The Christian Atsu School Canteen Build
Over the course of a few years, some of the funds we had been sending across to Senya Beraku in Ghana went into creating a bespoke dining area for the kids. And in 2025 we could finally announce it’s completion, and we now have canteen for the Christian Atsu School and Becky’s Foundation! Having secured […]
Fund A Mom Expands Into Ghana
Fund A Mom is one of our fantastic partner projects which supports mothers and families living below the poverty line. The premise is simple – mothers know their situation, mothers know their children, and mothers know best. So if you give a mother cash, she will know best how to use it to her and […]
New Classrooms
We are very excited to be looking to secure enough funds to add 4 more classrooms to the Christian Atsu School in Ghana! This means more students with access to education, securing brighter futures for the children in the community. The Christian Atsu Education Centre Junior High School and Kindergarten was built by Arms Around […]
School Opening
It was a very sad start to 2023 which saw the tragic loss of Arms Around The Child’s ambassador Christian Atsu during the devastating earthquake in Turkey/Syria. Christian had written to Arms Around The Child the week before the earthquake to say how excited he was about the progress of the school and how much […]
Christian Atsu Tribute
Tribute to Christian Atsu from Arms Around The Child It is with immense pain and disbelief that we have to write these words. We had held onto the hope that Christian would survive and be found in the rubble of the tragic earthquake to hit Turkey and Syria. Like the many friends, families and people […]
Black Star Gala 2018
On the 14th of March, Arms Around The Child partnered with our ambassador, Ghanaian native and Professional Footballer, Christian Atsu to host The Black Star Gala in Newcastle. The evening’s success highlighted the power of football in its ability to create global social change. The funds raised will go towards an ambitious 8 classroom school […]
Interview with Jordanna Cobella – Running the Brighton Marathon in Memory of Sam Harper Brighouse
In 2013, whilst running the Brighton Marathon, Sam Harper Brighouse, who was fundraising for the charity Arms Around the Child, sadly passed away in what can only be described as a combination of awful factors. However, five years on from the tragic incident, Jordanna is running the Brighton Marathon this year in memory of Sam. […]
Arms Around the Child Announces; The Black Star Gala with Christian Atsu
In partnership with our Ambassador, Newcastle Premiership Footballer Christian Atsu, we are thrilled to announce our exciting upcoming event The Black Star Gala, which will take place on 14th March 2018 in Newcastle. This special event will be your opportunity to rub shoulders with footballers and celebrities and support the work of Arms Around The Child by funding the building of […]
Alastair Mackie and More at Art Around the Child 2017
***Exhibition open 10-5pm until 16th November*** ONLINE BIDS CLOSE ON 14TH NOVEMBER AT 3PM ALASTAIR MACKIE Alastair Mackie reconciles the formal with the conceptual in a generous body of work that challenges the deep-rooted separation between animal and human, and exposes the clichés still hampering our understanding of man’s relationship to the natural world (Coline Milliard). Born […]
ART AROUND THE CHILD; Introducing Ben Summers, Katharina Hacker and Edward Akrout
****Exhibition open from November 9th-16th, 10-5pm daily**** BID ONINE NOW: www.charitystars.com/aatc INTRODUCING BEN SUMMERS Born in 1981 In Cuckfield, Ben spent a large part of his childhood living across Europe due his father’s military occupation, including Malta, Belgium and Germany. These early experiences have shaped much of the foundation for Ben’s work and the continuous thread […]