An Early Child Marriage Averted: Kadiatu's Story
In 2005, at the age of 10, Kadiatu was enrolled in ChildFund’s programs serving the Daindemben Federation in her Sierra Leonean community. With support from her sponsor to pay for school fees and…
Parents support child development in Sri Lanka
Four-year-old Sithusi is full of energy and smiles. Until a year ago, she was anything but. For the first years of her life, Sithusi hovered at the edge of severe malnutrition, and she was…
Youth in Bolivia: 'We might be small, but we can do big things'
It’s common to hear older Bolivians describing adolescents and children as being in their “donkey’s age” because they can be bull-headed. But this perception of youth is now changing in the city of…
Space to Grow: Bolivia's newest ECD centre
A common saying in Bolivia is, “A big dream is born from a small seed.” The new Early Childhood Development Center in Cochabamba is a perfect example. For many of the families who live in a small…