LEAF AN IMPRESSION As a celebration of World Environment Day next Tuesday, 5th June, we are hosting a seed-bomb making workshop in Holywell Trust, Bishop Street, Derry from 12:30pm-1:30pm, followed up by an optional walk around the city to launch the seeds and add to the beauty of our amazing city. Lunch will also be…
Development Education and Global Education Facilitators We are growing our team of educators to deliver our Teacher training programme, TIDAL: Educating the Heart. TIDAL: Educating the Heart is an accredited, capacity building training programme for all primary and post-primary teachers throughout Ireland, North and South. TIDAL (Teachers in Development and Learning) supports teachers with the…
A very special coffee morning celebrating Shipquay Hotel’s partnership with Children in Crossfire, which will be held in their restaurant on Friday 1 June between 10:30am and 12noon. Shipquay Hotel is Derry’s newest boutique hotel and is located at 15 – 17 Shipquay Street. We are delighted that they chose to support us as their…
The events will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of International NGO Children in Crossfire Award-winning actress and activist, Joanna Lumley OBE, has been confirmed to join His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, in Derry/Londonderry on day two of his visit to the city, which will mark the 20th Anniversary of Children in Crossfire. Joanna…
#DevEdDay On the 21st December, the shortest day of the year, Irish Aid launched its Development Education strategy for 2017-2023. Firstly, it feels significant that the strategy is launched on this winter solstice day. Solstices have been used throughout history to mark many important events each year, such as the sowing of seeds for crops,…
Beshala was only 18 months when her concerned father, Jemal, made the long journey to St Luke’s Hospital, Wolisso, Ethiopia to seek treatment for his daughter who was suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). In his owns words Jemal tells us how the combination of the Therapeutic Feeding Unit and the training provided for parents…
Ethiopia is a country prone to Humanitarian crises such as drought and famine. At the moment there is a massive drought in the northern regions that is impacting the price of food for millions of people across the whole country. These shocks impact the country’s development for many years after they are gone. Children in…
My name is Clíona Edwards and I have been volunteering with Children in Crossfire from October 2010 (I can’t believe it’s nearly been six years). I went to Oakgrove Integrated College; I remember learning about Richard Moore a few times, his story and his reconciliation with the soldier who had blinded him with the rubber…
We have a fantastic Volunteer Opportunity available at Children in Crossfire. Experience in volunteer/fundraising and data recording would be an advantage but not essential for the position. Title: Collection Can Coordinator Location: Derry/Londonderry Department: Fundraising Supported By: Community Fundraising Responsibility: Collection Donation Cans Job Purpose Servicing Collection Cans in businesses’, placing cans in new businesses’…