Spurgeons – An Oasis of Hope

Head of Operations, Steve Wicking, reflects on his recent visit to Spurgeons Academy, in Kibera, Kenya: “They say that if you find a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life and I love my job, I really do. I am consciously grateful to God for the privilege that has been afforded … Read more …

Solar Helps Children Shine

Since 2021, we’ve given solar lamps to over 1,000 marginalised families in Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Thanks to donations at Christmas 2025, this year we delivered 179 lamps in Uganda, 83 in Zambia, and have recently sent funds for more lamps in Malawi. “Before receiving the solar lamp, I found it difficult to read … Read more …

Prayer Focus August 2026

Welcome to the August edition of Prayer Focus. This month, we are praying for our partners in Cambodia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka and in Bangladesh, which is the subject of our Harvest Appeal. I want to help

Preventing Early Marriage

Despite a stellar academic record, 17-year-old *Joy was on the verge of being married off as her parents could no longer afford her school expenses. They needed the money for her two younger sisters and medical bills for her elderly grandmother. It looked like Joy’s dreams of training as a teacher would come to an … Read more …

Newsbrief Summer 2026

Take a look at our Summer 2026 Newsbrief. This issue includes an update from our project in South Sudan, the incredible progress made with the building of the transitional boys home in Zimbabwe, as well as the learning and progress made from our disability project in Rukungiri, Uganda. Thanks to you – our incredible supporters … Read more …

Harvest 2026: Foundations for the Future

What could the future hold for *Prabha? Illiteracy – 61% of women in Prabha’s community can’t read or write. Child marriage and early motherhood – in this part of Bangladesh, 57% of girls marry before they are 18 and 80% of girls become a mum while still in their teens. Ongoing poverty – Prabha’s dad … Read more …

Prayer Focus July 2026

Welcome to the July edition of Prayer Focus. This month, we are praying for our partners in Syria, Kibera, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Soroti, Uganda. Please also pray for Youth Skills Day (15th July). I want to help

Prayer Focus June 2026

Welcome to the June edition of Prayer Focus. This month, we are praying for our partners in Guatemala, Zambia and Kolkata, India. Please also pray for our UK volunteers who give their time to support our work. I want to help

Prayer Focus May 2026

Welcome to the May edition of Prayer Focus. This month, we are praying for our partners in Ethiopia, India (Mumbai), Uganda, Syria, Myanmar and South Sudan. We thank God for our partners’ passionate commitment to helping marginalised children thrive, through education, health and welfare care. I want to help

Now She Dreams Again: Malawi

16-year-old *Alicia is the oldest of four children. Life was good for the family until her father unexpectedly passed away.  Her heartbroken housewife mum struggled to put food on the table, let alone scrape together school fees. As the oldest, Alicia feared she would have to give up her dreams of education to help support the … Read more …

Boy with huge smile seated in a wheelchair against a dusty sandy background with some trees and bushes

Hope for the Hopeless: Uganda

14-year-old *Bale lives with six siblings and his parents in a grass-thatched hut, in a village near Soroti, Uganda. Bale has sickle cell disease and has been unable to walk due to joint swellings since the age of six. His parents are subsistence farmers with very little income. Before Global Care’s local partners intervened, Bale was … Read more …