Stories

Artisans Association of Cambodia
Enabling ethical producers in Cambodia to connect with the outside world. After decades of violent warfare, Cambodia has finally...

Po Leung Kok Elderly Home, Hong Kong
That point had come for the Chen family. Four months after Mrs Chen’s stroke, her speech had not returned...

Hope is the hardest thing to find…
“Hope is the hardest thing to find…” say those trying to rebuild Uganda’s northern areas devastated by two decades...

RWANDA: Still battling a deadly legacy
When Rwanda suffered its inimitable ethnic fighting, the result was not simply war. It was genocide. In 100 days,...

Peter: Stepping Into New Life
It is hard to fathom the depth of terror in children who live with violent loved ones. The frightening...

Mr Wong: A new start in old age
We were no doubt naïve, but we found it all too easy to assume that a prisoner, when released...

Re-building after Typhoon Sendong
When Typhoon Sendong hit the Philippines in December 2011, Merlinda and her husband knew they were looking death in...

Marquee Tent from Credit Suisse
When Hong Kong turns up the heat, it’s no picnic! Crossroads doesn’t stop shipping aid throughout the summer but...

UN-business partnership: Empowering women in Sudan
Recent years have seen intolerable suffering for women in the conflict-ridden country of Sudan where they have, systematically, been...