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Southern Africa: Disaster Response

Southern Africa: Disaster Response

Cyclone Idai has triggered a “massive disaster” in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people,...

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REFUGEE CRISIS: Impact at the grassroots

REFUGEE CRISIS: Impact at the grassroots

In the massive global discussion surrounding refugees, one desperate reality seems rarely mentioned. While much is made of the...

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Former Crossroads intern supports Hong Kong’s hungry

Former Crossroads intern supports Hong Kong’s hungry

Instead of entering the corporate world, Myron has chosen to work for people in poverty. We first met Myron...

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Trading integrity for survival: The pressure of poverty

Trading integrity for survival: The pressure of poverty

We often speak of our experiential programme that simulate issues such as the complexity of poverty. Read these words...

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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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