Ready for take off

Ethiopia Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Fedasa’s family lived on less than one pound a day, desperately poor, he was without the chance to ever attend school. Now at the Stand by Me Abdi ...

A sad past, a bright future

Colombia Wednesday, 10 September 2014

The Stand by Me Centro Educativo Cristiano School in Colombia is a beacon of hope to the 240 children who attend and receive a quality education, c...

Jemma's trip to our Nepal Hostel

Nepal Friday, 05 September 2014

“On arriving in Nepal I felt like I was in another world, it was such a contrast from the UK but I loved it! It took a while to get used to the int...

A mother and daughter live here with HIV

Ethiopia Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Alli works in the Stand by Me Northern Ireland office, she was part of a recent team trip to Dembi Dollo, below she gives an account of a particula...

Counselling and emotional support in Colombia

Colombia, Friday, 22 August 2014

Daniel* is known at the Centro Educativo Cristiano School as a sweet, fun, and happy boy. Always affectionate, always inquisitive and, unsurprising...

Growing in confidence

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

The Home of Serenity is a place of love and care. Many of the children come from neglected and impoverished backgrounds and therefore can suffer wi...

Ketty wants to walk again

Colombia, Thursday, 14 August 2014

Extreme poverty and violence has resulted in despair and neglect in the lives of families. The Stand by Me Centro Educativo Cristiano School is a b...

Sisters' story of hope

Ethiopia, Friday, 08 August 2014

Fighting dogs for food in the streets, orphaned and trying to survive; Misire, Bogalech and Meaza are three sisters who had nobody but themselves t...

Seeing the sights of Romania

Romania, Wednesday, 30 July 2014

The girls of the House of Hope in Romania went on a fantastic trip to Calimanesti, an attractive town located a few hours north of Dobrun and the H...

Pants for pants

Myanmar, Wednesday, 23 July 2014

The children of Bickleigh Down Primary School, Plymouth, dressed up as their favourite superheroes (famous for wearing their pants over their costu...

Summer Bible week

Colombia, Wednesday, 16 July 2014

It has been the summer holidays for the past few weeks at our Centro Educativo Cristiano School in Colombia, which provides a worthwhile education ...

It was worth every mile

Romania, Thursday, 03 July 2014

Thanks to your generosity, what started as an idea to start a project to help support the work of Stand by Me in Romania has become a success. The ...

Stand by... almost there...