Displaced Families in Somalia Now Hit by Floods
“I have never seen something like this the whole of my life,” laments 65-year-old Marian.* Marian lives in a camp for displaced people in Mogadish…
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“They came suddenly, at night. It was a Friday.”
Rahim* always dreamt of becoming a doctor. As a child growing up in a small village in Rakhine State, in western Myanmar, he observed his uncle – a…
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In the Midst of Adversity
For most, the onset attacks in north-east Syria were unexpected, leaving people no time to prepare and no time to think—only to flee.
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Mama Christina shares how volunteering helped her thrive after disaster
Your gifts touched the lives of thousands of people in Mozambique this year after two devastating cyclones struck the country in a matter of weeks.
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Crisis in north-eastern Syria sends thousands over border
For most people living in north-eastern Syria, the recent military operations launched in early October were completely unexpected. With no time to pr…
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10 Things I Learned in Mozambique
Between March and April 2019, Mozambique was hit by two major disasters in just 42 days. According to the United Nations, more than two million people…
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How emergencies affect older people: Waded’s story
Waded, 79, is a retired teacher. He’s passionate about the power of education in children’s lives. He is well travelled, having spent significant…
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Measles in South Sudan calls for emergency response
The rattle of pebbles in a dusty soda bottle serves as background noise in the courtyard of Kuajok Hospital in South Sudan as Amel holds her son. She…
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Rohingya Crisis: The Strength of a Father
Mohammed and I are almost the same age. We are both fathers who dearly love our children.
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The landslides swept away everything
Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest ever to strike Mozambique, hit the northern coast of the country on 25 April 2019, not even six weeks after the previou…
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