‘A Period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education’
I never really understood my Dad’s very real logistical headache having a wife and a ton of daughters. That is not until we, as CiCA UK embarked on our reusable sanitary wear project. I am a missionary kid. I was born in Ghana and spent the first 13...
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
I love asking children the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Some have their answers instantly ready, my youngest son from age 4 would always express his ambition to be “a pilot”. His ambition has never changed, and he is...
One Man’s Embarrassment Is Another Man’s Tourist Attraction
I have spent a large portion of my life avoiding major DIY projects on the basis that there really is so much that can go wrong. The moment of realisation usually comes just after the water has been disconnected or a cut has been made in the wrong direction. It really...
Flower Power
I have discovered during this lockdown season, that I have a real love for gardening, amongst other things, like developing my basic piano skills and upcycling old ladders! We moved into our current home about a year ago and have spent time unpacking (haven’t...
Walking In The View
It was 2009 when we made our decision to move from Zambia to Mexborough in South Yorkshire. Accommodation would obviously be a huge consideration when making the move across the world and searching for a home became quite an event especially for me. (I love trawling...
2020 The Year That Was Cancelled
“2020 needs to be reinstalled, this version has a virus”. There are so many posts circulating social media about how 2020 is such a crazy year, we would probably be best cancelling it and starting afresh. I agree with these posts often, when I look back on the months...
We Can Be Heroes, Just For One Day
This week we heard of the tragic, untimely death of George Floyd. When these situations come up I find myself doing a lot of thinking, and as I’ve mentioned before I find it therapeutic to put my musings into words on paper. If you haven’t heard of this case I’ll...
Generosity is a big piece of the jigsaw
On Friday I got a parcel. It was a jigsaw puzzle. I had mentioned to someone during a phone conversation that as a family, during lockdown, we had developed this love for puzzles. We have done quite a few. We ordered a couple online, three we got during a 2m social...
Out of Control
At the beginning of every year I always have a general idea of what the next 12 months will look like. Not necessarily specifics, but enough for my mind to meander forward several weeks and months ahead of me, with mental lists of things to do or to get, in...
Rapid Response Update
We have been overwhelmed by the generosity shown by our donors over the last 3 weeks. We launched our COVID response fund knowing that something had to be done. This week we began distributing the funds raised. So far, we have sent enough money to Zambia to buy food...
