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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...

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 · 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 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....

Kenya · Youth · Apr 03, 2020

ChildFund New Zealand supporters fund a new youth centre in Kenya

ChildFund exists to help children and youth to thrive. This is exactly the reason why a new youth development centre is under construction in Emali, a community in Kenya where more than 2,000 Kiwis are sponsoring children and youth through...

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...

Emergency Response · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · Mar 11, 2020

Locust Emergency: Healthy crops mean bigger swarms of desert locusts

It was a clear December day in northern Kenya when, suddenly, a black carpet filled the sky. Locals knew they were coming: After a period of ideal breeding conditions in 2019, swarms of desert locusts emerged and began making their...

Child Protection · Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Mar 02, 2020

Child sponsorship is helping keep street youth away from drugs in Emali

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...

Emergency Response · Health and Nutrition · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · Feb 23, 2020

Desert locusts: The world’s most dangerous pest

When you rely on farming to provide food and income for your family, even the slightest environmental threat can be completely life changing. Now, imagine if everything that you’ve worked so tirelessly to grow completely disappears, right before your eyes. ...