For the young people and children who have found themselves living on the streets in Lusaka, Zambia, the Chisomo Drop-In centre is a life line. It is a place of safety – a place where they can just sleep without fear of someone kicking them awake and forcing them to…
Dieu Don is a 14-year-old boy who had lived on the streets of Kigali in Rwanda for two years due to family conflict and violence. One day, he met the street outreach team from GNPDR and accepted counseling from them. This led to him asking GNPDR if they could help…
(written by Bishnu Bhatta, PSD Nepal) In the busy corners of Kathmandu and surrounding areas, many families earn their living by sorting and collecting waste. Among them are bright, curious children whose futures were once overshadowed by poverty and social stigma. Through the generous support of The Unforgotten Fund, PSD…
St Joseph’s school in Nallajeerla was set up in 2008 by Janaki Menni, her wonderful father (now sadly died), and others within the FIAM team at the time. Over the years that I (Helen) have known it, the school has grown impressively from a small-ish facility comprising just one class…
CRED and its supporters have been inputting to Stepping Stones primary school in rural Malawi for quite some years now. Here are a few photos just to give you an insight into all that is involved in a school day.
(written by Helen Harrison whilst on a visit to Nepal) Having visited the plastic bottle collection site in Langtang district of Nepal recently (see previous blog), it was wonderful to later be able to visit the first PET recycling centre in Pokhara where all of the bottles are processed and…
When in Nepal recently I (Helen) visited a few projects run by PSD-Nepal, the CRED Partner that I was visiting. The first of these was situated in the Langtang district of Nepal, high up near the border with China, the project focuses on addressing the scourge of plastic waste –…
By Kenyanito Dudi, IDAK Foundation In the heart of Katwekera, a bustling and densely populated area within Nairobi’s Kibera slum, lives Winda Anoro. Winda is a portrait of resilience—a devoted mother and wife whose entrepreneurial journey began with nothing more than a deep need to provide and a meager KSh…
by Ella Potter, age 15, who visited Uganda with her dad Dan I tried to just stretch my leg out from under myself and the group of small children around me looked at me wide-eyed, as if worried I was about to leave them. It felt strange to be getting…
One of the projects that CRED Partner Butterfly Space has been supporting for many years is the distribution of baby baskets to new mums in the Nkhata Bay area of Malawi. The baby baskets are loaded with all the essential items that a young mother and her new-born baby might…
