Solving problems. Together.


This is the moment to help young people create their own future.   

We deliver impact that lasts — by mobilizing youth, governments, partners and community leaders to solve problems no single actor can take on alone. Together, we measure success in systems shifted, not just outputs ticked. And we scale strategies that reach children — with our partners in ChildFund Alliance — in 60+ countries.  

When the goal is healthy, educated, skilled and safe children, ChildFund is the partner that delivers real, scalable change. Our impact is …

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Impact by the people, with the people:
ChildFund's local partners

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Individual and institutional support allows us to invest in about 200 community-based organizations around the globe — over $700 million in the last 10 years — to support and protect children. Because locally led change lasts.

Our Focus Areas
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  • A baby lying down receives an oral dose of medicine from a caregiver’s hand, focusing on child healthcare.

    Health

    We implement programs that support nutrition, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health education, infectious disease prevention, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) initiatives.

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    Education & Early Childhood Development

    We ensure access to quality education in safe and inclusive environments, and we help families create the conditions their youngest children need to thrive in those critical first five years — so all children can learn and grow at their fullest potential.

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    Youth Livelihoods

    Largely but not solely focused on youth, our approach promotes agency, skill building, healthy relationships and civic engagement so they can participate in the decision-making that affects their lives.

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  • A confident young girl wearing a maroon school uniform and traditional beaded necklaces stands with her arms crossed in front of a group of students outside a school.

    Protecting Children

    Strengthening community-based child protection systems, implementing programs to support psychosocial well-being and advocating for change at local and national levels, we help children stay safe wherever they are — at home, at school and online.

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  • A young girl with long dark hair, wearing a pink shirt and blue shorts, sits on a mat with a bandaged knee, adjusting her mask in a temporary shelter.

    Children in Crisis

    Our humanitarian response approaches create impact with children, youth and families at risk of migration, during displacement and needing humanitarian assistance, and starting over in host communities or after returning home.

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  • A boy in an orange shirt and glasses crouches in a dry field, tending to a plant with palm trees in the background.

    Building Sustainability

    Through programs that emphasize resilience building and environmental care, we’re inspiring today’s young minds to be an active part of the global sustainability conversation.

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Advocacy

For more children to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, we advocate for systems change through legislation and policy that put children and youth first.

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Real People, Real Impact

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There’s a problem of sexual abuse. ... In case of abuse, I’ve learned not to stay quiet, but to speak up. It helps me to not keep quiet when someone is bothering me or tries to fool around with me or to abuse me, overstepping the line.

— Mishel, 14, student in ChildFund Ecuador's online safety program

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Good food saves lives

Access to nutritious meals saves lives, period. Meet three kids who overcame hunger with support from ChildFund.

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Our work contributes toward 12 United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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