I wonder how much coverage International Human Solidarity Day will have on 20th December this year, or if many of those reading this have ever heard of it? The idea of the United Nations supported day is to celebrate human unity in diversity and to remind people of the importance of solidarity in working to…
Case Study: Role of School Leadership in Fumbuni Pre-Primary, Moshi Children in Crossfire’s Fursa kwa Watoto (FkW) programme is a 4-year initiative working in 120 pre-primary classes in Tanzania to demonstrate that quality early learning can improve learning outcomes for children. This month the team from one of our implementing partners, Maarifa ni Ufunguo in…
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…
International Day of Peace: 3 Key Connections between Development Education and Peace Studies As a Development Education provider, Children in Crossfire is uniquely placed within the context of Northern Ireland. Although Northern Ireland is a society emerging from conflict, it continues to be dominated by sectarianism and socio-political segregation. Through our Development Education work, we…
Celebrating 20 years: Looking back with Playwright and Actress Jenny MacDonald 2016 sees Children in Crossfire celebrate 20 years of working to make the world a fairer place for everyone. Through our Development Education work, we encourage educators and young people to engage in global issues and take actions to achieve a fairer and more…
Over the past few years we’ve been working closely with St Columb’s College, Derry. Our partnership with the school means we can work with teachers and pupils to explore global justice issues, and we benefit from the support the school offers us when it comes to fundraising and generating income for our programmes. After a…
Derry at 04:00 on a Friday morning is, predictably, deserted. Yet outside Saint Columb’s College stood a group of weary-eyed individuals, weighed down with luggage and yawning into the cold night air: the only (half-awake) vestiges of life to be found in the city. We were all excited, of course, but little did we know…
Over the past few years we’ve been working closely with St Columb’s College, Derry. Our partnership with the school means we can work with teachers and pupils to explore global justice issues, and we benefit from the support the school offers us when it comes to fundraising and generating income for our programmes. It all…
Great news from the classrooms of Tanzania. An update from Fursa Kwa Watoto (Opportunities for Children). One of the pilot projects we funded with our partners in Tanzania has been a great success. The aim was to provide an improved and stimulating learning environment in pre-primary school education. It is a four year programme and the…
This week’s guest blogger is Laura McCauley. Laura took up a volunteering position with our partners in the Gambia, and in this blog she shares her volunteering experiences and challenges as a partially sighted woman. Visually Impaired Volunteers in International Development By Laura McCauley My first ever memory of Africa is that of TV ads…