Tag Archives: poverty

Homeless in Hamburg

20 Jul

It is raining. Not cold, but raining. Not a good day to lay and sit on the ground in the city centre of Hamburg, just beneath one of Hamburg’s tourist attractions: the river (but lake-like) Alster. Three Your Turn graduates do it anyway. Wrapped up in sleeping bags, with woollen hats on. This was Saturday, [...]

A yummy Red Nose Day at Common Purpose

18 Mar

We are so full of red velvet cupcakes, strawberry cheesecake muffins, chocolate and cherry rice crispy cakes and more! In the London office of Common Purpose, we have had a cake sale in aid of Red Nose Day. Several members of our staff have baked all sorts of edible goodies, most of us are wearing [...]

Dishaa Participant Experience: Day 3 – Rosie Walford

3 Feb

Day 3 of Dishaa was about “Birthing the creative moment”. Below is Rosie Walford’s insightful and intriguing blog about her experiences of this day and her personal reflections on how this is affecting her own perceptions of leadership. To start from the beginning, read her experience of Day 1 Everyone’s taking this adventure quite differently. [...]