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Why I am in favour of the jab
Published on 04 June 2013
By Larissa Tuohy, Communications Manager, ChildFund Australia
In 1970, as a young infant about to travel to the United States, I was given the smallpox vaccine. While Australia had been largely free of this disease since the early 1900s, there still remained a risk, although minor, of contracting the infection in America. It would not be until 1980 that the World Health Organisation would officially declare that smallpox had been eradicated worldwide...
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Julie Goodwin in Uganda: seeing ChildFund's work in action
Published on 25 February 2013
On day 4 of Julie Goodwin's African adventure, she and husband Mick travel to rural Mbale. Here, they visit a local community and see ChildFund in action - improving nutrition, providing access to education and monitoring child health. It is also a day of eating, dancing and lots of smiles!
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What a difference a decade can make
Published on 11 January 2013
FromBy Trang Nguyen Thi Kieu, Communications Coordinator, ChildFund Vietnam
Cao Bang is a mountainous province in the northeast of Vietnam – about 300km away from my city, Hanoi. It doesn’t sound far but on this day, it takes us eight hours to drive there, partly due to the muddy mountain pass after such heavy rain...
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How lucky we are to be mums in Australia
Published on 09 October 2012
By Larissa Tuohy, Communications Manager, ChildFund Australia
As the communications manager at ChildFund Australia, I have the wonderful privilege of immersing myself in the many incredible and life-changing stories that come from the countries in which we work. At times too, I must read heart-rending accounts of the difficulties so many children face in their everyday lives in so many developing countries around the world...
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My commitment to kids in PNG
Published on 13 July 2012
By Henry Choo, ChildFund supporter and City2Surf runner
Greetings and salutations to all! I am a professional opera singer based in Sydney. My wife and I have been supporters of ChildFund Australia for over 10 years, and as such I have chosen to run the City2Surf this year in support of ChildFund...
