Saving lives through our HIV programme

Ethiopia Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Our kind and generous supporters have helped us to continue saving lives over the past year through our HIV Food Programme in Ethiopia, keeping 43 ...

Heather and Karys go to Burma

Myanmar Tuesday, 25 June 2013

We’ve been working with Atto Partners for some time on this website development and recently Heather and Karys from Atto headed out on a volunteer ...

I have become somebody from nobody

Myanmar Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Vung Suan Cing’s father was a lumberjack and sadly died when a tree fell on him. Vung was only three years old. Vung’s mother worked extremely hard...

Wedding with a Twist

India Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Ahmad Ayoubi, Stand by Me Director of Operations, and his wife Melinda created a ‘Wishing on a Star’ gift list for their wedding day on 15th Septe...

Everest Team depart

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Today marks the start of a challenge of a lifetime for this Stand by Me team, as they board a plane heading for Nepal to compete in the world’s hig...

Belfast fun run

Friday, 03 May 2013

A 96 strong team of 11 – 14 year olds are setting out on Monday 6th May to play their part in ‘changing the world’, one step at a time, as they tak...

Anna puts herself in their shoes...

India, Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Anna, a school pupil from Northern Ireland, has made it her mission to rescue at least one girl from the hardship and discrimination that girls in ...

Team time in Bekoiji

Ethiopia, Thursday, 04 April 2013

Saturday saw the arrival of a new team of volunteers at our Bethany School and Children’s Village in Ethiopia. The team were swarmed by children as...

Elsa walks tall

Ethiopia, Wednesday, 03 April 2013

‘‘I never dreamed in my life that I would get comfortable shoes for my leg”, said Elsa, aged 12. “But God bless Stand by Me, I got the shoes!’’ The...

Rice seed promotes self-sufficiency in Burma

Myanmar, Thursday, 28 March 2013

Our Sofia Home in Tamu recently enjoyed a wonderful harvest and the children were overjoyed by the collection of rice! As the rice is harvested it ...

Nail bar opens for Stand by Me

Friday, 15 March 2013

Ruth and Courtney, two young girls at Carnalbanagh Primary School in Northern Ireland, were so taken by their new sponsored child that they decided...

Attention Lord Sugar

Ethiopia, Thursday, 07 March 2013

Caitlin, a pupil at Eden Primary School in Carrickfergus, showed great entrepreneurial skills recently when after hearing about the work of Stand b...

Stand by... almost there...