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Child Essentials · Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · Jul 10, 2020

Your support is helping families earn money in Emali, Kenya

An impressive 1672 people across 91 village saving and loan groups in Emali, Kenya received training through ChildFund New Zealand in 2019. This is support from our child sponsors and child essentials monthly givers at work in Kenya! Village savings...

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.

Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Programme Visit · Jun 25, 2020

"We were amazed at what ChildFund did with the sponsorship money"

For ChildFund New Zealand sponsors Rob Hunter and Gina Kamerbeek-Hunter a trip to Emali, Kenya was not only to meet one of their three sponsored children but to see first-hand the HUGE impact sponsorship has in the community. From seeing...

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...

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...

Team Updates · Jun 10, 2020

ChildFund moves to Wynyard Quarter, Auckland's Innovation Precinct

After 23 years of being based in a city office, ChildFund is moving to an exciting new shared working office at the GridAKL, bringing access to more innovation and collaboration. This means our work with children overseas and our connections...

Child Sponsorship · Jun 09, 2020

"Child sponsorship is part of our family's journey"

Meet Wendy and Perryn Smith, who knew their money would help not only children in need but families too when they started sponsoring with ChildFund 15 years ago … and nothing has changed (except the size of their own family...

Road Maps · Team Updates · Jun 05, 2020

ChildFund’s Road Maps paving better futures for children

ChildFund New Zealand’s unique Road Map approach to supporting communities in becoming self-reliant is about a community in need having a self-devised strategic plan with clear goals, measurable outcomes and a time frame. Then after a set period of time,...

Legacy Giving · Jun 02, 2020

No age is too young to leave a legacy for children

Whether you're younger or older, you clearly care about helping children (that's why you're reading this). Making the decision to leave a bequest in your will that one day will help lots of children can be for any adult Kiwi....

Child Essentials · Child Sponsorship · Sri Lanka · May 29, 2020

Empowered parents in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, join forces to tidy up school

Parents in Batticaloa kicked into action to create a cleaner learning environment for their children after forming a group with help from ChildFund's local partner and made possible through your support. A parents group for Karavetti South Primary School formed with...