In my 20s I wanted to help orphans. I felt so sorry for kids who didn’t have parents and were living in institutions waiting for someone to come and give them the warm hug that would change their life. This was my misguided approach to development work.
Read MoreHow single mothers in Vietnam navigate family and cultural expectations when they make the difficult decision to leave abusive marriages.
Read MoreTo be completely honest running my first Facebook fundraiser was scary. But I took a deep breath, did it anyway and even raised some money!
So what prompted me to overcome my fear?
Read MoreAn adventurous week on the ground in Kenya gave insight to the incredibly innovative solutions Just Peoples’ project leaders are using to combat the complex challenges Kenyan people face.
Read MoreAfter a poignant trip to Bangladesh, Christey and I realised we’re not alone in feeling conflicted about buying and receiving gifts while there is so much poverty and inequality in the world.
Read MoreBefore I started volunteering for Just Peoples I often thought I should be doing something to give back. I was in a good position to be able to do something to help others. Then came the ‘buts’.
Read MoreWe’re two years in and our achievements have been substantial. We know we can make a significant impact in reducing extreme global poverty and we’ve proved it on a small scale, but this is just the beginning. We can make a bigger impact, and we have everything in place to do so.
Read MoreI had intended to do something to help a good cause for some time; but for a while didn't quite know who to help (or how). When I met Christey and learned about Just Peoples, I was hugely inspired by
Read MoreOver the past couple of years human trafficking, or "modern day slavery" as it’s often called, has been gaining traction in the media. However, there seems to be some confusion as to what it actually entails. Unlike in Hollywood movies, human trafficking rarely involves the abduction of middle class white women into sex work on luxury boats.
Read MoreSince she was born in the south of France, Julie has always loved traveling and had the chance to live in various countries. She is now in Singapore, working for a big American IT company in sales, and believes she can change the world, with just one more little drop in the ocean, because everybody can do something!
Read MoreI recently spoke to a group of Just Peoples' Founding 50 members and their friends in Christchurch, and shared stories of survivors of human trafficking I've interviewed across Asia. This video is a recording of that talk
Read MoreIn 2009 I ate tarantulas and drank cheap beer. I visited the temples and rode in tuk tuks – oblivious to the harsh reality of Cambodia’s people. I didn’t see the man begging on the corner, and the young children selling books were simply fun to play with. I definitely never contemplated for a second the other ‘merchandise’ the young girls were selling.
Read MoreIn 2009 I bought a ticket to Vietnam to fulfil my dream of working at an orphanage. I was hosted by a local NGO along with 25 or so other enthusiastic people from around the world - all of us paying relatively large sums of money to volunteer our time and skills to help…
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