Personal Stories

Comic Relief gives people a leg up, not a hand out.

We support people in the UK and across the world’s poorest countries to overcome the problems they face and, although there’s a lot more to be done, here are a few of the people whose lives have changed immeasurably as a result of our work.

This month meet... Connor

Growing up on the Easterhouse estate in Glasgow meant that from a young age Connor witnessed the horrors of gang life. He saw young kids involved in gang fighting, vandalism and intimidation. He never felt safe and wondered what his own future could possibly hold.

But thanks to the FARE youth project, Connor’s future has never looked brighter.

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