News and Stories
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"Is my sponsorship support making a difference?" This is question that all child sponsors wonder at times … and, recently, one sponsor took the time to ask us. We reached out to her sponsored child in Luangwa, Zambia. Here’s what...
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Have you ever wanted to visit your sponsored child? That's exactly what our colleague, Marie Chan, experienced when she traveled to Africa last month as part of a monitoring trip to our dedicated programme area, Luangwa, Zambia. Not only did...
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