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Child Sponsorship · Emergency Response · Gifts that Grow · Livelihoods and Income · Programme Visit · Team Updates · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Zambia · Dec 06, 2019

Video: What is it like to visit your sponsored child?

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...

Child Participation · Child Protection · ChildFund Alliance · Sri Lanka · Vietnam · Nov 20, 2019

How do children view their rights?

We aspire to live in a world free from violence, where all children have a voice and the ability to achieve their full potential. That's why an important part of our work is to educate children on their rights, and...

Child Sponsorship · Programme Visit · Sep 27, 2019

It gives you such a great connection with your sponsored child

It was a dream come true when long-time ChildFund team member and child sponsor, Marie Chan, visited Zambia in late October, where she met her 11-year-old sponsored child, Gift. Despite the 40-degree temperatures, mosquitoes and very bumpy roads, Marie says...

Child Essentials · Child Participation · Child Protection · Community Sponsorship · Education · Ending Violence · Programme Visit · Mar 13, 2019

Online safety: It’s a global concern

On the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, we take a look at an online safety programme implemented by ChildFund in rural Laos. For most teenagers in New Zealand, time spent out of class is used for socialising with...

Livelihoods and Income · MFAT · Zambia · Mar 23, 2018

The Luangwa Integrated Agriculture Project, Zambia

Project Title: Luangwa Integrated Agriculture Project, ZambiaDuration: 1 February 2013 – 30 April 2017Evaluation: End-line Evaluation conducted by an independent researcher ChildFund New Zealand partnered with ChildFund Zambia and the Luangwa Child Development Agency to support three communities in Luangwa...

Education · Emergency Response · Health and Nutrition · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · MFAT · Mar 23, 2018

The Building Resilience Project in Emali, Kenya

Project Title: Building Resilience Project in Emali, KenyaDuration: 1 August 2013 – 16 April 2017 Evaluation: End-line Evaluation conducted by an independent researcher ChildFund New Zealand partnered with ChildFund Kenya and the Emali Dedicated Children’s Agency to support the Kamba and...

Child Essentials · Child Sponsorship · Community Sponsorship · Gifts that Grow · Health and Nutrition · Kenya · Livelihoods and Income · MFAT · Mar 19, 2018

Update of our Agriculture, Dairy and Economic Development project in Emali, Kenya

Our ADED (Agriculture, Dairy and Economic Development) project in Emali, Kenya aims to deliver a dairy processing farm to support dairy farmers. This will increase the milk productivity of their cows, enabling them to sell more milk in a safe...

Child Sponsorship · Education · Gifts that Grow · Health and Nutrition · Programme Visit · Vietnam · Youth · Mar 13, 2018

Visiting your sponsored child: Mark meeting Thuy in Vietnam

Do you sponsor a child with ChildFund New Zealand? Do you know that one of the many benefits of sponsoring a child with us is that you can visit them in their hometown? Read more about one of our child...

Child Sponsorship · Health and Nutrition · Sri Lanka · Water Sanitation and Hygiene · Feb 21, 2018

Nutrition in Early Childhood Centres in Sri Lanka

Vijayakumari, is a 26-year-old married woman living in the Valakkalai village, in Vavunathivu DS division, Batticaloa. Vijayakumari is very active and has two children, Laksmithan and Jeenutha. Lakshmithan is 5 years old and is currently attending preschool. Vijayakumari is a housewife...