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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.
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As COVID vaccination rates continue to increase across New Zealand, people in developing nations, especially some of our neighbours in the Pacific, are missing out. ChildFund New Zealand Programme Director Quenelda Clegg says countries who already battle poverty and climatic problems are now facing global inequality of vaccine distribution
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At ChildFund New Zealand, children are our why. With help from our supporters and our partners, in a nutshell here's our how...
Meet Manisha Patel from Auckland, she has been a passionate and dedicated ChildFund Child Sponsor for 21 years. Manisha shares her sponsorship journey, what she loves most about sponsorship and why she will keep being a sponsor.
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Like all mums, mother of four Terenga of Betio in Kiribati, wants her children to be safe. But now after taking part in local ChildFund child protection initiatives, she also wants them to be valued and listened to. Terenga welcomes all the...
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By giving a ChildFund Gifts that Grow Gift Card to the children in your life, you not only are giving them the opportunity to learn about others who are less fortunate around the world and the choice of how to help them, but also the chance to feel a truly happy feeling through giving.
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The International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women is this week but sadly the daily reality of domestic abuse still exists for 64% of women in Papua New Guinea. ChildFund Technical Advisor Sally Angelson writes why ChildFund's 1-Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain in PNG, a helpline for survivors of gender-based violence, is not just important, it's vital.
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As you will be seeing and hearing on the news, right now in Afghanistan there is a massive crisis happening and children and families need our urgent help.
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It's been an entire year since armed conflict erupted in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. In recent months, the deadly conflicts have intensified into other regions of the country, leading the Ethiopian federal government to declare a nationwide state of emergency. In...
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Twenty-five preschool teaches from all around Betio, Kiribati took part in a ChildFund training session on human rights, health, water and sanitation this month. They now are equipped and empowered with information, awareness and skills to take back to their children, students, peers, parents, caregivers and communities.
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