On March 28, two powerful earthquakes hit central Myanmar, with epicenters near the cities of Mandalay and Sagaing. The devastation has been widespread, and includes damage to major bridges, roads, universities, the Mandalay International airport and hospitals. Both rural and urban areas have suffered damage, with an estimated 8.5million people impacted. The death toll is

“When I worked in the shoe factory, I had to use a sharp knife to trim the excess parts. I often cut my hands or fingers, and it hurt terribly. I even had trouble eating with my own hands.” This is what thousands of childrenlike Maisha experience every day when they have to work to

Gelete was always looking for ways to help her family climb out of poverty. But she was never viewed as being anything more than a wife and a mother because of traditional views about men and women in her community in Ethiopia. Husbands and wives were locked into separate roles and as a result, her

February 24 marks three years since the start of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. The protracted conflict has devastated the country’s people and their environment. According to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, over 12,000 civilians have lost their lives, including more than 600 children. Thousands more have been left with

The world has long since entered the digital age. However, 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 around the globe have not yet crossed the threshold of the Internet. Kenya is just one of many countries suffering from a lack of digital education infrastructure. To address this, the Kenyan government recognized the importance of digital education and

We talk to Dennis Uba from ChildFund New Zealand about his recent trip to Kiribati to review the implementation of critical water and nutrition projects and plan the next phase of projets to support children and young people. He enjoyed a week of learning and insights with the Kiribati team, along with lots of laughter

One of 19-year-old Lithusanka’s earliest memories is of being fitted with her first prosthetic leg at age 4. She had lost her leg during Sri Lanka’s long and devastating civil war, in a night-time shelling attack that also injured her father and killed four of her siblings. She now walks with a limp and struggles

In the remote mountains of northern Vietnam, a school serving both primary and secondary students has long struggled with limited resources. In a region where roads are winding, internet connectivity is slow, and access to technology is scarce, education often feels disconnected from the rest of the world. For Ha Van Dung, a geography teacher

The children of Bandhghar village in Maharashtra, India come from a range of indigenous ethnic groups. Families are reliant on agriculture, but the impact of climate change has forced many to migrate to nearby towns in search of job opportunities. Not only do the children suffer disruption due to this forced migration, but they face

It is one thing to give a child a microphone to speak their mind at a high-level forum in front of policymakers. It is another to take the child’s sentiments seriously and use them to inform policies and programs. Lately, child and youth participation has been gaining ground and, in some instances, become the “fashionable”