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New students at the Eva Russell School

Dominican Republic Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Here are the ten little bundles of fun that have arrived at the Eva Russell School in the Dominican Republic for the Pre-Kindergarten grade. All of...

Easy as 1, 2, 3?

Romania Wednesday, 05 November 2014

Maths – you either love it or you hate it. But we all have to learn it, and so do all our children in our programmes around the world. In Romania, ...

The gift of a real home

Ethiopia Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Meti and her mother were abandoned by her father when Meti was only a little baby. Meti and her mother would wander the streets begging for money a...

A family to belong to

Myanmar Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Elijah lived with his father and mother in a river delta area in Burma. When Cyclone Nargis hit in 2008 there was extensive destruction and floodin...

Miles of smiles

Colombia, Friday, 03 October 2014

Our children’s health is of great importance and one area essential to their wellbeing is dental health. Without proper dental care, high levels of...

Twas the summer of looms…

Ethiopia, Wednesday, 24 September 2014

The kids in Dembi Dollo, Ethiopia just loved their loom bracelets, the craze has definitely struck.Children (and their parents!) in Northern Irelan...

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...

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