A day in the life of our Crisis Response Team

Today we followed our incredible team to see what a day in their life is like at the moment.

Moldova, UkraineHeather Sharp5 April 2022Crisis Response, Moldova, ukraine, Keep a Child Warm

Emotional Welfare at Amatelaz

Oni spoke to about twenty one children at Amatelaz Homework Centre, regarding their mental and emotional welfare during this Covid-19 lock down.

Zimbabwe - AmatelazHeather Sharp15 May 2020Keep a Child Learning

Nzeve in the community

Most parents of young deaf children are unaware of the impact of deafness and have never met a capable deaf person. Nzeve works hard to educate the whole community.

Zimbabwe - NzeveHeather Sharp30 March 2020Keep a Child Learning

Covid-19 Response

The Crisis Response Team have delivered face masks, gloves and thermometers to The Lanes Primary School for a teacher who is working closely with an SEN child.

Heather Sharp26 March 2020Crisis Response

Keeping 10,000 Children Warm!

As preparations are underway for KACW20, I am reflecting on what the project has achieved since it started in 2011.

Hungary, Moldova, UkraineHeather Sharp13 March 2020Donations, Coat Collection, Keep a Child Warm

Success!

O-level results are just out and we are so proud of our students in Zimbabwe who have achieved such great results.

Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe - AmatelazHeather Sharp28 January 2020Keep a Child Learning

23 Trips and Counting

Prior to their 23rd trip to Ghana, Ann and Terry (project coordinators) reflected on all that has taken place over the years that they have been visiting this bleak and barren part of the world.

GhanaHeather Sharp24 January 2020Keep a Child Healthy

Pencott School Development

Before Christmas, we put out a fundraising appeal as some serious work needed to be carried out at Pencott Valley School in order for this fantastic provision to continue.

UgandaHeather Sharp21 January 2020Keep a Child Learning, School

Cyclone Idai Follow Up

Our Crisis Response Team deployed to Chimanimani, Zimbabwe in March 2019 following Cyclone Idai. Whilst there, the team identified children who had been orphaned by the disaster. Some of them attended Ngangu Primary School and some Chimanimani Secondary School, which is next door.

Parents and Children Learning Together at Nzeve

When the first school term began, in January 2019, the enrolment for the Early Childhood Education (ECD) deaf children was 19, (10 boys and 9 girls). The enrolment later rose to 23, following the enrolment of four more new children who were identified during the year. Six children graduated in December 2019 and got places at local primary school special classes for 2020, and then eight new children joined in January 2020.

Zimbabwe - NzeveHeather Sharp23 December 2019Keep a Child Learning

Donating & Sorting

We had a fab visit from Nottingham Girls’ High School this morning.

UK News, VolunteersHeather Sharp16 December 2019Donations, Volunteering, Keep a Child Warm

Update from Ghana

The King’s Village continues to be an outstanding project helping some of Africa’s most poor and vulnerable people.

GhanaHeather Sharp20 November 2019Keep a Child Healthy, Global Expeditions

Stitches of Warmth and Love

So many gorgeous blankets are made lovingly by generous folk around the UK (and even further afield).

One child at a time!

Our Global Expedition team travelled to Moldova for the Keep a Child Warm 2019 distribution where they kitted out around 1600 children for winter. The lovely thing about our distribution expedition is having the wonderful opportunity to meet each child who receives a winter kit.

Cyclone Idai Update

Our tents are being distributed by social services to affected families looking after orphans.

Cyclone Idai Response Update

Times like this are exactly when children are known to be at the highest risk of trafficking and our Crisis Response mandate is to find children who have been orphaned and help to keep them safe. The next stage is to connect them to a long-term care structure and where this is NOT possible, we promise to create a care structure for them - so that they can be cared for.