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Believe it or not, ACT has recently been featured in a Taiwanese newspaper! At the African Child Trust (ACT), we are always looking for ways to reach new audiences. Until now, we’ve focused our efforts on the UK and Africa – but an exciting new development has seen ACT’s work gain publicity 6,000 miles away...

Last month, ActionAid announced that it was ending its direct sponsorship scheme. This has sparked discussion about the role of child sponsorship in the twenty-first century for charities working in the Global South, with a notable opinion piece published in The Guardian on January 28. As a UK-based charity with a similar child sponsorship programme...

How would this impact disadvantaged groups? Burkina Faso, already one of the most poverty-stricken countries in the world, is now facing additional economic challenge on a huge scale. France has decided to withdraw its development aid from Burkina Faso amid a conflict in opinion over the current political situation and military regime in Niger...

ACT supporter and volunteer, Jack Beadle has “tied the knot” with his sweetheart, Audrey Noel, at a church ceremony in London. The couple celebrated their marriage at Our Ladye Star of the Sea Church in Greenwich, London on Saturday 16th October in the company of family and friends. The wedding service was performed by the Parish...