07/05/2021

The Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan was a milestone global sporting event for Asia, rugby, and the role of sport in development for the region.  The partnership between World Rugby and ChildFund was an integral part of the Impact Beyond 2019 legacy strategy, highlighting the power of rugby to create social change for children […]

05/05/2021

Reconnect is a COVID-19 early recovery rugby and life skills curriculum developed by ChildFund, delivered by our rugby partners.  In February 2021, a Reconnect Impact Report was released to evaluate the impact of activities. This will support our learning, as more and more countries move back to modified face-to-face activities in 2021-2022.  In this article, […]

06/04/2021

What is Reconnect? The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruption to the world and heavily impacted the lives of many people worldwide. Children and young people have been particularly impacted and are facing a number of challenges: feeling isolated, losing access to their peer support networks, holding concerns about their own and their family’s health […]

06/04/2021

Organised sport provides children and young people with many opportunities, but it also comes with risks, both physical and emotional. At ChildFund Sport for Development, we work hard to make sure those risks are identified, assessed, minimised and properly managed. “Our work uses the International Safeguards for Children in Sport as our reference to ensure a safe […]