article / August 20, 2015
Cyclone Nargis- Transforming a nightmare to readiness
I was doing my normal work routine when I heard the storm warning from a radio that afternoon. It was May 2, 2008 just before Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar.
article / October 28, 2016
Abhisara, promoting child protection in Udayapur
Grant project name: Child Protection System Building (CPSB) in Sunsari and Udayapur districts
article / November 22, 2013
Marking Universal Children’s Day with meaning in Albania
On the Universal Children’s Day, Nov.20, more than 35 children and youth from different villages and cities across Albania turned this day into a day for discussion about their rights with the government for the first time. The consultation was in the form of an open dialog platform between chil
article / August 5, 2016
Helping a grieving mother
The pain of losing a young daughter can be understood better by no one except a mother.
article / July 11, 2016
Both a mother and a father: South Sudan teen raising younger siblings
A young boy in purple shorts and a washed out t-shirt sits under a tree in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, watching bats as they swoop in and out of his mud hut.
article / July 7, 2016
Both a mother and a father: South Sudan teen raising younger siblings
A young boy in purple shorts and a washed out t-shirt sits under a tree in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, watching bats as they swoop in and out of his mud hut.
article / April 30, 2016
'Schools aren’t meant for people like us. We need to work to survive.'
Inside this tiny makeshift tent in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Souad, the single mother of nine, can hardly believe that this will mark their third year away from home. Her husband died in Syria, leaving her alone with the children in Lebanon.
article / April 30, 2016
‘For the first time, I bought enough [food] for everyone!’
In a secluded area of Lebanon’s central Bekaa, one Lebanese father has been struggling to make ends meet for his family of seven.
article / January 21, 2010
Gaza Strip closure risks health & undermines functioning of health system
Max Gaylard, the Resident Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), said on Wednesday 20th January 2010 “The continuing closure of the Gaza Strip is undermining the functioning of the health care system and putting at risk the health of 1.4 million people in Gaza.