Giving children the chance to choose
Last weekend (September 10-11th 2017) saw our 20th anniversary celebration come to life in the form of Compassion in Action; a public forum and conference. Our patron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, made the journey from Dharamsala to Derry to be with us. One of our volunteers, Bronagh, was there…
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Saturday, 12th August, saw us celebrate International Youth Day 2017 – a day surrounding the recognition of young people and the efforts they make to help achieve the world without poverty. Surrounding the theme of ‘Youth Building Peace’, this year International Youth Day was dedicated to celebrating the…
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First-time mom Aisha Ramadhani enjoys her three-month-old daughter, Pearl “we get along quite well especially if I promptly answer to her demands to be bathed, changed and fed” she adds humorously. Going straight to the point and ask Aisha about her experience in breastfeeding so far in order…
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You have probably heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child,” which puts each one of us responsible for the well-being of the children in our communities, directly and indirectly. But today I would like us to take an Early Childhood Development (ECD) view and…
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What with the Premier League starting this Saturday, there’s so much buzz and excitement around the upcoming football. Who’s going to be the best player? What’s going to be the best team? Who’s going to score the most goals? Here at Children in Crossfire, we’re getting excited too,…
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My visit to Muungano CMMF Group, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania | By Deborah McWhirter On my most recent trip to Tanzania, we were able to join in a CMMF (Community Managed Micro-Finance) group meeting. Here is what happened; Whilst waiting for everyone to arrive group members plant up young…
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Why is it that when we flick through our newspapers first thing in the morning that we are always greeted with bad news? With that first delicious sip of steaming hot coffee would we not prefer to wake up and start our day with something a bit more…
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In 2016 Charmaine signed up to the Iceland Trek. She spent 5 days with the group exploring Thórmork (Valley of Thor). Read her reasons why you shouldn’t hesitate to sign up this year for a once in a lifetime experience. Last year I took a notion of signing…
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5 Daily Activities You Can Do to Get Involved With the SDGs The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a series of 17 goals set up by the 193 members of the United Nations, laid out to act as a framework which all members would use to shape their…
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My story really starts in January with a need to lose some weight I’d put on after I stopped smoking a few years back. I booked into a 12-week weight loss programme with my friend who is a PT and remembered VERY quickly why I didn’t like the…
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