Eid Al-Adha is a celebration that brings happiness and joy to many communities across the Muslim world. It is also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice or the Greater […]
In early May, three of us went to the Turkish border with Syria, to meet with some of the people who run our projects on the ground. At the moment, […]
A great piece of analysis from Abdulkarim Ekzayez, a Syrian medical doctor, discussing whether the Idlib Health Directorate can lead the way in terms of reestablishing northwestern Syria’s devastated healthcare […]
The final reading of the service was given by Colin Thubron, the acclaimed travel writer. It is a letter written by Freya Stark, one of the first Westerners to ever […]
The fourth reading of the service absolutely brought the house down. Martin Jarvis, narrator of the audiobooks, stood up and read this extract from Richmal Crompton’s fabulous Just William series about an […]
The 2nd reading at our flagship carol service was this excellent monologue by Marriott Edgar, famed author of The Lion and Albert. It was read in a magnificently pronounced Northern accent […]
The Hands Up Foundation / Abel & Cole team up continues apace, with our sold out Seville and Cardamom blend back in stock! As with our all our marmalades, it […]
This poem, the first reading at the Hands Up flagship carol service, is by Nizar Qabbani, a Syrian diplomat and poet, born in Damascus in 1928. Qabbani moved abroad after […]
You may have noticed that in doing your good deeds for Hands Up, we often call on you to Gift Aid this or that. So if you’ve ever wondered the […]
For the last three years, Abel & Cole and Hands Up have been working together, and are excited to announce their partnership which gets into full swing this November. The […]
At Hands Up, we spend a huge amount of time making sure we know exactly where the money we raise goes in Syria, which means we’re extremely selective about the […]
Marmalade, the taste, smell and sight of it on toast conjures up different feelings for everyone. For us, it is Damascus, the scent of orange blossom and the start of […]
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