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| Of all the natural disasters that hit children and families throughout the world every year, guess what kind attracts the most donations by far? Waves and surges.
Guess which disasters typically attract the least support? Droughts. Like the one in the Horn of Africa right now, putting more than 12 million people at risk of starvation. Nearly 9 million of them, including many children, are in two countries where we work, Ethiopia and Kenya.
The difference in funding is understandable — tsunamis are spectacular and fast; droughts creep along and don’t exactly rivet the attention — and it may account for the fact that, according to the U.N., nearly half of the needed $2 billion response to the drought remains unfunded.
At ChildFund’s headquarters in Richmond, Va., the drought is top of mind. Not long ago, our staff had the chance to learn more about it, and to respond. Read more...
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 In Lokitaung, ChildFund is monitoring children for signs of malnutrition. Measuring the circumference of a child's arm is one way to determine if the child is growing at a normal pace.
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ChildFund Honduras National Director Norma de Sierra looks back at the organization’s changes, growth and successes.
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Meet David Levis, the winner of ChildFund’s Facebook promotion, who’ll get to meet five of his sponsored children in Uganda this spring.
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In developing countries throughout the world, children face ongoing needs for the basics: food, clean water and health care. You can help.
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