Equine Therapy Helps Yazidi Survivors in Iraq

The horses bringing hope and healing to ISIS survivors in Iraq June 2023   Hadia’s face lit up as she stood beside the feisty chestnut-colored foal, one hand on his back and the other softly petting his neck. Twenty-two-year-old Barzan gently held Sapphire, the young horse he’s nurtured a trusting bond with. Hadia and Barzan…

Maya’s Story: Living with EB

Maya’s Story: Living with EB January 2023   The cushions laid out against the brightly painted walls disguised the little girl sitting amongst them. Her patchy, blistered skin was camouflaged by the busy patterns inside the dark, bare room where she spends her days. A sprawling gathering of makeshift structures – temporary shelters that have, years…

Glasbren: Permaculture in Wales

Permaculture in Wales: A fresh approach to food March 2023   Get lost in Bluebell woods, sit on a shaded bench and listen to the gentle trickling of a stream, and forage for your lunch – a visit to Bronhaul Farm is a cathartic escape from the modern world and an irresistible chance to re-connect…

Celebrating yak culture

Celebrating yak culture to preserve tradition in Mongolia   Yaks have been integral to Mongolia’s nomadic herders for centuries. With the yak population in decline, officials in the province of Ovorkhangai have introduced an annual festival to help preserve and encourage the age-old tradition of yak herding, as well as to attract tourists to the…

Mongolia’s Naadam Festival

“The Three Games of Men”: Celebrating Naadam Festival in Mongolia   July 2022 The overcast sky darkened as spectators and participants gathered in an open area of flat grassland. As we bounced over the uneven ground inside a vehicle, I felt a pang of envy to see most people arriving on horseback, at speed. A…

Mosul’s Medics: Four Years On

MOSUL’S MEDICS: REFLECTIONS OF WAR, FOUR YEARS ON “The whole experience truly changed me… It gives me constant perspective of my small problems in this world.” – Katie Batrouney, frontline medic, Mosul, Iraq   Amid the chaos and intensity of the battle against ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul, a critically injured girl was…

Village Life on the Ghanaian Coast

Village to village: A journey along the Ghanaian coast   The wooden platform beneath me shuddered, shaking me out of my slumber. Under a moonlit sky I crept outside of the homestay hut and stepped out onto the boardwalk. Across the water I could vaguely see the silhouettes of people gathered in the village. Women…