Viva – Partner Network updates 25th May 2020

Global Updates 1. Phone Mentoring As a global team, Viva is responding to the crisis of Covid-19 by developing a phone mentoring programme to reach those with little or no access to the internet and who are not receiving important messages. This programme will train local church volunteers to phone marginalised families in their communities […]

Keeping Smarties in the heat of Lockdown

If I could eat a tube of Smarties a day, I would! Sadly, Smarties for me are just a reminder of eight daily disciplines I should maintain to stay healthy: My ‘Lockdown’ is on a hillside not far from Kampala, Uganda. The drifting sounds from the village club and Entebbe-bound aircraft coming overhead have ceased. […]

A Story from Cambodia

A tale less told – I want you to meet Arun.  Arun runs a school called ‘Hope School’ for impoverished children in a small village in Siem Reap. A local hero, Arun supports his community through raising the standard of childcare working with children who are at risk of abuse and trafficking. He stands in […]