Long-time GLI supporter and Chairman of Kids for Kids Patricia Parker made a personal visit to Darfur in the Sudan at the end of February.

In an attempt to alleviate the problems of global warming, Tamil Nadu-based organisation The MS Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation has begun a tree planting campaign.

We recently received this ‘thank you’ note from READ International Founder Robert Wilson…

Thank you for supporting READ International. Your help, participation and encouragement has helped us distribute 564,000 textbooks in Tanzania and change the stories of almost 300,000 people in East Africa and the UK.

In our consumer-crazy western world we are increasingly influenced and attracted by good design. Whether we like to be seen tapping away on the latest Apple computer or tidying up with James Dyson’s clever cleaner, products that look good and make our lives easier are must-have grown up toys. However for every Apple or Dyson there are many other makes that, although the may look good, fail in some way to fulfill their original goal.