News and Stories
There is a saying in Kenya that when you educate a woman you educate an entire community. Meet 23 year old Jackline from Kenya, a child sponsor since the age of 5, who went on to complete school and gain a teaching qualification. Now she not only gives back to her community as a teacher but as a ChildFund youth group mentor too, helping to keep young people in school.
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It should come as no surprise, Kiwis are very generous people. But with more than 27,000 registered charities in New Zealand, it can be tricky to decide which organisation you wish to support. Every day, new people choose to join...
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Matt Fowler, our Programme Officer, tells us why he is super excited about being part of a new initiative, a co-design planning process, with our dedicated community of Batticaloa in Sri Lanka, forging the way ahead to community self-sufficiency
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Most Kiwis won’t be too familiar with Moringa, a mineral-rich, fast-growing and hardy tree that offers multiple food sources and health benefits. But with a growing focus on healthy foods, especially vegan and vegetarian, it's hard not to see this highly nutritious plant as the next best thing since kale, goji berries or chia seeds.Â
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ChildFund New Zealand has worked with communities in Emali, Kenya for over four years to successfully grow, harvest and sell the superfood Moringa, aka the “Miracle Tree”. Now, on the back of ChildFund supported business training, a local collective Emuka has taken Moringa to the next level by processing it into a range of market-ready products. Â
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At ChildFund New Zealand, we are committed to measuring and reporting on all of the incredible ways your support is helping children and youth to thrive. This process starts well before a project begins.
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At ChildFund, everything we do is in support of our ultimate goal: to help children and youth to thrive. For mothers like Rashmita, it was clear that her two-year-old daughter, Gita, wasn't thriving. She lacked energy and had many problems....
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Do you or a loved one have green fingers? We certainly know many people who love gardening and in the communities we work in, gardening is so much more than just a hobby. Gardening is income, it's food and it's life saving....
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Following the renovation of two early childhood development centres in Sri Lanka, through ChildFund New Zealand sponsorship funds, 85 children are now learning in a cleaner and safer environment.
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The most recent results are in, check out the top 8 ways you are helping children in Luangwa, Zambia through ChildFund.
