Our Moon is made up of a small team of volunteers and trustees who are passionate about seeing young African students succeed in education. We have a wide variety of roles from research and social media, to fundraising and mentoring students. In the next series of blogs we’ll be introducing you to the team, starting […]
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How Facebook Saved the Day
So picture this. She is stuck three hours from home, on a dusty road in a small broken-down bus jammed with hot bodies, music belching at too many decibels to think. A Facebook message pops up on my screen. “It’s hopeless. I won’t be home in time. And even if I am, my dad will […]
Why ‘Our Moon’?
How the Name and Logo came about No matter where we are, we all see the same moon. Regardless of beliefs, colour, race, gender, class – our moon is the same moon seen by everyone in the world. It is a symbol of equality and connectedness. It reminds us that in spite of physical distance […]
Welcome to Our Moon
Hello and welcome to Our Moon’s new blog page on our webiste! Here we’ll be able to share with you our vision, projects and progress, and keep you up to date with our events and fundraising campaigns. In our first post we’d like to tell you a bit about why we exist and the situation […]