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We can all agree: 2020 has been a strange year. Ever since the world learned about COVID-19, life has never been the same. Thanks to the support of our generous Gifts that Grow supporters, monthly supporters and donors, ChildFund has been...
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The most recent results are in, check out the top 8 ways you are helping children in Luangwa, Zambia through ChildFund.
At ChildFund New Zealand, we believe that change begins when the basic needs of children and youth are met: they are educated; they are healthy, in healthy homes and communities; and their families have secure livelihoods. Improved access to water and...
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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?...
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For some mums, it’s a daily struggle just trying to provide the basics for their children like water and food. That's why ChildFund, with your support is working with mums like Suseena in Batticaloa. Suseena is a mother of four...
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Disease outbreak has always been a major risk to Kiribati’s communities where cramped living conditions, poor access to healthy food, water, and sanitation, and limited healthcare facilities mean that disease can spread quickly. Coupled with a lack of resources and...
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It didn’t make the headlines, but the African nation of Zambia has been hit by a serious and life-threatening drought, and it’s affecting more than 2-million people. We met up with ChildFund Zambia’s new country director, Simba Machingaidze to talk about the situation....
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"Is my sponsorship support making a difference?" This is question that all child sponsors wonder at times … and, recently, one sponsor took the time to ask us. We reached out to her sponsored child in Luangwa, Zambia. Here’s what...
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Have you ever wanted to visit your sponsored child? That's exactly what our colleague, Marie Chan, experienced when she traveled to Africa last month as part of a monitoring trip to our dedicated programme area, Luangwa, Zambia. Not only did...
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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...
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