A hopeful future for students on Sri Lanka's tea estates
Sajeewani is excited. Today she is at school with her father to check her grade five scholarship exam results. Standing beside her father, her eyes follow his finger going down the results sheet. In…
Donations in Action - Libraries, Vietnam
Knowledge is the key to a brighter future but impoverished children in northern Vietnam are often excluded from a world of information as their families simply cannot afford school textbooks. Every…
Turning the tide for teens in a Jakarta slum
Earlier this month, I met a really lovely guy in a really grim Jakarta slum. Ahmad is 20 years old and lives in one of Jakarta’s toughest neighbourhoods. Located near the airport with planes flying…
Facing the floodwaters in Laos
I recently visited the ChildFund office in Laos’ Nonghet district to provide English-language instruction and support for the staff. As a new consultant with ChildFund and a new resident of Laos, I…