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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...

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 ...

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