Christmas in Colombia

Colombia Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Christmas is a time of year enjoyed by many children and families around the world and our kids in Colombia are no different. Although many childre...

Children rescued from flooding in Kalaymyo

Myanmar Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Flooding can bring not only destruction to an area but also loss of life. Brothers, Samuel, Ryan and Daniel experienced this recently when Kalaymyo...

New school opens in Tamu, Burma

Myanmar Thursday, 09 January 2014

A buzz of excitement and the sound of laughter echoed around the new Sophia Academy school as it opened its doors to 180 children from Tamu for the...

Roda trains to become a nurse

Nepal Friday, 03 January 2014

Roda Sunar is from a Dalit family background, a caste in her society known as ‘untouchables’ and for whom life is particularly harsh. They are the ...

All I want for Christmas is...

Ethiopia, Friday, 20 December 2013

This year 13 year old Rachel, from County Antrim, in Northern Ireland, stunned her parents by asking for a very special Christmas present – to spon...

The long and winding road

Colombia, Thursday, 19 December 2013

If you had to travel over an hour and a half on your bike to get to school every day, would you still be enthusiastic about going? This is the real...

New school opens in Dembi Dollo

Ethiopia, Tuesday, 17 December 2013

We are excited to share that Stand by Me has opened a brand new school in Dembi Dollo, in Ethiopia, and on 15th November 2013, 240 eager children a...

"Today I got another A"

Romania, Monday, 16 December 2013

Andrea comes from a very difficult family background with her mother being illiterate and her father having a limited education, and this has resul...

Nine new girls rescued in India

India, Friday, 15 November 2013

The wait is over! Our new girl’s accommodation for our Agape Home in India is now complete and on the 9th November 2013, the building was officiall...

No-shoes November

Ethiopia, Thursday, 31 October 2013

Braving the cold and blustery weather that November brings, Sophie de Winter is venturing out onto the streets of Cardiff with bare feet for an ent...

Run, Run, Run

Ethiopia, Friday, 18 October 2013

On 6th October two Stand by Me supporters, Ami and Charlotte, set themselves the challenge of running 26.2 miles in the Bournemouth marathon. It wa...

Training days for parents and teachers in Colombia

Colombia, Wednesday, 16 October 2013

The parents and teachers of the children enrolled at our Centro Educativo Cristiano School in Guacamayal, Colombia, were thrilled to have the oppor...

Stand by... almost there...