I visited Temporary Education Centers (TECs) to help Save the Children distribute various educational materials for students and teachers. Temporary Education Centers, are schools that
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On-Off-On: Restart
It’s been 3 weeks of silence. After the traumatizing events in my family a month back, I must confess I lost a little bit of
It’s time for Africa!
Selam!! (Peace in Amharic) Without wanting to sound overly dramatic this is a fairly overwhelming blog to write so to do it justice but so
Dance with me.
Imagine you are a teenage girl or a boy, you are young, smart, beautiful, talented. You aspire to play, laugh, create, perform, achieve. Yet, you
#10 of 25. The Power of A Good Story.
Stories, stories, stories. In my communications role with Save the Children, I have come to realize that capturing and sharing individual stories is very important. Already three months into
Children’s Voices from Dadaab
If you think “refugee crisis”, you think Europe. Now … think Africa! As per UNCHR end’15 data, the world’s largest refugee camp is located in Eastern Kenya.
The making of … a hero
How long it takes to shoot a 30″ TV commercial? It takes months and months of preparation, concept development, testing, drawing, shooting, post production. And
Have you got a kid? Or a nephew?
…And do you know that one of his/her official and fundamental right is to have a name?? This is defined by the United Nations Convention on the
The story of Esther and Elijah
In a place like Kenya it’s hard to draw the line – will you be just an observer or an active participant? Is it a
5 of 25. A new perspective: looking forward to more boring weekends.
5 weeks of 25 have gone by, at the speed of light; I was busy finding my own space in this colorful country, defining my work with Save
Meet the … traditional birth attendants
The car drops us in the internal yard of Bumula health facility. Sitting at the back seat and chatting with my colleague, my mind is somewhere else,
Tout Timoun Ladann!
This is in haitian creole the title of the campaign I will assist at Save the Children in Haiti as a Pulse volunteer. My task will
Audrie from Kibera
Have you heard about Kibera? They say it’s the biggest slum in Nairobi, one of a few in fact.. The home of estimated between 150,000
600g of life
Let me tell you the story of 600g of life. Aisha* asks: Anyone had a premature born baby? I see a bunch of hands slowly rising among
Mission Pulse….. Challenge accepted!
Hi! My name is Amy Lane and I live in the UK. I work for GSK, currently serving as a PULSE Volunteer with Save the
PULSE Volunteer Partnership 