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ChildFund Australia (CFA) is an independent international development organisation that works to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. We partner to create community and systems change which enables vulnerable children and young people, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights. Our vision is a world without poverty where all children and young people can say: I am safe. I am educated. I contribute. I have a future". We directly manage and implement programs with a range of local partners in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and other Pacific nations, and manages projects delivered by partner organisations throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Our work is funded through child and community sponsorship, government grants as well as donations from individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate organisations. Our child protection programs focus on systems strengthening, community strengthening and growing self-protective behaviours in children and young people. It connects with families, communities and partners to: strengthen national and formal / informal child protection systems; strengthen community and family capacities to protect children; prevent family and gender-based violence and implement targeted projects for vulnerable and marginalised groups based on a needs assessment and by including children of diverse genders and abilities. Child online safety and Helplines are two key flagship programs across the Pacific and Mekong regions. Our Disaster Risk Reduction program focuses on hazards that are hydrometeorological, geophysical, biological, and conflict related and acknowledges climate change as a phenomenon that exacerbates the frequency and severity of hydrometeorological hazards and increases the disaster risk associated with them. CFA aims to improve the quality of basic education and learning outcomes for boys, girls, and other children with diverse abilities. We program across early childhood, and primary and lower secondary education. Through our work, we strengthen systems; ensure that teaching and learning practices are high quality; improve school management, governance and leadership; and increase the participation of families and communities to enhance learning outcomes for children. Our work in the health sector is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The organisation actively contributes to specific targets outlined in SDG, including reducing maternal mortality, ending preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5, combating communicable diseases and advocating for universal health coverage. We work with children to develop social and emotional skills that enable them to learn, self regulate their behaviours and have positive relationships. Our social and emotional learning projects deliver life skills curricula, and gender and inclusion training.
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Name: Child Protection
URL: www.childfund.org.au
Classification: Child welfare (Human services > Family services > Child welfare)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Overseas communities or charities
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Disaster Risk Reduction
URL: www.childfund.org.au
Classification: Disasters (Public safety > Disasters and emergency management > Disasters)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- Overseas communities or charities
- People with disabilities
- Victims of disasters
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Education
URL: www.childfund.org.au
Classification: Primary education (Education > Primary and secondary education > Primary education)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Overseas communities or charities
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Health
URL: www.childfund.org.au
Classification: Maternal and child health (Health > Reproductive healthcare > Maternal and perinatal health > Maternal and child health)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Overseas communities or charities
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Social and Emotional Learning
URL: www.childfund.org.au
Classification: Educational development (Education > Primary and secondary education > Educational development)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Overseas communities or charities
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
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