The Global Fund For Children

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.” [...]

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.

Yunnan Institute of Development (YID), a GFC grantee partner since 2008, provides health and education services to children of migrant workers in rural communities in Yunnan Province, China. YID’s programs include HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, health and hygiene education, children’s clubs, school support, curriculum development, teacher training, and early childhood development. Join Amanda Hsiung, GFC’s [...]

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – For the last two years, GFC has partnered with the Adobe Foundation to participate in Adobe Youth Voices (AYV), a program that empowers young people to share their voices and express their understanding of the world through the use of new media technology. Twenty-seven of our grantee partners currently [...]

Kunming, China – After a long day of flight delays, cancellations, and one unexpected overnight in Beijing on my way from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, I arrived in Kunming—late but thrilled to finally be here. I am in Kunming for a GFC Knowledge Exchange workshop, a chance for GFC grantee partners in China to get together, learn [...]

Hong Kong, China – “In the summer it is very hot, and in the winter, very cold,” a 7-year old-boy atop a five-story building explained to his social worker. The social worker retells the story to me one night as we sit in his office, and he describes the conditions of the open-air “home” located [...]

Chiang Mai, Thailand – Chiang Mai, Thailand – In the small art center at the edge of town, a dozen young staff members are busily packing boxes, wrapping up art supplies, and loading the van out front. The group is preparing for a weekend art training in a nearby town. The office has a lived-in [...]

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Mr. Hoang arrived penniless in Ho Chi Minh City at the age of 19, and had no idea that eight years later he’d establish and become the head photographer and manager for Studio Anna, supervising a team of staff members, volunteers, and trainees. He started out with little concept [...]

Tay Ninh, Vietnam — When Lan* borrowed 20 million Vietnamese dong from her landlord, she knew she would have to pay over 40 percent interest along with the principal, or lose her home and land, but she did it anyway. Lan lives in Tay Ninh Province, which is about 100 kilometers northwest of Ho Chi [...]

Tay Ninh, Vietnam – My minivan is crawling along while the “caller” leans out the window, shouting to folks standing near the street. His eyes dart back and forth along the curbside, scanning for anyone with bags, boxes, or a flash in their eyes hinting that they might need a ride to Tay Ninh Province, [...]