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“The light library is helping the children a lot”

Beatrice is a headteacher in a rural school in Malawi. Thanks to the books that our supporters have helped to send, alongside solar lights provided by the charity SolarAid,...
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“Reading is a chance to escape reality”

Started in 2018, S.A.L.V.E. International is a UK and Ugandan based charity that supports children to stop living on the streets of Uganda by giving them a halfway home,...
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Ringing in the New Year

As we begin 2022, our Chief Executive Alison Tweed reflects on what we learned last year and on the opportunities and challenges on the horizon for 2022.   First and foremost, let me start by thanking everyone who supported...
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