Peace of Paper
“My parents are Palestinians. They fled Palestine in 1948 and found refuge in Syria. I was born in Yarmouk Camp, the largest “unofficial” Palest…
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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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Matra’s story: One woman’s journey from crisis to hope
Matra’s family knows first-hand what it is like to flee home because of conflict. She tried to stay in her family’s home village in Iraq as long a…
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Seeing South Sudan for the First Time
When Chris Cooper visited Kenya on a running vacation in 2017, he couldn’t have predicted that his whole life would change as a result of his experi…
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Rohingya Crisis: Upholding Dignity
Like most of his fellow Rohingya who had to flee their homes in Myanmar, Mohammed tells me: “I have love and affection for my homeland.
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Syrian crisis: why mental health should be a priority
For many Syrian refugees, fear, anxiety, and haunting memories of violence and the loss of loved ones are all part of daily life. “I can’t provide…
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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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Helping people thrive, not just survive
I recently had the privilege of visiting Medair’s programme in Somalia. It was my first time in this country in the Horn of Africa that has suffered…
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Five reasons we should be more concerned about malaria
In South Sudan it’s starting to rain. Sometimes the rain falls in sheets, faster than the ground can absorb it. Almost overnight, dry, cracked earth…
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5 ways kitchen gardens are helping families flourish in Afghanistan
We all know the importance of maintaining a healthy diet. Luckily, for most of us, this is easily achievable thanks to convenient access to fresh prod…
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