Christina Noble Children's Foundation

The Christina Noble Children's Foundation, also known as simply the CNCF, is an international non-government organization, dedicated to serving the world's oppressed and marginalized children. It was founded following a visit to Vietnam by Christina Noble,[1] who was prompted by a dream she had had during the time of the Vietnam War, of Vietnamese children begging for her help. After visiting the country in 1989,[2] Noble founded the foundation in 1991 in Ho Chi Minh City.[3] In 1997, the foundation extended its services to Mongolia.[3]

Programmes

The Christina Noble Children's Foundation has established a number of health centres and has been involved in a number of community development projects such as rural water programs. It has also established kindergartens and schools for underprivileged children in Vietnam, such as the Sunshine School.[4]

The Sunshine School provides primary education to street children and children from underprivileged families. Children also receive medical care and participate in extracurricular activities.[5]

The Tay Ninh Centre is a residential and education centre, located in the Tay Ninh province, in which visually impaired students are given an education and taught life skills.[6]

Fundraising

According to the charity's 2018 annual report, of its approximately US$3 million in income for that year, 76% came from donations (including institutional, corporate and individual donors), with 18% coming from fundraising activities, and the remainder from other sources and tax relief.[3]

CNCF is one of the chosen charities of the Mongol Rally. All 300 cars that enter the rally must raise a minimum of £1000. £500 of this must go towards CNCF.

References
  1. "Christina Noble: the woman who transformed the lives of 700,000 children". The Guardian. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Christina Noble: "We talk about abortion and there's an uproar. But what about the billions of children that are already out there?"". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "CNCF Annual Report 2018" (PDF). cncf.org. Christina Noble Children's Foundation. 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "CNCF in Vietnam". cncf.org. Christina Noble Children's Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019.
  5. "Sunshine School". cncf.org. Christina Noble Children's Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017.
  6. "Tay Ninh Centre". cncf.org. Christina Noble Children's Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.


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