Eight-year-old Alex and his brother and sister live in rural Kisumu County, Kenya. Their mother died and their father remarried, abandoned the family, and moved away. Only their grandmother is left to care for them.
An eleven-year-old who speaks three languages has been referred to Blythswood by his teachers in what has been described as a desperate last resort as they could no longer handle his behaviour in school. Florentin remains in the third year at school having failed
Vongai is one of 38 people who in 2023 graduated from the sewing skills programme run by Streams of Hope Zimbabwe, with support from Blythswood Care. Growing up in rural Mashonaland, north of Harare, she was just four when she lost her father. She attended
“You don’t want to stay there – they have really strict rules.” Andrei had heard about Blythswood’s Daniel Centre long before he agreed to give it a try. And five months after moving in, he’s glad he did. He had left Romania’s child care system at 18 and shared
The summer is gone but Patric is still talking about his time at camp. Your response to Blythswood’s camps appeal really has given him something to remember.
Rani loves to paint. Her day starts at school and continues at the Beacon Centre, a place of safety for girls growing up in Mumbai’s red-light district. Run by Cornerstone,