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The baby’s cries, rusty rather than robust, pulled ChildFund President and CEO Anne Lynam Goddard down to the blanket where he sat propped against his mother’s leg. Placing her hand on his tiny chest, touching the papery skin stretched over his delicate ribcage, she spoke in gentle tones until he quieted. Unable to lift his head, the baby gazed up at her with great, dark eyes sunken in a small face that was all angles and planes with none of the soft roundness a 7- or 8-month-old should have.
Goddard was on a February visit to ChildFund's programs in Liberia, where the organization has worked since soon after the 2003 signing of the peace treaty that ended 13 years of civil war. Her third day there had brought her to the Voice of America (VOA) camp for Sierra Leonean refugees, to visit a therapeutic feeding center run by the Aid for the Needy Development Program (ANDP), a local nonprofit that has several inpatient and outpatient feeding facilities throughout Liberia. ChildFund has partnered with ANDP to support the VOA center since August 2010.
“I haven’t seen that kind of malnutrition in a long time,” says Goddard, her voice grave. “A long time.” Continues…
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On March 11, the world turned upside down for many children in Japan. After the disasters, ChildFund Japan is there to meet their needs and help them cope.
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To celebrate World Water Day, we’ve posted a quiz — how much do you really know about water’s central role in development?
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In Anina’s world, meeting the most basic needs in her small rural village is complicated. But her dreams and desires are pretty simple.
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ChildFund’s gift catalog is a way for supporters to answer specific requests from the field. Here are a few items that are still needed. Plus, a special offer.
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