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Help children after Venezuela earthquakes

Children and families in Venezuela are devastated after two powerful, back-to-back earthquakes in June. Donate to our Emergency Action Fund to send relief.

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ChildFund and Schneider Electric partner to expand clean energy access for children and communities in Africa and Asia

The two organizations will co-design and implement clean energy solutions for schools, health centers, smallholder farmers, and micro-enterprises in underserved communities.

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Protecting children online

As digital access expands, children face greater dangers online than ever before. Explore how the End Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children (OSEAC) Coalition, convened by ChildFund, is fighting to improve U.S. government policies and programs that protect kids online.

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The power of collective impact (and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes)

In drought-prone areas of Kenya, ChildFund's introduction of a new kind of sweet potato is driving down rates of malnutrition and saving children's lives.
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Benjamin was once a sponsored child. Today, he sponsors 8 children of his own.

Growing up in a remote area of the Philippines, Benjamin didn't have access to many opportunities for higher education. Child sponsorship changed the trajectory of his story, and now, he's paying the kindness forward.
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Inside a ChildFund robotics program in Brazil

Funded by The Elfenworks Foundation, our robotics program is delivering critical STEM education to nearly 3,200 young minds at nine underserved schools around Brazil.