Stories

Hope for grassroots women: Vietnam

Hope for grassroots women: Vietnam

Huong grew up in a rural Vietnamese village where the odds were against her. Her father had died when...

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“Living hell”

“Living hell”

“I still vividly remember the beginning of the simulation… a group of ‘militants’ broke in, forcing us out of...

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Chocolate without slavery

Chocolate without slavery

It may be the last thing on our minds when taking a sweet bite of chocolate, but it’s the...

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A lush display of goodness

A lush display of goodness

Lush, the handmade soap company, always furnishes its shops in ways that are a feast for the eyes. So...

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Crossroads’ kids serving Thai children’s home

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...

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A Day in the Life of a Refugee: World Economic Forum 2018

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....

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Badge of strength for Rohingya refugees

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...

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Jordan: Reaping the Benefits

Jordan: Reaping the Benefits

Jordan is one of the most water scarce countries in the world. That is a major problem for our...

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Cool solution for power conservation

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...

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