Thanks to you, children and families are eating well and staying healthy.

You've helped increase the number of families with enough food all year round from just 30% of families in 2008 to an incredible 90% in 2022. What an amazing change! 

Savings groups you've helped set up in the Stong community are assisting many people to start businesses or pay for essentials like school supplies. With stable incomes and strategies to weather natural disasters like floods and droughts, parents can support their children and prepare for the future.

You've helped people learn better farming methods to get more from their crops and how to raise cows and chickens too.

 

Thank you for bringing quality education to children so that they can write their own futures.

Your support has helped parents in the Stong community understand the importance of education and how they can help their kids to succeed in school. You've helped improve schools by providing extra training for teachers, setting up reading camps, creating localised learning resources and so much more. 

Thanks to you, now 99% of school-aged children are enrolled in school. This is an incredible improvement from 2010 when just 67% of children were enrolled.

Because of you, children are excited and dreaming about their future!

 

Thanks to you, children and families are receiving the healthcare they need.

You're protecting children and their families from infection and disease by providing access to essential health services that help children live long and healthy lives. Because of you, children are getting their vaccinations on time, fewer kids are hungry or sick, and many more are growing up strong and healthy. Thank you.

You've helped increase the number of children aged 12 to 23 months receiving their immunisations from just 68% in 2016 to a life-changing 95% in 2021. What an incredible achievement!

You've empowered new parents with the knowledge and practical skills to raise healthy children from birth, and trained community health workers for support.

Thanks to you, children are growing up safe and protected by their families.

You've supported parents to learn positive ways to discipline their children, creating a caring and protective family environment. Kids say they feel safe at home and in their community. What an achievement! 

Because of you, people have learnt about child rights and are spreading the word throughout their community. You've helped set up children's clubs, neighbourhood groups and local leaders to empower the community to stop violence against children.

Thank you for keeping children safe.

 

Thanks to your support, families in Stong now have more sources of clean water, and they're equipped with the skills to maintain them.

Now, more than ever, good hand-washing behaviours are vital for families to stay healthy and safe. Your support has helped increase the number of families with good hand-washing behaviours from just 37% in 2016 to 77% in 2021.

Clean water means life. Thanks to you, it now also means freedom for the children of Stong – freedom from waterborne illnesses.

You've helped build more toilets, so now all villages in Stong are 100% open defecation-free. Thanks to you, families know that with good hygiene and sanitation, they can protect themselves from diseases that kill children.