Stories from the field
Short, honest accounts from our programs: what worked, what didn’t, and what changed for the families we work beside.
Education
6 min read
“I want to be a teacher”: how a village tutoring club brought 60 children back to school
Volunteers turned an empty community hall into an after-school space. A year on, attendance is up and two former students now help run it.
Healthcare
4 min read
A nurse, a van and 14 villages: inside our mobile clinic week
We spent a week on the road with our mobile clinic team to see what care looks like when it comes to the doorstep.
Safe housing
5 min read
Three generations under one roof, and finally a dry one
After years of leaking every monsoon, a family home was repaired by a team of local builders and volunteers in just nine days.
Food relief
3 min read
What 420 weekly parcels look like from the packing line
Every Thursday our volunteers pack fresh food parcels for 420 households. Here is how a single shift comes together.
Education
4 min read
A library on a mat: how one reading morning turned into twelve
It started with a box of donated books and a woven mat. Now, every Saturday, more than forty children come to read, swap and borrow.
Food relief
5 min read
Thirty raised beds and a waiting list: the garden that feeds a street
An empty lot behind the bus depot is now thirty raised beds, tended by neighbours who share what they grow with the weekly parcels.