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Child Protection · Ending Violence · Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Sep 28, 2022

Providing a lifeline to children, women and families living with violence in PNG

Over 11,000 calls have been received by the 1-Tok helpline in Papua New Guinea in the last year. Each of those callers have accessed support to overcome gender-based and domestic violence.

Child Protection · ChildFund Alliance · Emergency Response · Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · Jan 26, 2022

Typhoon Rai devastates communities across the Southern Philippines

With over 400 people killed, thousands of families displaced and an estimated half a billion USD worth of damage, ChildFund is working right now to help children and families devastated by Typhoon Rai in the Philippines.

Child Protection · Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · Kiribati · MFAT · Dec 09, 2021

ChildFund and Kiribati community work together on child protection and safety

Like all mums, mother of four Terenga of Betio in Kiribati, wants her children to be safe. But now after taking part in local ChildFund child protection initiatives, she also wants them to be valued and listened to. Terenga welcomes all the...

Child Protection · Ending Violence · Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · MFAT · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Nov 24, 2021

1-Tok Helpline is a lifeline for survivors of domestic abuse in Papua New Guinea

The International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women is this week but sadly the daily reality of domestic abuse still exists for 64% of women in Papua New Guinea. ChildFund Technical Advisor Sally Angelson writes why ChildFund's 1-Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain in PNG, a helpline for survivors of gender-based violence, is not just important, it's vital.

Child Protection · Education · Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · Kiribati · Pacific · Nov 18, 2021

Top marks on preschool teacher training ChildFund Kiribati

Twenty-five preschool teaches from all around Betio, Kiribati took part in a ChildFund training session on human rights, health, water and sanitation this month. They now are equipped and empowered with information, awareness and skills to take back to their children, students, peers, parents, caregivers and communities.

Child Protection · Ending Violence · Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Youth · Oct 22, 2021

ChildFund's project on rights, respect and resilience for Papua New Guinea youth

ChildFund New Zealand is implementing a five-year project in PNG with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and supporters. The project will train teachers at 17 high schools to teach their students about gender equality, violence prevention, consent, and building respectful relationships. We call the programme Rights, Respect, Resilience.

Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · Health and Nutrition · MFAT · Pacific · Solomon Islands · Youth · Oct 01, 2021

Strengthening youth mental health and wellbeing in the Solomon Islands

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and to mark it at ChildFund, we look at the first year of a five year programme, funded by MFAT and NZ supporters, in the Solomon Islands to improve youth mental health and wellbeing.

Child Sponsorship · Community Sponsorship · COVID-19 · Goal 3 - Good health and well-being · Health and Nutrition · Sri Lanka · Sep 20, 2021

ChildFund responds to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

A glimpse into the efforts by ChildFund Sri Lanka and AU Lanka (our local partner in Sri Lanka) on our emergency COVID-19 response in Batticaloa.