News - Stand By Me

Christmas in Colombia

Colombia Friday, 06 January 2012

The children at our school in Colombia were delighted to each open a small gift this Christmas and the smiles on their faces demonstrate just how m...

Start the new year with a Tonne Run!

Ethiopia Thursday, 22 December 2011

Over the next 12 months we’re encouraging as many people as possible to join in the 12 month LIFE-CHANGING challenge of running 1000 miles (the wid...

Bop to the Lindy Hop

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Lynne Jackson celebrated her 40th birthday recently with a ‘vintage style’ party and kindly asked her friends and family to support a Stand by Me p...

Stuck for your secret santa idea?

Thursday, 08 December 2011

Let us help you solve your problem! How about feeding a child in Ethiopia for an entire month, for just £5? Or a football for a child who might not...

Clean water saves lives

Ethiopia, Thursday, 24 November 2011

Families living in the destitute town of Bekoiji in Ethiopia now have a greater chance of good health thanks to a team of volunteers from the UK wh...

The Ultimate Climb

Ethiopia, Wednesday, 19 October 2011

A trio of Stand by Me supporters turned their mid-life crisis into a mid-life fundraiser as they attempted to climb the highest peak outside Asia, ...

Music skills: From zero to hero

Myanmar, Thursday, 13 October 2011

Van Bawi Cuan is the lead musician at Grace School in Burma, playing the music for hundreds of students in their daily assemblies but his talent di...

The first house opens at the Bekoji Children’s Village

Ethiopia, Friday, 30 September 2011

Stand by Me is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new home for orphaned and abandoned children in Bekoiji. The first three children to be w...

Life in the balance

Ethiopia, Thursday, 29 September 2011

Little Arebe Abdo stood quietly by the Bethany School gates in Bekoiji, Ethiopia. It was Friday afternoon and home time, but she was not part of ou...

A super fun children’s camp for the Eva Russell School

Dominican Republic, Tuesday, 27 September 2011

A week-long summer camp was the highlight of the year for our children at the Eva Russell School, in the Dominican Republic. A team of people from ...

A trip to Ethiopia leaves a lasting impact

Ethiopia, Sunday, 25 September 2011

A team of 21 students from Ballyclare High School and Carrickfergus College in Northern Ireland spent 10 days in Bekoiji, Ethiopia in early July 20...

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