extract from Childwire CCF has supported Honduras's national campaign for immunization by encouraging mothers to participate and by covering the extensive transportation costs for government health...
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Christian Children's Fund: Afghanistan update
extract from ChildWire CCF has established its first Child Centered Space near an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Feyzabad, Afghanistan. All of the children of Feyzabad are poor, but some...
Did you know? Spotlight: Angola
Since winning its independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola has been plagued by civil war and internal conflict. Poverty is severe, and the situation for children growing up in Angola is grave. Here...
CCF update from Afghanistan 29 Nov 2001
The recent war and fighting in Afghanistan has exacerbated the existing humanitarian crisis in that country and the surrounding region. The number of Internally Displaced Persons has skyrocketed and...
Emergency alert: Families in crisis in Ecuador
August 2001 Recently, over 4,500 families in the provinces of Tungurahua and Chimborazo have evacuated their homes and have sought emergency assistance in response to constant rain of ash erupting...
India earthquake: Final report by the CCF field team - Jul 2001
Within a week of the devastating earthquake that hit the western part of Gujarat in January, CCF teams had set up Child Friendly Spaces in Bhachu to provide a safe place for children while adults...
Typhoon strikes Philippines - CCF families affected
A typhoon hit the northern Luzon region of the Philippines recently, badly affecting one of our projects. Based on the report just received from Saleng Project in Baguio City, there were 12 CCF...
Christian Children's Fund work in Colombia
Colombia, located in the northwest corner of South America, is a country of diverse terrain, from flat coastal lowlands to high Andes Mountains. Since 1983, CCF has been working with the children of...
Kenya: A gift for a mother: Life for her child
From ChildWire, the email newsletter of Christian Children's Fund. Mother's Day is approaching -- the day we set aside to recognize the extraordinary lengths to which mothers go to ensure the well...
Angolan civil war leaves deep emotional scars
Four decades of bloody civil war in Angola have left deep psychological scars, especially on the children. Through its innovative community reintegration program in Angola, CCF brings orphaned,...
India earthquake program update -- Starting over
In earthquake shattered India, people are struggling with the painful process of starting over. These families in the State of Gujarat are proud and independent; however, now they need so much...
Kenya programme update
CCF has been working in Kenya since 1960. Approximately 39,000 children in 47 projects are receiving assistance from CCF. CCF-affiliated projects are located in both rural and urban areas. Some of...
India Quake: One month later
CCF has now established four child friendly spaces in the state of Gujarat, India. Our Child Friendly Spaces are established in the Bhachau area, the epicenter of a devastating earthquake that struck...
Big rig to help ease Kenyan drinking water crisis
Water accessibility in Kenya "is worse now than it was 10 years ago," according to Victoria Adams, CCF's country facilitator for Kenya. Faced with population growth and increasing environmental...
CCF'S Emergency Response Team reports from India as rebuilding efforts begin
Earthquake in India The following is report phoned in on February 5 at 10:45 a.m. EST from Toni Radler who is part of an Emergency Response Team dispatched by Christian Children's Fund to the...
India earthquake response
CCF is sending emergency response assessment teams to India that will begin rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Included in these efforts will be establishment of family centers to provide immediate...
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CCF to Extend Aid in the Horn of Africa
Richmond, VA - Because of the partial failure of the December maize harvest, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) announced today it will extend its food aid program to Kenya through March 2001. It is...