A frightening account of giving birth in a remote village
It was around midnight when Judite began feeling a pain that she had never felt before. The mother of six was heavily pregnant with her youngest child Marcelo, but this feeling was different to…
Heartbreaking reality of childbirth in Timor-Leste
Anita’s son was just a month-old when she noticed something was wrong. His health deteriorated after she took him to a hospital, where, sadly soon after, he died. Anita still does not know the…
How teachers in Laos get students excited about hygiene
Around 20kms down a narrow, winding dirt road from the centre of Houameuang District, the village of Homsai is perched on a scenic green mountainside. The people of this village are Hmong, and…
ChildFund helps children with disabilities in Cambodia
Tears well in nine-year-old Chantrea’s eyes as she describes her childhood before she was diagnosed with a hearing problem. At school, she felt like she was a distraction in the classroom,…