The chances we have in life are, for the best part, dictated to us by the lottery of where we are born. The result of my birthplace, and subsequently that of my children, means that we have an extremely fortunate life. Moving away from the superficial wants of newer phones, more up-to-date gadgets, flashier… Read More

    As the minibus drove over to Doreen’s home I tried to prepare myself for what we were to see. How would I feel, finally finding out how Doreen actually lived? It doesn’t matter what you think you know about a person or their situation, until you are faced with the reality of it,… Read More

  Making the decision to sponsor a child is the easy part. Choosing which child to sponsor is significantly harder. Going through page after page of children waiting to be sponsored on Compassion UK’s site, looking at photographs and reading profiles of their background and circumstances didn’t make it any easier. Making the decision to… Read More

    Sugar.  It’s sweet and makes food taste good and you can use it to make lots of delicious treats and cakes. What’s not to love about it? I never gave much thought to sugar before my visit to Uganda. It’s a necessity in the larder cupboard and well, if you can buy it for… Read More

  One sentence I have repeatedly been aware of in the comments of articles written in association with my visit to Uganda with child sponsorship charity Compassion UK, and other stories like it is that ‘Charity begins at home.’ Other quotes include: ‘We’ve got enough problems in our country.’ ‘Why should we help them?’ And… Read More

  In fact, that’s what all Compassion Projects get the kids to do. It’s kind of like me refusing to tidy my children’s rooms because, no matter how much they moan or complain or insist that they already did half of it, leaving me to question whether it’s the ceiling half they are referring to,… Read More