News and Stories – Tagged "Child Sponsorship"– Page 3 – ChildFund New Zealand

Child Sponsorship · Jun 09, 2020

"Child sponsorship is part of our family's journey"

Meet Wendy and Perryn Smith, who knew their money would help not only children in need but families too when they started sponsoring with ChildFund 15 years ago … and nothing has changed (except the size of their own family...

Child Essentials · Child Sponsorship · Sri Lanka · May 29, 2020

Empowered parents in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, join forces to tidy up school

Parents in Batticaloa kicked into action to create a cleaner learning environment for their children after forming a group with help from ChildFund's local partner and made possible through your support. A parents group for Karavetti South Primary School formed with...

Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Programme Visit · May 21, 2020

"Meeting Jacintah is a day I will never forget"

Meeting her sponsor child Jacintah last year in Emali will be in Rachel Le Blanc Smith’s memory bank forever, especially now as travel may be difficult for awhile. My day in Emali was very well planned. I was picked up...

Child Sponsorship · COVID-19 · Vietnam · May 19, 2020

"Thank you very much" for helping to fight COVID-19 in Vietnam

Thank you very much. That's the message from children in ChildFund dedicated areas in Vietnam where your support is helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The ChildFund Vietnam team have been ensuring soap and clean water, along with information...

Child Sponsorship · Health and Nutrition · Kenya · May 15, 2020

Preschoolers in Emali, Kenya, learning and eating better thanks to sponsorship funds

Over 1,700 preschoolers in Emali, Kenya can now focus on learning instead of empty tummies, thanks to ChildFund New Zealand child sponsors funding a school meal programme. Sponsorship funds have enabled the purchase of 3,500 kilograms of Unimix and 700 litres...

Child Essentials · Child Participation · Child Sponsorship · Vietnam · May 09, 2020

Confident kids in Cao Bang, Vietnam, thanks to your support

Over 1100 children in Cao Bang, Vietnam have a spring in their step after participating in course supported by your monthly donations and sponsorship. Children who participated in the extra-curricular course say they feel more confident and also they feel more proud of...

Child Sponsorship · COVID-19 · Kenya · May 08, 2020

Why children in Kenya need your help during COVID-19

While no time is a good time for a pandemic to happen, ChildFund Kenya's Country Director Chege Ngugi says COVID-19 really "has hit the country at the wrong time". Recent droughts, floods and locust infestations in Kenya, coupled with ongoing issues with...

Child Essentials · Child Sponsorship · COVID-19 · Emergency Response · Kenya · Kiribati · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Sri Lanka · Timor-Leste · Vietnam · May 07, 2020

How ChildFund donors are helping children and communities around the world to tackle COVID-19

Thanks to our monthly donors and sponsors, ChildFund is responding to COVID-19 in 60 countries worldwide. Having established, solid local partnerships in place and being part of an international alliance is key to ChildFund New Zealand in helping children thrive....

Child Sponsorship · Education · Sri Lanka · May 02, 2020

More pathways for students in Batticaloa

Helping her students achieve their goals is what motivates Batticaloa teacher Nitharshini Vijeyakumar and with support from ChildFund she can now do exactly this. Nitharshini shares her story. My name is Nitharshini Vijeyakumar and I am a teacher in the...

Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Programme Visit · Mar 13, 2020

“Laughter, joy and hugs” in meeting Joyce

Have you ever thought about visiting your sponsored child? For long-time ChildFund sponsor, Denise Silver, meeting Joyce in Kenya was an event she will never forget. Read her story, below. I have always had a genuine love for children and have been involved...