ChildFund New Zealand

Congratulations to the legend JP Foliaki for winning #CelebrityTreasureIsland tonight! 🏆 THANK YOU for winning $100k towards projects bringing clean, safe drinking water and improving food security for children in the Pacific - from Tarawa in Kiribati to Temotu Province in Solomon Islands! Your incredible support is helping kids to be healthy, grow, learn, and have a chance to succeed in life. 💚

We're excited to announce ChildFund New Zealand has joined Emergency Alliance. “We are very excited to welcome ChildFund to our family. They bring a global network, with depth in understanding of how emergencies affect children and youth. ChildFund’s work in the Pacific is particularly important as we gear up for another cyclone season,” says Paul Brown. “When disaster strikes, it’s critical that we work together, not just in coordinating responses on the ground, but also coordinating how we raise funds. By making it simple for the public, New Zealanders can trust that donations will get to where they are most needed," says Josie Pagani CEO of ChildFund New Zealand. Read the full media release on our website via the link below: https://lnkd.in/gFbAcQwu

We are delighted that our Spot the Killer campaign has been awarded “Best Print Ad of the Week” internationally by bestadsontv.com. The award recognises our innovative approach to shed light on a vital cause and ability to break through the highly contested donation drive approach with a message that is both impactful and unforgettable. We dare to be different.

One of the leading causes of death of children in the Pacific is not what you might expect. CEO Josie Pagani spoke with Jenny-May on TVNZ's Breakfast this morning about how dirty and contiminated water is a major contributor to diseases like diarrhoea. And for children, it can lead to dehydration, malnutrition, and even death. 💧 Improving access to clean water and sanitation offers the greatest opportunity to reduce mortality rates for communities in the Pacific, particularly in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati. 💧 See how you can support the work to help bring clean, safe drinking water to a child in the Pacific: https://lnkd.in/gSy2rQGV #ChildFund #CleanWaterProjects

Meet the newest members of our ChildFund Kiribati team in the Pacific. Okoro (left), is the Emergency and Resilience Manager. Her role is to lead the design, implementation, evaluation and reporting for ChildFund’s Disaster Risk Programmes ensuring that children and youth are better prepared for natural disasters. Rubee (right), is Head of Programmes. Her role is to oversee the implementation of projects and take the lead in building relationships with Donors, Government Ministries and other local partners. We have lots of exciting projects in progress and planned in Kiribati. Find out more about our work in the Pacific https://hubs.la/Q02BbZQL0

Nearly 15 million Ukrainians now depend on aid to survive. 30,000 civilians have been killed or wounded. On Tuesday, we held a panel discussion in Wellington about the war on Ukraine. Around 90 people attended to get a direct update on the war from Ukrainian ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko, and hear from EU Ambassador Lawrence Meredith, and Otago Professor Robert Patman. Vasyl reminded us, this is not only a European war. Russia has Pacific ports and a large naval fleet. Victory in Ukraine would embolden Putin in the Pacific. Thank you for bringing your knowledge and expertise to the panel Vasyl, Lawrence and Robert. It was a successful night filled with insight and engaging discussion. See you all at the next one. You can support the refugee children and families affected by the war in Ukraine here → https://lnkd.in/gk2p5rRn

Join us in Wellington, Pōneke on Tuesday 23 April. Join high-level conversation on the state of war in Ukraine and how upcoming elections in the EU and the United States could influence what happens next. Chaired by Club member and CEO of ChildFund Josie Pagani and hosted by ChildFund and The Wellington Club. The panel includes: the Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, EU Ambassador, Lawrence Meredith and Otago Professor Robert Patman. We hope to see you there.

We call on the New Zealand government to stand up for humanitarian law whenever it is ignored, and to call for those who break the law to be held accountable. The horrifying killing of aid workers from World Central Kitchen in Gaza has challenged all aid charities, including ChildFund and our partners in Gaza. Read more → https://hubs.la/Q02rVZ4Y0

This morning, Wednesday 21 February, Green MP Fa'anana Efeso Collins, was taking part in a charity event for ChildFund New Zealand. Efeso has been a passionate advocate for the Pacific and that’s why he was supporting the ChildFund Water Run this morning. He was a personal friend of Child Fund CEO Josie Pagani, who was also taking part in the race. He had given his precious time to be part of this event. Shortly after the end of the race, Efeso suffered a medical incident. He received immediate medical treatment on site by event staff and then by St Johns Ambulance officers, but very sadly passed away as a result of the medical incident. “We are deeply shocked and thinking only of his family at this time. It will take time to grasp the huge loss to Aotearoa New Zealand. All we can do now is grieve,” says Josie Pagani. The whole team at ChildFund and at Campbell+Co who organised the event are devastated and saddened at the loss of such an amazing man. Our heart goes out to his wife, his children and family, his community, his colleagues at the Green Party. ChildFund CEO Josie Pagani.

Meet Aata, Teika and their Mother Temaete from Kiribati. 💚 For families like Aata and Teika's along with many others in the community, accessing clean safe drinking water is a daily struggle. Read their story and find out how funds raised in the ChildFund Water Run will help bring the gift of safe, clean drinking water to more children, just like Aata and Teika, in the heart of Kiribati. When children thrive, the world thrives. https://hubs.la/Q02kCR3-0