In their words
Supporter stories
Donors, volunteers, partner organisations, and people who use our services tell us why they give, help, and stay. Every quote is published with the person's permission.
A volunteer’s story
I came to the kitchen in the winter of 2019 because I needed a meal. A year later I was cooking on Tuesdays. Now I run the Saturday shift and the vegetable beds behind the kitchen: forty litres of soup, ninety plates, and six volunteers who were where I was. Nobody here asks you to explain yourself, and that is why people come back.
What supporters tell us
“I give every month because I can see where it goes. The clinic page tells me how many patients were seen, and the numbers keep going up.”
Daniel R.
Donor · Mobile health clinic
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“I give every month because I can see where it goes. The clinic page tells me how many patients were seen, and the numbers keep going up.”
DonorDaniel R.
Mobile health clinic
“I came for one Tuesday evening shift and stayed for three years. The kitchen feels like a family dinner, not a queue.”
VolunteerSam K.
Community kitchen
“I arrived at the shelter in January with nothing. A support worker helped me find a room by March. I volunteer there on Fridays now.”
BeneficiaryTom B.
Winter shelter beds
What supporters tell us
11 quotes
“I give every month because I can see where it goes. The clinic page tells me how many patients were seen, and the numbers keep going up.”
Daniel R.
DonorMobile health clinic
“I came for one Tuesday evening shift and stayed for three years. The kitchen feels like a family dinner, not a queue.”
Sam K.
VolunteerCommunity kitchen
“The water test results for each well are on the page. That is the kind of detail that made me trust them with a bigger gift.”
Hugo M.
DonorClean water wells
“A boy in my group told me he hated books. Last week he asked if he could take two home. That is why I come back.”
Léon G.
VolunteerAfter-school reading club
“When the river flooded, they were at the shelter with kits within a day. As a local business, we now donate a share of every sale to the relief fund.”
Ravi S.
PartnerEmergency relief fund
“I arrived at the shelter in January with nothing. A support worker helped me find a room by March. I volunteer there on Fridays now.”
Tom B.
BeneficiaryWinter shelter beds
“I set up a tribute page in memory of my father. Forty friends gave $2,300, and in March we received a letter saying it had paid for 76 nights at the winter shelter.”
Owen C.
DonorWinter shelter beds
“The clinic van comes to our village every second Thursday. My father's blood pressure is finally under control, and we no longer lose a day travelling to town.”
Félix W.
BeneficiaryMobile health clinic
“Our staff packed 400 backpacks in one afternoon. The team made it easy to take part, and the report afterwards showed exactly which schools received them.”
Marco D.
“I drive the Thursday food round. Every week there is a list with names and family sizes, and every week the parcels match the list. That is what made me trust this appeal.”
Martin H.
VolunteerRiver valley flood appeal
“We opened the school halls on the first night with what we had. Two days later the kits arrived, sorted by family size, and we could stop counting blankets and start listening to people.”
Yusuf A.
PartnerRiver valley flood appeal
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