lies in six countries — Burkina Faso, Ethio-
pia, Ghana, India, Nicaragua and Paraguay.
The work they do falls into specific areas
or program sectors, specifically education,
strengthening community organizations,
water, sanitation and hygiene, sustainable
livelihood development, emergency re-
sponse, and health and nutrition. At 37 per-
cent, the greatest amount of funds raised
goes to education, followed by health and
nutrition at 25 percent, according to the
organization’s website. A commitment to
child protection, gender equality and envi-
ronmental sustainability is at the core of
everything they do.
The organization focuses primarily on child
sponsorship but supporters help in other
ways, too. A monthly donor program for
child essentials increases a community’s
access to basic necessities such as clean
water, nutritious food andmedical care. Do-
nations can also be made through CCFC’s
annual gift catalogue, where items like a
goat, drought-resistant seeds or an envi-
ronmentally-efficient cooking stove can be
purchased for a family. Some choose to
leave a gift through their will, host a fund-
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