WE’LL CARRY ON GROWING * December 2025

WE’LL CARRY ON GROWING * December 2025

The last month of the year! December is similar to September. It feels like we have only half the month to get things done. Just half a month of school. And only half a month of vacation… A new page in our lives beckons. September marked the start of the academic...
REMEMBERING THE FUTURE * November 2025

REMEMBERING THE FUTURE * November 2025

We remember well our not-too-distant PAST. What were our RIE Children’s Home calendars like, in years gone by? They had practical cookery tips for healthy meals. They actually had some very interesting recipes. Do you remember them? NOWADAYS we have thousands of...
THE HUMAN FACTOR * October 2025

THE HUMAN FACTOR * October 2025

Just as in the Graham Greene novel with this title, we live in an unjust world where “the human factor” counts for very little. Are people important for us? Wars, the sale of arms, human shields, collateral damage… Medicines for making money more than helping...
SCHOOL BAGS AND UMBRELLAS * September 2025

SCHOOL BAGS AND UMBRELLAS * September 2025

Back to school. After a long vacation, here you see some of our children in their second day back at school. After over two months we notice that they’ve grown a little. And they have a lot to tell us about their summer adventures. Most of it believable. All of it...
A LAST PUSH * June 2025

A LAST PUSH * June 2025

The 2024-2025 school year has entered the home straight. The finishing line will be crossed this month on 20th of June. Even before we get there we will start to see a few results, both positive and negative. The culmination of 10 months of marshalling resources,...