The 5th September is the International Day of Charity. Chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the death of the late Mother Theresa, today is the day upon which the United Nations recognises, fosters and mobilises people around the world to help others through...
The saying goes that ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ and so it often takes a village or community to help others in that community who are in need. On this #WorldHumanitarianDay we’re celebrating this collective endeavour and especially the...
On #InternationalYouthDay, we’re celebrating the sixth of the population that are age 15-24 and highlighting that two thirds of them in developing countries are still not able to fulfil their economic potential. Young people experience age related barriers across many...
On this World Population Day, we highlight the basic human right for every woman to be able to have access to family planning services. It’s hugely disappointing that this is not the case for millions of women around the world. For parents to be able to decide on the...
On Menstrual Hygiene Day we want everyone to be talking about periods, not just us! We want to tackle the stigma of periods and raise awareness of how important an issue it is for girls and women around the world. So many girls don’t have access to period products or...
In 1948 the UN produced the Declaration of Human Rights, There are 30 articles, but we are most interested in no 25 and 26. Article 25 says that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for health and well being, including food, clothing, housing and...
