The following story was sent to us via Berhan Lehetsanat, a CRED Partner based in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Berhan’s focus is providing a range of support and advocacy for children who have disabilities and additional needs. The name of the child has been changed to protect her identity. Permission…
Ellilta Women at Risk is one of CRED’s longest standing partners, based in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. With programmes in Addis as well as a couple of other cities in the country, Ellilta seeks to provide support for women wishing to exit from a life of street-based prostitution. They do…
A few months back we reported about the water project that John Njendahayo and a team of vocational training students set up, to enable easy access to clean water for 28 homes in the nearby community. Well, we are pleased to report that, despite Covid restrictions, the project has recently…
Daniel Mpanduzi is the Founder and Director of The Voice School Trust in Tanzania. TVST comprises a secondary school based in Usa River township in Arusha, and also they run a weekend programme for children from the community who are from disadvantaged backgrounds. Students from TVST school help run the…
Earlier this year, CRED Foundation asked the leadership team at Spurgeons Academy in Kibera, Kenya, if it would be possible for some of their students to help design a Thank You card that was to be produced for all regular CRED donors. The staff agreed, and the design brief was…
A report from Chisomo Shelter regarding the current numbers of children in education: The number of children at the Shelter is 18 and subject to change as new children may be admittedto the Shelter anytime.We have 11 children who are day scholars doing various grades at 2 different schools. At…
To say that it’s been a tough few months in India is an understatement! Life has hung in the balance time and again, and whilst many made it through, others didn’t, and loved ones have been lost. For Janaki and the FIAM team, the past few months have included times…
When Rwanda came out of lockdown, certain conditions were imposed on the schools before they were able to reopen. One of those conditions was access to handwashing facilities for all the children. Another was having enough desks that children can sit just two to a desk, and not three or…
Children can end up living on the streets for all sorts of reasons, most of them not of their own making. And whilst on the streets, life can feel pretty bleak. But thanks to the input from Chisomo, street children in Lusaka, Zambia, are getting access to new opportunities and…
To say that it’s been a tough few months in India is an understatement! Life has hung in the balance time and again, and whilst many made it through, others didn’t, and loved ones have been lost. For Janaki and the FIAM team, the past few months have included times…
