I never thought about spending money on such things for myself
Pakistan’s Christian minority constitutes less than two percent of the population. Typically, they are much poorer than their Muslim neighbours.
Someone cares about young people like me
Rashid may have missed out on school, but at the age of 15 he has wisdom beyond his years. Growing up at the brick kiln where his parents work, in Punjab province, Pakistan, he says: “I must work to help my family survive.”
Enough to make the world a little bit better
In the Slavic countries, the girl’s name Nadia means Hope. But for this Nadia, who attends a school in Odesa region for children with special educational needs, it has to be said her expectations are not high.
Svitlana shares her shoebox
Svitlana has had to adjust to many difficult changes in her life. When the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, she and her brother were taken abroad to Poland. Eventually she was placed with a foster family as her mother was unable to care for her, and was taken back to her homeland.
A pencil in young hands brings joy
Yehor received his shoebox at a Christmas event held in a bomb shelter, on the frontline city of Kherson, Ukraine. And in his box he found a notebook and crayons. Playing football and drawing are Yehor’s two great passions. Usually, his artwork relates to his sport but this time he had a different idea.
Shoebox gifts ease life on the economic margin
At 50, Arkan is a father of five, and proud grandfather to five more. With three generations living under one roof, the household budget it always tight. Arkan works, as he has since he was a child, as a windscreen washer at busy traffic junctions in Kragujevac, the fourth largest city in Serbia.