Erika started Autism Swim, a national organisation in Australia, to give children with Autism Spectrum Disorder the chance to enjoy swimming and surfing in a safe and fun environment. We activate leadership qualities in youth through learning from practical experiences in challenging environments. I have been an Autism and...
Tess got involved with Plan International's 2017 Girls' Take Over, to prove that girls plan an invaluable role in leadership positions around the world. October 11th we took over the world. Quite literally. More than 600 girls across the globe stepped in the shoes of...
Lessons through Friendship on the Other Side I’ve just moved home after three years living on the other side – of the world and the canal and the mainstream. There are lots of ways to describe my former neighborhood and home, but you know what I...
Creating Opportunity and Restoring Freedom from Guinea-Bissau to Sri Lanka I was 14 years old when I took a week off from school to join my church on a mission trip to Guinea-Bissau. Filled with excitement and hope for adventure, I boarded a plane that would...
Transformation in Svay Pak, the Epicentre of Child Sex Slavery It once was a dark hall, lined with stalls, each with a nervous young girl sitting on a stiff bed awaiting the introduction of another foreign man. Now, it is a bright room lined with bunk...
Settling Refugees into a New Life in Texas and Making Them Feel Welcome The state of Texas settles the largest number of refugees in the United States. In the past year, most refugees have come from Myanmar, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia. Some...
In honour of today's UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants, Steve Owen writes about how he was welcomed by locals when he cycled from Alaska to Chile, and how differently refugees are treated in the UK. Borderlands Bristol works with refugees, asylum seekers and trafficking...
“The Shifting Lens of Development” For as long as I can remember, I have always been interested in social change and development. As a youth, I did not fully know how to classify this field of interest nor was I even aware that it was something...
Researching International Expansion of Transit Monitoring to Intercept Victims and Traffickers Tiny Hands International (THI) is a Christian NGO in Nepal, Bangladesh, India, and South Africa, where we do anti-trafficking work and care for abandoned or orphaned children. THI fights human trafficking by transit monitoring— monitoring public...
An Artisan Bakery Rebuilding Lives which have been Affected by Injustice In an age of rising social and moral anxiety, where cases of exploitation are more prevalent in the public eye and demands for justice are increasing, there has never been a more pressing time for...