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Child Protection · Community Sponsorship · Ending Violence · Kiribati · MFAT · Pacific · Jan 19, 2021

Positive parenting message in Kiribati!

Great news, the ChildFund Kiribati team are spreading the positive parenting message to parents and caregivers in Betio through a short video.

Child Protection · Education · Emergency Response · Ending Violence · Health and Nutrition · Livelihoods and Income · Road Maps · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Oct 23, 2020

What does it take to help children thrive?

Our vision is a world in which all children and youth thrive, enjoy their rights, and achieve their full potential. But what does it really take for us to achieve this kind of change in the communities where we work?...

Child Sponsorship · Ending Violence · Kenya · Jun 18, 2020

Advocacy in Emali against female genital mutilation

Supporting awareness and advocacy against inhumane practices is one of the ways ChildFund New Zealand, with thanks to your support, works with communities and local partners to create safer communities for children. Over 400 children in Emali along with parents...

Ending Violence · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Press Releases · Jun 16, 2020

"Zero tolerance on family violence", ChildFund PNG

High profile rugby player and brave domestic abuse survivor Debbie Kaore has gone public about a vicious assault on her this month by her partner, highlighting the issue of domestic violence in Papua New Guinea. ChildFund Papua New Guinea and...

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 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...

Child Participation · Community Sponsorship · Education · Emergency Response · Ending Violence · Health and Nutrition · Kiribati · MFAT · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Programme Visit · Team Updates · Youth · Jul 08, 2018

Embracing our Pacific identity

There is no denying it: in New Zealand, we are closely linked with those living in our neighbouring Pacific island nations. In fact, more than 20 percent of those living in New Zealand identify as either Māori or Pacific Islanders....

Ending Violence · Future Fund · Goal 16 - Peace justice and strong institutions · Joining Forces · Team Updates · Jul 04, 2018

Protecting children

We exist to protect children and to enable an environment where they can thrive. Our work supports several of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a specific challenge is directly linked to SDG target 16.2. SDG 16.2: To...

Community Sponsorship · Education · Ending Violence · Health and Nutrition · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · MFAT · Programme Visit · Road Maps · Sri Lanka · Team Updates · Vietnam · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Zambia · Jul 03, 2018

Mapping the road ahead

Together with the communities we support, ChildFund New Zealand has developed a new way of doing things. A key challenge that we face at ChildFund New Zealand is how to truly empower communities instead of creating dependency from prolonged development...