Guinea-Conakry: programs & priorities

ChildFund currently assists over 70,00 children and their family members in Guinea, having only recently established a development program in the country. The growing HIV/AIDS crisis, increasing poverty levels and mounting violence prompted ChildFund to implement services in the area.

Children in Guinea are also vulnerable to malnutrition and have limited access to education.

With overwhelming numbers of displaced people now living in tent cities and shanty towns, ChildFund will offer access to education, immunisations and child protection for at-risk children. Because of our work in neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia, programs in Guinea will have a direct regional impact on ChildFund efforts to reduce poverty.

Development in progress

After an extensive study of the children's most pressing concerns, ChildFund initiatives in Guinea now focus on early childhood development, education and child protection.

Initiatives will help parents learn the best methods for stimulating their children to promote life-long learning. Additional programs will be implemented to monitor the growth and development of younger children.

Programs have also been established to ensure that children are given the opportunity to attend school, receive the necessary supplies and learning materials.