News and Stories
Anita’s son was just a month-old when she noticed something was wrong. His health deteriorated after she took him to a hospital, where, sadly soon after, he died. Anita still does not know the cause. A lack of health information...
Continue reading
When ChildFund staff found Theresa, she was lying on the side of the road with her newly delivered baby in her arms. Family members had assisted Theresa as she gave birth in the middle of the night without medical instruments,...
Continue reading
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....
Continue reading
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...
Continue reading
Project Title: Building Resilience Project in Emali, KenyaDuration: 1 August 2013 – 16 April 2017 Evaluation: End-line Evaluation conducted by an independent researcher ChildFund New Zealand partnered with ChildFund Kenya and the Emali Dedicated Children’s Agency to support the Kamba and...
Continue reading
Our ADED (Agriculture, Dairy and Economic Development) project in Emali, Kenya aims to deliver a dairy processing farm to support dairy farmers. This will increase the milk productivity of their cows, enabling them to sell more milk in a safe...
Continue reading
Do you sponsor a child with ChildFund New Zealand? Do you know that one of the many benefits of sponsoring a child with us is that you can visit them in their hometown? Read more about one of our child...
Continue reading
Vijayakumari, is a 26-year-old married woman living in the Valakkalai village, in Vavunathivu DS division, Batticaloa. Vijayakumari is very active and has two children, Laksmithan and Jeenutha. Lakshmithan is 5 years old and is currently attending preschool. Vijayakumari is a housewife...
Continue reading