Stories

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

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...

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...

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...

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...