STREET SMART SISTERS

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Girls in Kenya are forced to have in sex in exchange for sanitary productsdue to the prevalence of period poverty and the shame, stigma and public health misinformation which surrounds menstruation. Our Street Smart Sister programme was set up to give these young girls sanitary product packs & food packs as an opportunity not to… Continue reading STREET SMART SISTERS

Almost 400 families hit by flash flooding in Luang Prabang

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I have just been in touch with our man Outhai Phommalin, on the ground in Luang Prabang. The Nan District has been devastated by flooding and left 372 families homeless. At present there are no reports of any deaths, thank God, Not only have they lost their homes, they have lost their sources of income,… Continue reading Almost 400 families hit by flash flooding in Luang Prabang

Kampot Girl

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It was by the side of the road on the outskirts of Kampot City – a major tourist place in the south of Cambodia, built at the bottom of Bokor Mountain – that we caught sight of the smudge faced little girl, picking through the days rubbish, searching for something to eat. And she rummaged… Continue reading Kampot Girl

We Have To Move From Helping The Poor To Letting The Poor Help

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Is there anything we can do that Kenya or Cambodian or Laos cannot? Even though good intentions are abound, we often seek to work for the poor or work with the poor and I know by doing this we suffocate local resourcefulness. By doing this we can further imbed poverty, that is the forms of… Continue reading We Have To Move From Helping The Poor To Letting The Poor Help