Stories
FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO ROMANIA: Medical care for Holocaust survivors
Her face has been protected, but, pictured below, is a 94-year-old Holocaust resident at a Romanian hospice, in the...
ACROSS THE ASIA-PACIFIC: Walking in someone else’s shoes
At Crossroads, we love the old saying that we should walk a mile ‘in the shoes’ of people in need. In much...
Kazakhstan: Fair trade insights for teachers
Can students be taught the global inequalities of trade? Can they learn to understand how rural or urban producers often receive far less than their fair...
Tanzania: Education and job training
SHIPMENT FEEDBACK Youth unemployment is a serious problem in the Northern region of Tanzania where much of the population...
Freeset: The hope of something better
Many of the 10,000 sex workers who line the streets of Sonagacchi, have had a long and traumatic journey from...
Pakistan: Warm relief for mountain communities
SHIPMENT FEEDBACK For the poor in the mountains of Pakistan, winters can be a harsh and dangerous time of...
Benin: Empowering women and youth
SHIPMENT FEEDBACK Benin, bordered by Togo and Nigeria in West Africa, is rich in natural beauty but is one...
Sierra Leone: Community development and education
SHIPMENT FEEDBACK Despite Sierra Leone’s civil war ending in the early 2000’s, the ripple effects are still felt through...
Moldova: Supporting rural communities
SHIPEMENT FEEDBACK Despite being one of Europe’s poorest nations, Moldova had been making great strides to reduce poverty in...
