Kenya has recently undergone a transition from the old school curriculum to a new curriculum. As a result, students now only spend 6 years in primary rather than 8, and instead of moving from primary school at grade 8 straight to high school, they now go from primary school at…
no names, no places – to protect identity. But celebrating this beautiful occasion all the same.
CBISDO is a community based organisation based in one of the low-income ‘woredas’ of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. One of the programmes that they run is to provide support and a day care centre for young adults who have additional needs. As well as being a place that the young people…
Congratulations to these kindergarteners who have graduated from their kindergarten and are now attending primary school thanks to the sponsorship programme run by CBISDO, one of our partners based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
CBISDO is a community based organisation based in one of the low-income ‘woredas’ of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. One of the programmes that they run is to provide a daily meal for 200+ local elderly residents who live alone, have no means of income, and have no family nearby to support…
TVST aka The Voice School Trust recently marked it’s 10th birthday with a day of celebration and thanksgiving. Set up by Daniel and Pendo Mpanduzi to provide education for girls and marginalised children, as well as boys, TVST comprises a secondary boarding school that has a 2:1 ratio of girls…
written by Jeremiah, one of the GNPDR Street Children programme staff. On December 22nd, 2022 at the GNPDR office in Kigali we hosted a Christmas event for 31 street children who were in our programme with the aim of sharing the love of Christ with them by telling them the…
*name changed to protect identity Meweded is 26 years of age, and comes from a rural part of southern Ethiopia. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents were low-income farmers, and they struggled to feed the family of seven. When Meweded was 15 years, she left home, and…
The following has been written by Janaki, who heads up our partner organisation in India. It is a story that really underlines the level of poverty and desperation that can be felt in certain ‘unforgotten’ parts of rural India. It is also a story that shows how those people aren’t…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day Mother went to the forest, to bring firewood She went to the river, to fetch water Mother went to the shops, to buy salt and soap She went to the neighbour’s…
