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| Summer 2012 |
| First, some bad news ... followed by good news and more good news. |
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Often, the more painful it is to hear a statement, the more it needs to be heard.
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"I hate being a child. I hate being hit, and I hate being taken for granted."
"What my uncle did to me, I won't forgive him all my life."
"If I get AIDS from this, I will kill myself."
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These quotes express feelings that no one should have to feel after experiences that no one should undergo. The speakers are young girls — ages 13, 10 and 9, respectively.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a sad reality worldwide, but in developing countries such as those where ChildFund works, it is shockingly prevalent. As a child-focused organization, we have to look at how this affects children in particular. The news is devastating, and we must respond.
Learn more.
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After Typhoon Washi devastated his community in the Philippines, 18-year-old Dens began to heal from his own trauma by helping other survivors in ChildFund's Child-Centered Spaces.
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For David Levis, traveling to Uganda to meet five of his 14 sponsored children really was the Experience of a Lifetime.
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ChildFund's LIVE! events put child sponsorship at center-stage as artists and sponsor volunteers share the sponsorship experience with varied audiences.
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