Press releases
Why say it with flowers when you can say it with six fruit trees!
19 January 2010
Stuck for a gift to buy your loved one this Valentine's Day? ChildFund Australia's Donations with a Difference catalogue offers a great range of unique gift ideas that will show your Valentine just how caring you are.
Giving children a chance against HIV and AIDS
25 November 2009
On World AIDS Day (1 December), we must remember the millions of children who have lost parents and caregivers to AIDS and now face an uncertain future, ChildFund Australia CEO Nigel Spence said today.
Charming new short film celebrates 20 years of children’s rights
13 November 2009
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ChildFund Australia has produced a delightful short film capturing the views of children across the world about child rights and their hopes for the future.
Home and Away star gets behind Christmas appeal
12 November 2009
Home and Away star Lynne McGranger is lending her support to ChildFund Australia’s Christmas appeal by urging all Australians to do their Christmas shopping on the Donations with a Difference gift website.
Through Children's Eyes exhibition opens at Parliament House
22 October 2009
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ChildFund Australia is delighted to announce the opening of its photographic exhibition, Through Children's Eyes, at Parliament House in Canberra.
The best seat in the house on Father's Day
24 August 09
If your dad’s a bit of a bathroom hogger, hiding out in the lav with the Sunday papers for hours at a time, then why not give him his very own loo this Father’s Day?
Remembering our aid workers on inaugural World Humanitarian Day
17 August 2009
The inaugural UN World Humanitarian Day (19 August 2009) is a time to remember all those individuals who have risked – and lost – their lives while carrying out their work to help others, ChildFund Australia CEO Nigel Spence said today.
Keeping children in school and out of work
9 June 2009
In Cambodia, 40% of all children aged between 7-17 years are engaged in some form of child labour – work that is defined as being potentially injurious to their wellbeing .
Children suffer greatest hardship during Sri Lankan emergency
15 May 2009
In recent weeks, over 200,000 civilians in northern Sri Lanka have been forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods and take temporary shelter in camps outside the war zone.
Win a hybrid bike and other great prizes!
5 May 2009
ChildFund Australia is running a raffle with some great prizes up for grabs, in order to raise money for Chouk Meas Primary School, Cambodia.