The Global Fund For Children

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, [...]

Washington, DC – On Friday, August 19, I spent the day in prison. Of course, I was lucky—unlike most people at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, MD, I was only there for the day, to visit the Father-to-Child Summer Camp run by GFC grantee partner Hope House. The main goals of Hope House are [...]

Washington, DC – Faith, a Global Fund for Children book, has been selected as the 2011 Rodda Book Award winner by the Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA). The award recognizes one children’s book every three years that “exhibits excellence in writing and has contributed significantly to congregational libraries through promotion of spiritual growth.” Written [...]

By Manjula Padmanabhan, author and illustrator of I Am Different Newport, Rhode Island – I Am Different started out as variations on the theme of non-conformism. I grew up away from my ethnic homeland (India), and perhaps for that reason I was always conscious, as a child, of being “different.” Sometimes it was an asset [...]

Washington, D.C. – Summer break is fast approaching, and many parents are planning activities and choosing books for their kids, while teachers are starting their lesson plans for the next school year. With that in mind, we just released a free new guide to high-quality websites and books that foster diversity learning in children. This [...]

Washington, DC – On March 11, two friends of The Global Fund for Children (GFC) were honored with the DVF Award, a $50,000 prize that recognizes outstanding women leaders who are improving the lives of women around the world. Sohini Chakraborty of Kolkata Sanved and Kakenya Ntaiya of the Kakenya Center for Excellence were two [...]

Submitted by Maya Ajmera and Cynthia Pon Washington, DC – Many have weighed in on the recent New York Times article “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children” (October 8, 2010), some responding with nostalgia, others with indignation, yet others with refutation, and some with open-eyed optimism. Judging from the wide spectrum of responses, [...]

Washington, DC – GFC recently 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. We selected 15 of our current grantee partners in Eastern Europe, East and Southeast [...]

New York, NY – On a crisp fall afternoon, overlooking the flags of many nations flapping in the wind, children’s book creators, children, and educators gathered in a cozy room at the United Nations Plaza to celebrate. It was October 15, 2010, the 150th birthday of Jane Addams and the occasion of the 2010 Jane [...]

Washington, DC – Last week, I attended the 2010 Annual Leadership Luncheon of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation (WAWF) with a few of my colleagues from GFC. WAWF supports grantee partners that serve impoverished girls and women in Washington, DC, and the purpose of the luncheon was to honor these grantee partners. Maya Ajmera, the [...]