Rebuild Childhoods
What do you remember from your childhood? I often wonder what memories my son will hold from his childhood. Clearly, my aim is to create…
Issues & Tissues
opinion writing
Giving Time. Volunteer Champions
CSV are currently running a campaign ‘Volunteer Champions’. In my working life I’ve had various roles as a volunteer; giving a bit of time. I…
7 Things from Team Honk does Comic Relief
Team Honk went to Africa to see the good work of Comic Relief. From that various amazing fund raising activities were born including a walk…
Snowdon: Plan for the worst and hope for the best
Can enthusiasm alone get you up Snowdon? As I drove to Wales under overcast skies, I hoped so. By the time I reached North Wales,…
Breastfeeding Saves Lives
On my travels around the internet I’ve stumbled across a couple of ‘ranty’ posts about #firsthour the Save the Children campaign which promotes breastfeeding. This…
Mia – Breastfeeding Activist. A Guest Post from Indonesia
This is a post about the developing world, where things are different. Things we take for granted here, clean water, access to health care and…
One Small Thing
Over 100 organisations have come together to launch a campaign, charities such as Action Aid, Save the Children and Comic Relief. A simple message. There…
What if I die?
I don’t like to think that I might die. When my son was a small baby I found myself very concerned with my own mortality….
A few moments in Myanmar
For many years Myanmar, the country that used to be called Burma, has been closed to the outside world. The Governing regime resisting intervention. I…
Action Aid Summer Party Invitation
Interested in learning more about blogging for a charity? Simply want to know more about development? Want to meet other bloggers in a small setting,…