Member Spotlight

Popular Meetings Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health
July 6, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight
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BurkinaFaso 20170427 CSLD 107

The heat is burning in the afternoon in Ziro, Burkina Faso, and every seat in the shade is taken. An excited audience is waiting, while two young men test the microphones. It´s time for the weekly meeting about sexual and reproductive rights issues. The topic for the day: How to prevent HIV/AIDS.


Mobilising Partnerships and Investment to End Violence Against Children
June 9, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight

The ChildFund Alliance EU Office co-organized the debate: “Mobilising partnerships and investment to end violence against children: A multistakeholder approach in fragile and conflict-affected contexts” on 8 June 2017, during the European Development Days in Brussels. Our partners in organizing the event were World Vision, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, World Health Organization (WHO),


Choosing Between School and Food: The Difficult Choices for Children in Myanmar
June 5, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight
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Ma Nwe and Khet Khet

Eight-year-old Khet Khet is the youngest of three girls. Her eldest sister, Ma Nwe, was the same age when she had to make a very difficult choice: she and her younger siblings could go hungry, or she could drop out of school to care for them so both of her parents could work.


Reducing the Risk of Disaster in Ethiopia: Five Tactics to Mitigate the Challenges Associated With a Drought
April 10, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight
Ethiopian Woman with Seeds
Ethiopian Woman with Seeds

Extreme weather has been threatening communities in Ethiopia as this second drought in as many years dries up farmland, forcing people to abandon their homes in search of food and income.


Innovative Protection Kit Gives Parents the Tools to Keep Their Children Safe
March 3, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight
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BANDAS CAJA KIT PROTECCION 10 122

If you ask parents what’s most important to them, they will probably say the safety and well-being of their children. However, what can parents do to protect their children against violence? Do they have what they need to help their kids stand up to abuse, bullying, cyberbullying and other risks? Do they know what to


Child Labor in the Cotton Fields of India
March 2, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight

A billboard-sized sign along the road from Udaipur through the Aravalli Mountains shows two scenes — one is of a burly man with a bandana around his neck reaching out from behind a tree to grab a young girl’s shoulder. She looks away as if to run in the opposite direction. In the other scene,


Early childhood education is key to success in life
January 30, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight

Early childhood education has been shown to improve school achievement and success later in life. It lowers primary school dropout rates by enhancing children’s preparedness to cope with the formal school environment. This photo essay shows how ChildFund Rwanda, a program of ChildFund Korea, is making this a reality in several communities.


ChildFund Korea Gives Children in Rwanda a Head Start
January 20, 2017 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight
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Child­Fund Rwanda, a program of ChildFund Korea, was established in 2016. It supports vulnerable children and their families.


Camogie Stars Visit ChildFund in Ethiopia
September 6, 2016 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight

On Monday night RTE Nationwide broadcast a special programme on a recent visit to Ethiopia by camogie stars Aoife Murray and Mags D’Arcy Mags and Aoife did us proud in helping to promote our Dream Bike initiative for vulnerable girls.


Floods in Eastern India impact millions
August 20, 2015 by ChildFund Alliance Member Spotlight

Flooding from the recent Cyclone Komen has claimed 180 lives and displaced about 1.2 million people in West Bengal, India, including communities where ChildFund India works. But there is some positive news: The rain has stopped and the floodwaters are receding, according to reports from our national office in India. There has been no loss