Children should be seen and not hurt.

All children should grow up free from violence and exploitation. Yet there are one billion children around the world who are victims of violence and exploitation. As shocking as that figure might be, ChildFund and the ChildFund Alliance are working to ensure action is being taken to end violence in the communities where we work.

Breaking the
barrier of fear.

Mother of five, Malisa* was close to giving up on life after suffering years of domestic and sexual violence from her husband.

Not knowing who or where to seek help from, she lived in shame and silence. It was only after attending a community awareness meeting for ‘Seif Ples (safe place), that she finally found the courage to seek the support she needed.

After reaching out, she was assessed by the nurse in the Seif Ples clinic and then referred to a Case Manager who after listening to her ordeal, created a safety plan, helped her to access counselling and empowered her to seek a police safety notice, safe-guarding her and her children from future violence from her partner.

*Name has been changed to protect privacy.

Donate now and help end violence against women and children in the Solomon Islands.

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Ongoing projects that need your help

Solomon Islands

Ending child violence

Children are in grave danger. Please act now to save innocent lives.

Solomon Islands

A safe place for victims of violence

Papua New Guinea

Stopping fights before they start

How your donations can help

Knowing their rights

Knowledge gives communities the power to change. Our work is centered on the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child. Your donations help us share these essential rights with children, so they can hold their caregivers accountable to them.

Counselling for victims

When domestic violence is high, vulnerable people and victims of abuse don't have many places to turn to. Your donations are helping us provide free telephone counselling for thousands of victims of abuse.

Online safety education

No matter where a young person lives, learning to be safe online is extremely important. Your donations help us protect children and youth by sharing valuable tips on staying safe online.

Emergency safe spaces

When disaster strikes, it’s children who are the most at risk. Your donations help us create child-friendly spaces after an emergency, offering psychosocial support and a sense of normality.

Alternative parenting techniques

In many of the communities where ChildFund works, violence is used to discipline. Your donations help us teach local parents positive parenting techniques so children can grow up safe at home.

Letting children participate

Children often don't get the opportunity to take part in activities that better their futures. Your donations help ChildFund offer unique programmes that get children involved and participating.

Where your donations are helping

Sri Lanka

Papua New Guinea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Kiribati

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Bangladesh

Vietnam

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Other focus areas

Every child should have access to water that doesn’t make them sick, and without walking for hours to collect it. When communities have access to safe water it has a ripple effect – children don’t get sick, they can attend school and learn life-saving hygiene and sanitation practices.

In parts of the Pacific, child malnutrition is a serious health issue. To address this, ChildFund NZ works with local communities to establish school and community gardens, install solar powered freezers to store surplus crops and support mums with infant feeding programmes.

When children have access to education and skills training, they can become the leaders, teachers, engineers and business innovators of tomorrow to achieve not only their own ambitions, but also to help shift their communities dependance off aid.

All children have a right to grow up in an environment free of violence and exploitation. Through education and support, communities are given tools to keep children safe - and we actively campaign to stop child marriage. We also provide helplines and safe places for families escaping violence.

When disaster strikes, it is children that suffer the most. Through our partners on the ground, we’re able to get food, water, shelter and psychosocial support to children that need it most.