The legacy of war in Laos
“Some families just have bad luck,” says Mun, 42, as she sits with her husband Siphone, 42, waiting for passing vehicles to purchase gasoline from their shopfront. The gasoline business is a new…
No child should worry about losing their parents like this
This article was first published on Mamamia. It is natural for an adult to worry about their child; it goes with the territory of parenthood after all. But to hear children talk of their fear of…
A personal journey through the developing world
In 2006, I took my first steps into the world of international development. Having spent almost a decade at the helm of the Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies in Australia, following…
Helping street children in Myanmar
U Tayzadipati set up a refuge and centre for education for street children in Sagaing in 2009 after he became concerned for the plight of the growing number of homeless children in the community.