News and Stories
Imagine a world where every child everywhere had access to clean, safe drinking water. Where the risk of potentially fatal waterborne diseases was low, and the chance of a healthy and bright future was high.
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A huge thank you to all of you who have given to help children and families struggling through Sri Lanka's current economic crisis. Over $118,000 has been raised to provide food, medical assistance and school materials to the most affected children, families and communities.
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The Christchurch Premier League cricket season kicks off this Sunday and participating team Canterbury Pheonix will be collecting funds for ChildFund at each match.
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With the current economic and political situation in Sri Lanka extremely worrying, our hearts go out to people living there. Now, more than ever, children, families and communities in Batticaloa need our help but here's a little good news.
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ChildFund New Zealand Senior Technical Adviser Sally Angelson writes about the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, how it started and how Kiwis can help people living there.
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We sadly mourn the passing today of our good friend, colleague and ChildFund partner in Sri Lanka of over 15 years, Mr Bernard Piragash.
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A glimpse into the efforts by ChildFund Sri Lanka and AU Lanka (our local partner in Sri Lanka) on our emergency COVID-19 response in Batticaloa.
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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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Imagine the only toilet your children can use at school is in a crumbly old concrete block overgrown with trees and then when they have finished there is nowhere for them to wash their hands. Not a nice thought at all, but now the students at this rural school in Batticaloa can go to the toilet with dignity and wash their hands afterward.
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In Sri Lanka, ChildFund New Zealand works in the area of Batticaloa, where COVID-19 has impacted our work significantly. Many of the planned activities we had were placed on hold in order to address the immediate needs following the onset of the pandemic.
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