Songs that change the world: What are yours?
I can vividly remember the first time I heard The Ballad of Lucy Jordan. This song/story of a suburban housewife was electrifying and its feminist message was part of a …
ONEMums
#ONEMums: Being ill – two different versions
It’s been about two weeks since Michelle Pannell and I returned from Ethiopia on our trip with the campaigning organisation ONE. We were there to see how foreign aid is …
How to become a #ONEMum against poverty
On Saturday October 6 BritMums co-founder Jennifer Howze, who also blogs at www.jenography.net, and Michelle Pannell, who blogs at Mummy from the Heart, went to Ethiopia with ONE.org to see …
#ONEMums: What an Ethiopian Fair Trade factory looks
I spent a week in Ethiopia with the ONE organisation, seeing the worthwhile programmes funded by foreign aid and meeting people who are the new face of Ethiopia. Scroll down …
#ONEMums: Farming and cooking in Ethiopia
When I walked into the woman’s house, made of branches, mud and straw, I was surprised to look to my right just inside the door and see three sheep. They …
#ONEMums: On the road again
We’re up with the dawn this morning to fly from Behar Dar back to Addis Ababa for the final leg of what has been an inspirational and eye-opening trip. I’ll …
#ONEMums: A moving visit to schools in Ethiopia
On Tuesday we drove outside of Addis Ababa through “challenging” traffic – we were constantly being cut off by trucks, cars, bicycles and even people – to a more rural …
Ending prostitution, one scarf at a time
Saba, 23, has a youthful round face and beautiful black hair pulled back into a curly ponytail. Her toenails are painted shiny silver. Saba had a “very good life” until …
Join the ‘It Only Takes #ONEMum’ meme
We’re delighted that our #ONEMums / #ONEMoms trip to Ethiopia – where BritMums is going along with Michelle Pannell from Mummy from the Heart to highlight the success stories of …