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Health and Nutrition · May 26, 2020

Sex ed classes for grandparent caregivers in Thailand

Talking to your children about “the birds and the bees” can be a tricky topic for any parent, let alone a grandparent. That’s why ChildFund Thailand runs a sex education training programme designed specifically for grandparents. Over 50 people have...

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 · COVID-19 · Vietnam · May 19, 2020

"Thank you very much" for helping to fight COVID-19 in Vietnam

Thank you very much. That's the message from children in ChildFund dedicated areas in Vietnam where your support is helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The ChildFund Vietnam team have been ensuring soap and clean water, along with information...

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...

COVID-19 · Team Updates · May 13, 2020

ChildFund New Zealand CEO provides update on COVID-19

As Kiwis begin planning for life beyond COVID-19 Alert Level 3, ChildFund New Zealand CEO Paul Brown takes a moment to share his reflections in the first of a series of upcoming videos to be shared with the ChildFund team...

Team Updates · May 12, 2020

Quenelda debuts as Director of Programmes

Quenelda Clegg has been part of the ChildFund New Zealand programmes team for nearly four years and now she is stepping up to lead it. As Director of Programmes, Quenelda will oversee ChildFund New Zealand’s Road Map programme, which includes...

Child Essentials · Child Participation · Child Sponsorship · Vietnam · May 09, 2020

Confident kids in Cao Bang, Vietnam, thanks to your support

Over 1100 children in Cao Bang, Vietnam have a spring in their step after participating in course supported by your monthly donations and sponsorship. Children who participated in the extra-curricular course say they feel more confident and also they feel more proud of...

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....

Sri Lanka · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · May 05, 2020

Giving precious time back to mums and children

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...