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...

Team visit to Dobrun

Romania, Wednesday, 04 September 2013

1st Portadown Church from Ireland spent two action packed weeks in Romania this summer, visiting our children’s home and day care centre in the vil...

Off to school

Myanmar, Friday, 23 August 2013

We’re excited to share that our new tuition school in the Tamu area of Burma is well underway and will soon be complete, ready to support children ...

Young and courageous

Ethiopia, Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Living in a mud hut with her disabled father was proving a tough life for Roman, who was looking weary when we first met her in the remote town of ...

Aiming high

Myanmar, Wednesday, 07 August 2013

Thawng Sian Mung was one of the first children to come into the Stand by Me Sophia Home in 2003, he was studying in grade three at the time. Due to...

Birthday celebrations

Ethiopia, Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Birthdays are a luxury many Ethiopians cannot afford, living in a country that is ravaged by HIV, poverty and ill health. Thanks to all our support...

Stand by... almost there...