Stories
Hope for grassroots women: Vietnam
Huong grew up in a rural Vietnamese village where the odds were against her. Her father had died when...
“Living hell”
“I still vividly remember the beginning of the simulation… a group of ‘militants’ broke in, forcing us out of...
Chocolate without slavery
It may be the last thing on our minds when taking a sweet bite of chocolate, but it’s the...
A lush display of goodness
Lush, the handmade soap company, always furnishes its shops in ways that are a feast for the eyes. So...
Crossroads’ kids serving Thai children’s home
It was a challenge. Would they, could they, take it on? Someone had suggested that the kids of our...
A Day in the Life of a Refugee: World Economic Forum 2018
“People like us often feel the world forgets us,” says David Livingstone Okello, a former child soldier from Uganda....
Badge of strength for Rohingya refugees
“To be called a refugee,” the saying has it, “is the opposite of an insult; it is a badge...
Jordan: Reaping the Benefits
Jordan is one of the most water scarce countries in the world. That is a major problem for our...
Cool solution for power conservation
Budget and power usage are always top of our minds around Crossroads Village. It’s not just because as a...