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Child Protection · Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Mar 02, 2020

Child sponsorship is helping keep street youth away from drugs in Emali

A ChildFund-supported programme for children living on the streets in Emali is helping children in Kenya break free of drug use, and to return to school. The rescue-and-recovery programme is aimed at youth under the age of 18 and is...

Child Protection · Education · Emergency Response · Livelihoods and Income · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Zambia · Jan 20, 2020

Children in Zambia are living in drought

It didn’t make the headlines, but the African nation of Zambia has been hit by a serious and life-threatening drought, and it’s affecting more than 2-million people. We met up with ChildFund Zambia’s new country director, Simba Machingaidze to talk about the situation....

Child Protection · Ending Violence · Youth · Jan 09, 2020

How a young man’s search for a better life led to a decade of exploitation

A major risk for vulnerable children and young people migrating to a new country is being abused or exploited during the journey or in their new jobs. By the time Norng Samen’s son returned to Cambodia after a harrowing 10-year...

Child Participation · Child Protection · ChildFund Alliance · Sri Lanka · Vietnam · Nov 20, 2019

How do children view their rights?

We aspire to live in a world free from violence, where all children have a voice and the ability to achieve their full potential. That's why an important part of our work is to educate children on their rights, and...

Child Essentials · Child Participation · Child Protection · Community Sponsorship · Education · Ending Violence · Programme Visit · Mar 13, 2019

Online safety: It’s a global concern

On the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, we take a look at an online safety programme implemented by ChildFund in rural Laos. For most teenagers in New Zealand, time spent out of class is used for socialising with...