ChildFund Alliance member WeWorld has been present in Afghanistan since 2017. It is a country experiencing one of the world’s most protracted, and often forgotten, crises, with almost 60% of the population (23.7 million people) requiring humanitarian assistance in 2024. The context  Today, millions of people in Afghanistan face severe food insecurity, malnutrition, displacement and

In the heart of Mulala County, the daily journey for water was not only a chore but a task that consumed hours of precious time for families like Lydia and Catherine. “It took us 3-4 hours to walk from home to the river. We would leave as early as 6am” says

By the end of 2022, there was a record-setting 43.3 million children on the move, nearly 60% of them fleeing due to conflict and violence.

New research and policy briefs from the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) and ChildFund International has uncovered a shocking rise in online child sexual exploitation and abuse across the African continent.

Almost 200 million young people globally are out of school, with the majority forced out of the classroom because of humanitarian emergencies. As Educo releases a new report examining the education funding gap, executive director Pilar Orenes explains the importance of creating safe spaces for learning for children living in crisis. At Educo, we work

At ChildFund Rugby, we’re no strangers to the transformative power of sport and the benefits it brings to those who engage. However, it is important to recognise that while sport has the ability to change lives, to unite, and to inspire, not everyone has equal access (or has access at all) to these opportunities. Girls

Period Poverty is characterized by the lack of access to safe, affordable menstrual products and clean washrooms for girls and women to manage their periods.

Play is often a feature of childhood, but in communities where children are tasked with water collection, farming work, and other activities to ensure the basic needs of families are met, there often isn’t time available for play. In rural Uganda, making sure everyone has food to eat takes priority. The financial obstacles are significant,

On 6 February 2023, several devastating earthquakes struck northwest Syria and southeast Türkiye, killing 55,000 people and injuring more than 130,000. Overall, this catastrophe affected approximately 15 million people in both countries. In Syria, the natural disaster only exacerbated the lives of those living in conflict. In Türkiye, 2.5 million children (many of them Syrian

In an era defined by the rapid expansion of digital technologies, children find themselves navigating an increasingly complex online world. The consequences of this rapid evolution, and the lack of a robust protection framework, are significant and pose unprecedented threats to children. Among these are sexual exploitation and abuse and child sex trafficking. Alarmingly, new