Ending corporal punishment is essential to creating safe and nurturing learning environments
As a parent it’s hard to accept that so much of our children’s lives are largely beyond our control. We send them off to school with the hope that their teachers will nurture their learning, and…
Engaged, connected and safe: children in the digital world
The rapid advance in digital technology is changing childhoods around the globe, with research showing that around one in three internet users is under the age of 18. Last week the United…
Family and sexual violence helpline in PNG responds to sharp rise in calls
The COVID-19 crisis has prompted an urgent expansion of ChildFund Papua New Guinea’s 1-Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain (715-08000), a tele-counselling service providing support to people experiencing…
Empowered families bring new hope for children with disability
Six-year-old Samnang is funny, outgoing and loves to play. However when she began school a couple of years ago, the other children teased her because she was born with one arm and one leg. Due to…