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In it for kids since 1938.

We help children thrive in spite of the toughest challenges in the world. Because we know that every child, like every person, matters.

  • Putting children first

    Kids need to live their potential every day. We work with their families, communities and the systems surrounding them so they can grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe.

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    Investing in localized change

    Individual and institutional support allows us to invest in about 200 community-based organizations around the world — over $700M the last 10 years — to support and protect children. Because locally led change lasts.

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    Experience you can trust

    With 87 years of experience working with children in challenging circumstances, we’re proud to be known for our commitment to child safety and financial accountability.

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Dylan’s father disappeared when Ruth became pregnant at the age of 19 and has since never had a role in either of their lives. Ruth, the oldest of four, still lives with her mother and siblings in the house where she grew up – a small two-room concrete house at the end of a dirt road in rural Imbabura Province, Ecuador.

Start the friendship of a lifetime

When you sponsor a child, you embark on a journey you’ll never forget – to support a child, family and community through all life’s challenges.

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The impact we make — together

So much becomes possible when children grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe wherever they are — at home, in school, in community and online. Together we’re helping them do exactly that.

Our Work

Real Stories From Real People

  • 20 years after Deb made the decision to sponsor Momodou in The Gambia, he showed up at her doorstep to say thank you. This year, she returned the favor.

    How sponsorship changed two lives

    20 years after Deb made the decision to sponsor Momodou in The Gambia, he showed up at her doorstep to say thank you. This year, she returned the favor.

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  • Fourth-grade student Haimanot, 14, standing outside one of the classrooms that was bombed.

    Protecting children in conflict zones

    Even in the darkest times and places, children have the right to safety, the right to a childhood. Grounded in this belief, ChildFund always finds ways to protect them.

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  • A teen girl scrolls on her phone.

    Brazil passes landmark online safety law

    This pioneering legislation establishes sweeping protections for children in digital environments, setting a precedent for countries around the world, including the U.S.

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Celebrating Clean Water with Lauren Daigle

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