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Emergency Response · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · Mar 11, 2020

Locust Emergency: Healthy crops mean bigger swarms of desert locusts

It was a clear December day in northern Kenya when, suddenly, a black carpet filled the sky. Locals knew they were coming: After a period of ideal breeding conditions in 2019, swarms of desert locusts emerged and began making their...

Team Updates · Mar 02, 2020

After 18 years, she's still as helpful as ever

With 18 years of helping supporters help children under her belt, Lee McDonnell is the longest standing ChildFund New Zealand team member. We sat down with Lee to ask her a bit more about her experience here at ChildFund. THRIVE: Tell us a bit about...

Child Protection · Child Sponsorship · Kenya · Mar 02, 2020

Child sponsorship is helping keep street youth away from drugs in Emali

A ChildFund-supported programme for children living on the streets in Emali is helping children in Kenya break free of drug use, and to return to school. The rescue-and-recovery programme is aimed at youth under the age of 18 and is...

Emergency Response · Health and Nutrition · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · Feb 23, 2020

Desert locusts: The world’s most dangerous pest

When you rely on farming to provide food and income for your family, even the slightest environmental threat can be completely life changing. Now, imagine if everything that you’ve worked so tirelessly to grow completely disappears, right before your eyes. ...

Child Protection · Education · Emergency Response · Livelihoods and Income · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Zambia · Jan 20, 2020

Children in Zambia are living in drought

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....

Child Sponsorship · Education · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Zambia · Jan 14, 2020

Child sponsorship is making big difference to Taonga and her family

"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...

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...

Health and Nutrition · Timor-Leste · Jan 06, 2020

Heartbreaking reality of childbirth in Timor-Leste

Anita’s son was just a month-old when she noticed something was wrong. His health deteriorated after she took him to a hospital, where, sadly soon after, he died. Anita still does not know the cause. A lack of health information...

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,...

Team Updates · Dec 10, 2019

Welcoming new leaders to the ChildFund New Zealand team

Our Board of Directors provides advice and strategy to ChildFund New Zealand. As our organisation grows and strengthens, we introduce new executive leaders to our Board; identifying those, in particular, who can use their diverse range of expertise to support our...