Stories

Education transforming slum life: India
Urban poverty tends to repeat itself with unremitting consistency. It’s not just about a lack of money. It’s too...

Tragedy in Pakistan, Through a Child’s Eyes
The filthy waters swirled around their family home, as 10 year old Inamullah* stared in growing fear. They had...

DEADLY SECRETS: The Loneliness of India’s Abused Teenagers
Maria placed a frightened hand on her pregnant stomach as she stared at the home for single mothers. Could...

Ugandan slum life
Harriet is 14 years old and lives in a slum in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. Six years ago, Harriet’s mother...

Upcoming shipment: Empowering women in Kenya
Kenya is a welcoming, sun-drenched country, known by tourists for its stunning native wildlife and safari holidays. There are...

Restoring communities in Sierra Leone
Musa, just nine years old, has cerebral palsy and spends his life in a wheelchair. The little boy lives...

A Second Chance for Hong Kong Drug Addicts
Lewis (below) felt his life spiral out of control when Hong Kong's SARS crisis hit in 2003. Like thousands...

Syrian Refugee Crisis
It was the middle of the night when Muhammad heard the terrifying sound of rebels at the door. "They...

Gambia: Rural kids celebrate first sports day
In rural Gambia's dry season, there's an exodus of men from the countryside to the coast - farmers who...