News and Stories – Tagged "Papua New Guinea"– ChildFund New Zealand

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 · 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 · 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.

Kiribati · MFAT · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Press Releases · Solomon Islands · Team Updates · Timor-Leste · Vietnam · Jul 02, 2020

ChildFund New Zealand and MFAT partnership to have a positive impact in Pacific communities and Southeast Asia

New Zealand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) have today announced a partnership to increase the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children, youth and their families in the Pacific and Southeast Asia region.

Learn more about the partnership through this press release, and a video from our Programme Director, Quenelda Clegg.

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 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....

Child Participation · Health and Nutrition · Pacific · Papua New Guinea · Jan 06, 2020

Delivery kits saving mothers and babies in PNG

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,...