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VIDEO COULDN’T KILL THE RADIO STAR – Celebrating World Radio Day
From Heinrich Hertz proving that radio waves actually exist in 1888, to Guglielmo Marconi building the first wireless radio communication in 1895 and the eventual opening of the first commercial radio broadcast in 1920, radio has had a positive impact on the lives of millions of people.
Children’s Mental Health Week
Children’s Mental Health Week is a chance to think about how we can support children’s emotional wellbeing in everyday ways.
Parent Mental Health Day: Supporting the Adults Who Support Children
Parenting can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be emotionally demanding in ways that are often unseen.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is now over!
Give Your Way – Celebrating Giving Tuesday
Now that Black Friday is over, it's time for Giving Tuesday. There are many ways to give - how will you give your way?
World AIDS Day 2025
Watch our World AIDS Day video. HUGE international aid funding cuts from the likes of the USA and the UK have already MASSIVELY impacted HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, so now more than ever, prevention is better than cure.
World Children's Day
In a world where millions of children still have limited access to education, healthcare and safe spaces, far too many voices remain unheard and, too many dreams go unrealized.
Maita's story
"I was pregnant at 17. It caused a rift between my parents & the future was bleak. But at Shining Star, I realised I’m not alone. I learnt about contraceptives & HIV & share this knowledge with friends.
Coping with trauma in Ukraine
“The war has changed my daughter a lot. She abruptly became more mature, stopped rejoicing as before & stopped believing in something good. Now I see her smile more often, she made a map of her dreams at your meeting & hung it on her wall.
Supporting RSHE educators
Our Esteem network of RSE educators reached over 66,000 young people in the 2024/2025 school year. This is in addition to the 7,638 students reached by our own Esteem team!
A first look at the new statutory RSHE guidance
An important event in our field of Relationships, Sex (and Health) Education (RSHE) is the recent release of updated statutory guidance for RSHE from the Department for Education (DfE).
Unashe's story
“I was still grieving the death of my mother when I became pregnant at 17. I had to drop out of school & my father reminded me every day how much he was disappointed in me.