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Kiribati · MFAT · Pacific · Youth · May 09, 2022

Weaving tradition with Kiribati youth

Teaumai Tebuaua learnt her traditional mat weaving skills as a teenager and today she is well-known in Kiribati for her craft. The 60-year-old is now putting her skills to use in ChildFund's new youth skills programme teaching young people traditional mat weaving.

Education · Goal 4 - Quality education · Kiribati · MFAT · Pacific · Youth · Feb 24, 2022

Learning to read and write at 17 no mean feat for Tooti

Participating in ChildFund Kiribati's Building Blocks basic literacy programme has been an absolute life changer for 17-year-old Tooti.

COVID-19 · Goal 6 - Clean water and sanitation · Kiribati · Pacific · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Youth · Jan 19, 2022

Hand washing stations are lifesavers in Kiribati

COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of good hygiene all over the world, but even before pandemic hit globally in 2020, washing hands could make the difference between life and death for people living in developing countries with limited access to safe, clean water and sanitation.

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 Protection · ChildFund Alliance · COVID-19 · Small Voices Big Dreams · Youth · Nov 05, 2020

World Children's Day, ChildFund, Unicef and you

World Children's Day is on November 20th and ChildFund New Zealand is encouraging young people to think big, dream big and draw the future they want to live in with Unicef's #voicesofyouth challenge.

Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · Youth · Sep 29, 2020

Business start-up to give a better future

A better future is on the way for Lydia. She always dreamed of starting her own business and now, with support from ChildFund New Zealand sponsors, she has!

Child Participation · Road Maps · Timor-Leste · Youth · Zambia · Sep 25, 2020

Listening to children's opinions on issues that affect them the most

At ChildFund New Zealand, our Theory of Change includes three programmatic areas: Ensuring the basic needs of children and youth are met; Keeping children and youth protected from harm; and Listening to children's opinions on issues that affect them most. We believe that by...

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 Protection · Ending Violence · Youth · Jan 09, 2020

How a young man’s search for a better life led to a decade of exploitation

A major risk for vulnerable children and young people migrating to a new country is being abused or exploited during the journey or in their new jobs. By the time Norng Samen’s son returned to Cambodia after a harrowing 10-year...