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One of the best things about being a ChildFund child sponsor is writing letters to your sponsored child... and receiving letters back.
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For most child sponsors, the biggest reward is watching their sponsored child grow up healthy, happy, and able to transform their own community.
We're always trying new things at ChildFund New Zealand. At ChildFund, we are always looking for new ways to increase support for children living in Kenya, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Timor-Leste and the Pacific (our dedicated communities). As part of...
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The ChildFund Alliance has 12 member organisations and works in 70 countries to provide nutrition, health care, education and life skills to nearly 23 million children and families around the world.
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ChildFund has been working in Cao Bang, Vietnam, since 1995, helping children and their families become self-reliant. In this mountainous region of Vietnam, climate change has had a huge impact, and it's not very easy for people to farm or grow...
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At ChildFund we believe all children deserve the chance to soar! All children have the right to a high-quality education, but there are millions of girls and boys who don't complete a full course of primary school. Help us to help them through providing uniforms, classroom, reading books and much more.
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Like all mothers, Mary wants to keep her children healthy.
A major concern for the mother of three is her children becoming very ill with vomiting and diarrhea, a common and sadly sometimes devastating illness for children in Kiribati.
Due to COVID-19, children and their families in our dedicated communities have been faced with unexpected hardship. Because of these new priorities, our work has changed and some life-changing community projects are still waiting to be implemented. Right now, we...
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Just over USD$500 million (less than USD$1 per child and 0.9% of total development investments), went directly towards ending violence against children between 2017 and 2018 Over one billion children experience violence every year, costing world economies between USD$2 trillion to USD$7 trillion annually It is estimated that 85 million extra children are at risk...
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Congratulations to Sharon and Terry from the Solomon Islands, who have recently graduated with a Diploma in Counselling form the University of the South Pacific (USP). This is part of a five year project supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade through ChildFund New Zealand’s Negotiated Partnership Programme.
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