Hoekyaw: a bright and confident boy
Hoekyaw’s mother died when he was one month old. He was abandoned by his family and brought to this monastery in the Mandalay region of Myanmar. Monastic schools, like this one supported by…
The importance of mental health programs for children and youth
In countries where children experience extreme poverty, are exposed to multiple risks and where child protection systems are lacking, it is imperative that aid programs address both the physical and mental health needs of traumatised children and young people.
Why we must address the mental health of children in Africa
In Africa, there is so much focus on the physical needs of kids – education, health, HIV/AIDSand yes, this is important. But who is addressing the psychological needs of children? What is going to…
Helping to keep children safe in rural Laos
As a child-centred organisation, ChildFund Laos works especially with children and focuses on the issue of child protection in our work. While we cannot stop disasters and other risks to children,…