
Good nutrition creates a brighter
future for Gilo
Four years ago, 6-year-old Gilo’s future was bleak. She was severely malnourished following a long drought in the eastern area of Kenya...

Education can’t wait for children in
Burkina Faso
The security crisis in Burkina Faso, caused by an escalation in violence by armed groups, has resulted in more than a...

Rosemary is one volunteer keeping her
community healthy
Rosemary was born and raised in Kivori. She has been a ChildFund volunteer for almost six years. She is warm, kind...

WeWorld Index 2022 finds a world that is still profoundly unequal
Today, 1 in 2 children and more than 1 in 3 women live in countries where they experience some form of...

The impact of the global food crisis on children
If you’ve found yourself wincing at the prices you see in the grocery store lately, you’re not alone. What we don’t...

I want to learn and have the same opportunities as other children
“It is only 700m to my school, but it takes me almost an hour to get there,” said 12-year-old Ny, a...

Lan is living in a semi-boarding house in Vietnam
Lan*, aged ten, is a fifth-grade student from the Dao ethnic group. The nearest school to her home is still 12km...

New coalition launches an end to violence against children in Solomon Islands
A partnership between three of New Zealand’s most well-known non-government organisations today launched a new project aimed at ending violence against...

Climate change leads to increased violence against children
In the many months since Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, thousands have died and nearly...

Climate change leads to increased violence against children
If we cannot get governments to think differently, many more children will succumb to child labour, forced marriage and trafficking as...