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Volunteering at COCO, by Nick Carter

Volunteering at COCO, by Nick Carter
I’ve loved being a volunteer at COCO! I think what I’ve appreciated the most is having a unique perspective on the challenges that present themselves to the children and schools which COCO supports and seeing how the staff work so hard to meet those needs in all of their diverse roles. It’s really encouraging to…
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AidEx Conference, 2019 – by Oswin and Kesheni

AidEx Conference, 2019 – by Oswin and Kesheni
In September 2019, we - Oswin Mahundi and Kesheni Sengo - attended an AidEx conference in Nairobi on 'The Importance of Inclusiveness to the Global Progress'. The conference covered a range of topics relating to inclusivity as an integral part of sustainable development. 1. Partnership and Poverty Alleviation Here the emphasis was on collaboration, rather…
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Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-Bullying Week
This week it's Anti-Bullying Week: a week focused on raising awareness about bullying and working to prevent it. Whether it is verbal, physical, online or in-person, bullying has a significant impact on a child’s life well into adulthood – with this being a global issue. Just like here in the UK, bullying is an issue…
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Climate change at COCO!

Climate change at COCO!
Climate change is a defining issue of today, across the globe. Global sea levels have risen about 8 inches in the last century, the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have decreased in mass, tropical rainforests are suffering from high levels of extinction and scientists are confident that these global temperatures will continue to rise for…
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