschool in Tokyo, Kids Earth Fund began with a

simple belief: even one good deed a day can change the world. Children visited

terminally ill patients and donated artwork to brighten hospitals, turning compassion

into action.

Creativity Kids Earth Fund aims to inspire children to become creative entrepreneurs through the medium of art. Everything begins with an idea. By nurturing a childʼs natural curiosity and imagination, we allow their creativity to flourish, opening a world of endless possibilities. This empowerment prepares the next generation of leaders and educators to find innovative ways to change the world.