After more than 10 years as Secretary General of ChildFund Alliance, Meg Gardinier has stepped down from this role at the end of June. During her tenure, Meg has played a significant role in strengthening ChildFund Alliance as a global network of child-focused development and humanitarian organisations. Her leadership has helped support collaboration across our

On 2 June, ChildFund Alliance joined Save the Children, and Toy Industries of Europe to co-host a special event on the power of play and its importance for children’s rights, participation and wellbeing. Held ahead of International Day of Play, the roundtable brought together children, EU parliamentarians, policymakers, civil society organisations, experts and child rights

More than four years after the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine is now the most mine-contaminated country in the world. An estimated 30% of its territory — around 174,000 square kilometres — is potentially contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance. Since February 2022, more than 1,300 people have been injured, including at least 135

Did you know that sea levels along Africa’s coasts are rising by around 3.5 millimetres per year? That is faster than the global average, and the rate is accelerating. In an article in Global Bar Magazine, oceanographer Franck Ghomsi from the University of Cape Town explains that this change is being driven by a combination

Children in Lebanon are once again paying the price of conflict.

Fifteen years after the start of the conflict, Syria remains one of the world’s most severe and protracted humanitarian crises. Armed conflict, displacement, earthquakes, economic collapse and the destruction of essential infrastructure have left millions of people struggling to meet their basic needs. Throughout this period, ChildFund Alliance member WeWorld has supported communities across Syria,

Ismat works in a textile factory in Bangladesh, as does her husband. They have two children: a teenager in ninth grade and Sadia, who is three and a half years old. Like millions of families across the country, they rely on employment in the garment sector, a cornerstone of Bangladesh’s economy. The garment industry employs

Biting cold, years of school closures, and the constant threat of war continue to shape daily life for children in Ukraine—creating what many describe as an emergency within an emergency. Despite these escalating challenges, our members WeWorld and ChildFund Deutschland are working to ensure children can access safe spaces that, wherever possible, provide continuity of

In Madagascar, many children grow up in environments marked by violence and extreme vulnerability. According to UNICEF, nearly 90% of children report having experienced abuse within their own families, and more than half have faced violence at school. These challenges are compounded by child labour, school dropout, chronic poverty and recurring natural disasters. In the

In December 2025, representatives of the ChildFund Alliance, consisting of staff from members, Educo and ChildFund International joined delegates from 196 countries and the European Union at the twenty-third session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC23) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), held in Panama