Stories

Helping Hong Kong Families In Crisis
The Chan sisters know they have to stick together. The three young women have been ‘mothers’ to each other...

Digital Support for Hong Kong Children in Need
WebOrganic, a Hong Kong NGO, is on a mission to equip Hong Kong’s poorest children with technology, so they do not...

'Honourable' Work
Life had not done the ‘Honorable’ thing by the young African boy of that very unusual name. Young Honourable...

Christmas Joy for Ebenezer's Blind Students
Life’s brighter for Hong Kong’s visually impaired kids, thanks to the rich education they can access at Ebenezer School...

Kazakhstan: Baba Nina
Nina is 78 and one of Kazakhstan’s elderly poor. Her only family is a daughter, with whom she has...

'Marrying to Survive' in Uganda
Madina, 17, faced a wretched set of options as a refugee in Uganda. She and her family fled the...

Keeping Up With Online Education
The boys and girls at Aplichau Kaifong Primary School face more challenges than most. Many of their families rely...

The Power of a Pen
For those used to well equipped schools, it is hard to picture life in parts of rural Gambia where...

Kenya: Korogocho's trash-pickers
At first, the gigantic garbage dump outside Korogocho slum in Kenya looks as you’d expect: hideous, grey mountains of...