News and Stories
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, a field visit has been a long time coming for the ChildFund team but finally our programmes officer Matt Fowler is in Emali, Kenya. He has been working alongside our partners to help them become self-sufficient in locally-led, child-focused development.
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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...
If there's one thing we can all agree on -- COVID-19 has forced us all to think differently about how we do things. And, after nearly two years of living and operating in the pandemic, doing things differently is now the...
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To everyone who has supported ChildFund in the past year, thank you! It's because of your incredible generosity that we've been able to have a record year helping children and youth to thrive. Let's be real here - 2020 and...
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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.
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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.
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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