Stories and updates from our fantastic fundraisers, our activities out and about across the Peak District, and the communities in which we work across rural Africa.
Here at Village Aid we’re delighted to announce our latest partnership! Our fantastic EQM partner, the Bakewell Soap Company, has launched a special new line using bee products. Made with…
Breaking news! Kemal and our Climbing for Safe Water team have hiked the 13,225 feet up Mount Cameroon and are now safely back on lower ground. They faced cancelled flights in Istanbul and…
Dialogue platforms are integral to our efforts to reduce violent conflict between crop farming and cattle grazing communities in North West Cameroon. These are group meetings where farmers and…
As part of the 5 year Big Lottery funded project to foster peace between crop farming and cattle herding communities in North West Cameroon, Village Aid and our partner MBOSCUDA are conducting…
2015 is a big year for International Development and a big year for Village Aid. As the target year for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) arrives, Village Aid celebrates its 25 birthday. For…
Our partner organisation in North West Cameroon, MBOSCUDA, has been working with a social drama group to educate young people on a range of important issues including HIV/AIDS, sexual exploitation…
We’re delighted to announce that Village Aid has been awarded the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark! We support the local environment by recycling waste, limiting our carbon emissions,…
In Ghana, prolonged dry seasons, irregular rainfall patterns and poor soil fertility are resulting in disastrous crop yields for many rural dwellers. The need for livelihood diversification has…
Exciting news and photos just in from our partner organisation in Ghana, YOWE… A borehole in the village of Apla, Eastern Ghana, has been completed and is now being used by the community…
“Before the literacy classes, we were like ‘sticks in the bush’ but now we are respected and have a voice in the community.” Literacy circles in The Gambia give women the…