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“With the Street Child Cricket World Cup being hosted in Chennai last month, it was a perfect opportunity for me to take some volunteers to visit Amos Trust’s partner and the inspiration for our visit, Karunalaya.” Katie Hagley writes.

“A blog post entitled ‘Stories of Hope’ doesn’t feel right as I write this, as bombs fall across Gaza and we wake up bracing for bad news each morning.” Karin Joseph writes about a glimmer of hope in the rubble of Gaza.

“Mwanamke Mwenye — Superwoman”, said the 18-year-old holding her young baby; the rest of us replied, “Superwoman — Mwanamke Mwenye.” Chris Rose writes about his recent visit to Amos partner Cheka Sana Tanzania and an update from their StreetBorn programme, working with young women on the streets of Mwanza.

Read the full story of last weekend’s Amos Trust Run The Wall fundraising event for Gaza.