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Bitter Sweet Chocolate

Bitter Sweet Chocolate

By Bronwyn Newnham

Some nights lying in bed I have considered whether I need just one more yummy thing to eat before sleep, and I have actually even...

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How You Can Change Someone's World in Haiti

How You Can Change Someone's World in Haiti

Bronwyn Newnham
By Bronwyn Newnham

Showcasing our beautiful jewellery and homewares made by artisans in Haiti. This tiny nation has been hit particularly hard the past couple of years, with COVID only adding...

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Beauty In The Face of Ugliness

Beauty In The Face of Ugliness

By Bronwyn Newnham

He has inspired me to be creative and enterprising in the face of all the negativity and bullying this world can bring to each of...

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Toys With Super Powers!

Toys With Super Powers!

By Bronwyn Newnham

PebbleChild Toys are made in the poor rural areas of Bangladesh and each toy has Amazing Power for Good! 

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Eden is Committed

By Bronwyn Newnham

Eden Ministry works to reach and rescue these women. The team walks through Red Light Districts in China and Burma with the purpose of making...

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Eat More Chocolate!

Eat More Chocolate!

By Bronwyn Newnham

Forced child labour is still used in cocoa production world wide. I am not describing children helping on family farms after school or during the...

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In memory of Diana Spencer

By Bronwyn Newnham

On August 31st it will be 20 years since the death of Lady Diana Spencer (Princess of Wales). I loved her social conscience and courage...

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For the LOVE of Fairtrade!

For the LOVE of Fairtrade!

By Bronwyn Newnham

The best gift of Fair Trade is Respect and Empowerment.  If the poverty of a society is seen as an opportunity to exploit, that community...

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