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The chocolate that built a school
West Africa is a hot-spot for chocolate slavery. Children as young as 8 can be found putting in back-breaking days wielding...
Refugee fathers rebuild in Kenya
“I can now afford to educate my son who is physically challenged. By buying my products you have changed my life,...
Sunbula: Creating jobs in Palestine
It’s 4 AM in Surif, Palestine and although it’s still dark outside, Zeina is getting out of bed to start the...
Tintsaba: Weaving for life
When Elsabet joined the Tintsaba workshop in Swaziland, it changed her life. “If I couldn’t work for Tintsaba, I think I...
Zimbabwe grannies knitting hope
When female unemployment in Zimbabwe was at 97%, a bunch of smart women got together and created a knitting cooperative. Knitting,...
Bombs to jewellery
Young Heang, just three or four months of age, did not enjoy the fun of babyhood that is the ‘norm for...
Poverty simulation at Hampton School
It seemed like a recipe for mayhem when, on a midsummer day, we crammed 200 14-year-old boys into their school hall. Yet,...
Crossroads at the World Economic Forum
Since 2009, every January has seen CGV UK members link with our counterparts from Crossroads HQ, Hong Kong, to bring an...
Comfort for typhoon victims
As soon as Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda struck the Philippines, Crossroads’ Global Hand service began to run hot. We have been responding ever...