Reverse Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty Eight

29/12/2019 | Reform

Christian Blind Mission

Your gift this Advent could restore sight for someone living in one of the world’s poorest communities, transforming their life for ever. £36 could fund cataract surgery and transport to hospital for a grandmother like Salomé and … Read More

Reverse Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty Seven

29/12/2019 | Reform

The Children’s Society

46,000 children will be at risk of abuse and neglect this Christmas. Their voices are unheard and their Christmas is broken, but their spirits don’t have to be. The Children’s Society is working to help children like … Read More

Reverse Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty Six

29/12/2019 | Reform

Toybox

Around 5.5 million unregistered children live in Nepal. Without a birth certificate, they don’t officially exist. They are denied access to basic rights such as education and healthcare.

In Kathmandu, street children dart through narrow, crowded streets, begging. … Read More

Art in focus: December 2019/January 2020

27/12/2019 | Reform

Journey of the Magi (detail) Basilica Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, mosaic

Did you send a Christmas card featuring three kings, with crowns, riding on camels against a night sky in which a special star is glinting? Lots of people did. But because … Read More

Reverse Advent Calendar 2019: Day Thirty Six

20/12/2019 | Reform

Christian Aid

Around the world, women – particularly mothers – are facing gender-based oppression, discrimination and violence. Gender inequality is a major cause and effect of poverty. Women often lack the opportunity to earn a decent living and lift … Read More

Reverse Advent Calendar 2019: Day Thirty Five

20/12/2019 | Reform

All We Can

What would your life be like, without the convenience of a safe, secure and sanitary toilet? For many of us, this question is unthinkable – but for vulnerable families living in rural Zimbabwe, life without a toilet … Read More