ChildFund

06/20/2026

We talk a lot about how to help families who are actively fleeing violent conflict. Less is said about the families who eventually return home to rebuild—and what that experience is like for children.

When the Tigray war in northern Ethiopia ended in 2022, it left health, food security and education infrastructure in ruins — literally. “When I came back to school,” says Mikyas, 11, “what I saw broke my heart. Our classrooms, the walls, the roofs and blackboards were all damaged.”

ChildFund’s Protection and Education in Emergency and Recovery (PEER) project in one war-torn community in the country’s Amhara Region helped restore access to education for children, creating safe learning environments while also helping them strengthen their resilience and self-protection skills.

The result? In addition to meaningfully increasing school attendance, the project also doubled the number of students reporting that they enjoyed school, and the proportion of teachers who reported their schools to be safe and inclusive for all children increased by 50%.

When violence tears communities apart, education is how you rebuild.

06/16/2026

Come with us to see how we partnered with P&G to bring clean water to one community in Senegal! 👏🏽

Mariétou and her friends used to struggle with stomach issues from drinking contaminated water. P&G and ChildFund helped install a solar pump and UVC filtration system at their existing water point, which now uses energy from the sun to pump clean, fresh water to the entire neighborhood. That's the power of partnership. And with your support, we're bringing the same to more communities like Mariétou's!

Every child in Africa and beyond has the right to water, sanitation and hygiene. 💯

06/11/2026

We asked kids around the world one simple question: "What's one thing you think adults need to learn?" Across countries and cultures, their answers were shockingly similar.

Maybe it's time we take notes from the experts.

06/10/2026

How’s your year going so far?

In spite of all the challenges the world continues to face in 2026, you should know that children around the globe are feeling the impact of your kindness and generosity every day. 💚

06/09/2026

This month’s country spotlight is on Bolivia!

The rich culture of Bolivia is world-renowned, but Indigenous groups are often marginalized and do not have easy access to education or health care because of geographic, cultural, language and economic barriers. That’s why ChildFund has been working to support children here since 1979.

Learn more about our work in Bolivia: https://www.childfund.org/where-we-work/bolivia

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

🚨 BREAKING: This morning, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines, killing more than a dozen people and injuring hundreds more. Aftershocks are still being felt, and tsunami warnings and advisories have also been issued for some coastal areas. Information is still developing as our local teams assess the damage and identify children's most urgent needs.

We know that during crisis situations like these, kids need our support, comfort and safety more than ever. Give now to our Emergency Action Fund to support critical relief efforts for children facing emergencies ➡️ https://childfund.pulse.ly/zbdizkb0q4

06/07/2026

Just a little throwback in honor of our greatest champion for children, Mick Foley. For decades, you’ve gone well out of your way to support children through our organization—from sponsoring your very first child back in the 1990s to generously funding schools in Kenya and Sierra Leone and an early childhood development center in Kenya that are giving children from vulnerable communities a strong start in life. It’s tough to measure the impact you’ve made on so many thousands of lives when we know it will be felt for generations to come—but we’re so grateful.

Happy birthday, Mick! You’re a legend in our book for all of time. ✨

06/03/2026

Riding a bike through your neighborhood in summertime is one of those peak childhood experiences every kid should have. 🚲 For children in the communities where we work, though, a bike can also mean …

📚 Access: In places where children have to walk hours to the nearest school, a bike that cuts commute times is sometimes the difference between getting an education or not. Children can get to school and back home on time without sacrificing household chores and other responsibilities.

🚨 Safety: In some places where we work, roads are riddled with all kinds of dangers—everything from snakes and crocodiles to violent gangs. The gift of wheels allows a child to zip by the street threats more safely to get where they need to go.

🎉 Freedom: Children use their bicycles to carry essentials like groceries, water jugs and more in a fraction of the time it takes to walk. A bike can make life easier not only for them, but for their entire family.

If you want to give the gift of access, safety and freedom to a special child somewhere in the world, check out our Real Gifts Catalog. https://www.childfund.org/default/categories/education/one-bicycle-for-a-student/

06/01/2026

Signs of summer. 🩴

📍 This shot was taken in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka, where our Child Resource Centers provide a safe place for children to play and learn when school is out of session. https://www.childfund.org/where-we-work/sri-lanka