The Global Fund For Children

Washington, DC–Having the opportunity to interact with someone who spent most of his growing years in slavery was a powerful experience for me. [...]

Washington, DC–The hit show Glee depicts life in a high school where kids find both themselves and acceptance as part of a singing club. Each character is dealing with difference—sometimes socially awkward or less popular, perhaps a nonconformist, or just plain nerdy. These musical kids express themselves by performing lively covers of Madonna, Lady Gaga, [...]

Sofia, Bulgaria–After communism, Bulgaria gradually made its way politically and economically towards the European Union. However, like in many of the countries of the former communistic bloc, not all of Bulgaria’s people shared equally in the improved standard of living and benefits of the new post-communist system. Bulgaria’s Roma community (the largest by percentage in [...]

London, United Kingdom–The boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth in South London are some of the most ethnically diverse regions in all of the United Kingdom, but they are also some of the most deprived. [...]

Quezon City, Philippines – “Now that I know about my rights,” Maria* says, “I also have a responsibility to help other children. So I teach them about their rights. I teach them that they have to speak up.” [...]

The Maasai people live in Kenya and Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley. A pastoralist people, they occupy an estimated total land area of about 160,000 square kilometers (roughly 62,000 square miles). Traditions and culture are of great importance to the Maasai, and among these traditions are female circumcision and early marriage for girls. Before [...]

Josephine Ndao, The Global Fund for Children’s program officer for West Africa, reflects on her recent trip to Nigeria and Burkina Faso to visit current and prospective GFC grantee partners.

Chengdu, China – “You will probably think what I am saying very strange, and might even laugh at me,” Guanghui, a junior at Kangding Minzu Junior Normal College, told me.

Bangú, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – I landed in Rio de Janeiro early this morning to visit our current grantee partner Nucleo Socio-Cultural Caixa de Surpresa (Jack-in-the-Box Sociocultural Center).[...]

Sandra Macías del Villar, The Global Fund for Children’s associate program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean,  reflects on her recent trip to Brazil to visit current and prospective GFC grantee partners.