Children facing violence need our help.

Your donation goes to support the wide range of work we do to protect children. ChildFund has built a strong global reputation for keeping children safe. Leading up to the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, ChildFund played a major role in advocating for the inclusion of a new target focused on ensuring children are free from all forms of violence and exploitation. ChildFund are currently running an array of services including helping children become aware of their rights, giving adults alternative parenting techniques, and counselling and referral services for all victims of violence. We also pride ourselves in being able to provide safe spaces for children during emergencies, giving children the chance to participate in opportunities that they otherwise wouldn't be able to and educating youth about online safety. 

However, none of this is able to happen without the support of our donors. Our work can only continue to support the lives of children in the pacific and all around the world with the strong support of our donors and consistent supporters. 

Since 2015, ChildFund New Zealand has supported the 1-Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain in Papua New Guinea, a national toll-free helpline for survivors of family violence providing counselling along with pathways to support and justice services. In the past two years, the service has received 25,000 calls. It is the only helpline of its kind that is available for people in the pacific. 

Counsellors are confronted every day with many cases of abuse on all scales and sometimes to very young children. These counsellors are saving lives of people every hour of the day. Not only do they provide a safe ear to listen, but also advice and connection to local services that can help them get out of their abusive situations and into safety.

Many of the horrific cases the helpline teams deal with end up having a good (and safe) ending because their needs and safety are immediately catered to in a way that doesn't put them in more danger. There are still many children who are in desperate need of help, reminding us of the critical need to continue our services and support. 

Our helplines end the silence. 

Your gift of $10 enables us to funnel more funding into keeping our helpline alive and accessible to anyone who needs support in getting out of domestic violence. 

The helpline uses mobile phone technology to negate service, delivery coverage, and low literacy issues in Papua New Guinea. It delivers counselling, information, and referral services in three different languages to be accessible to a wider range of audience and is staffed by qualified counsellors and information officers 24/7, 365 days a year.  Your contributions allow us to continue our work and to support victims as much as we can every day until violence in the pacific is eradicated. 

Our helpline helps anyone who is experiencing any form of abuse and at any scale. We do not disqualify anyone from receiving our support whether a victim or perpetrator. We want to open up the communication lines to all people so that we can effectively end violence in the pacific and reduce the silence on it. Our helpline is the only thing of its kind in the pacific to help negate the rate of violence. We understand that that means helping all people who experience abuse in any capacity and at any age. Our services are used daily by people of all genders, ages, backgrounds, and beliefs and we are proud to be not only saving lives every hour of the day but changing them forever. 

Your $10 contribution will help us change the lives of victims forever.