At 4:17am this morning, as people lay sleeping, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck south east Turkey and northern Syria. We are launching an emergency appeal to raise £60,000 for life-saving medication […]
We are delighted that the following brilliant and inspiring people have joined Hands Up as ambassadors. From award-winning broadcasters and journalists to filmmakers, reporters and dedicated fundraisers, they span a […]
“I want my people to live in peace and feel the stability again. But to do this, I want to focus on my studies, to empower myself in work later […]
20th November, 2022 Since 1954, the 20th November has marked UNICEF’s World Children’s Day. It calls each and every one of us to encourage international co-operation, friendship and strive for […]
Tragically, since our last blogpost, Cholera has continued to spread across Syria. Since August, the World Health Organization has recorded 24,614 infections and 81 deaths, but this number threatens to […]
On Tuesday, after a long journey from London, 50 Koalaa prosthetics arrived in Syria. Although at a first glance, this may seem like a rather odd delivery, to 50 beneficiaries, […]
Cholera. Easily preventable, yet potentially life-threatening. Devastatingly, this is the reality that many in Syria are currently facing. On the 10 September, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a cholera […]
The Syrian conflict has had a devastating impact on the availability of healthcare for people living in the country. Since 2011, there have been around 600 attacks on more than […]
It has been more than eleven years since Syria’s conflict started. Eleven years of deadly clashes, air strikes and shelling. Eleven years of Syrians being pushed to the very edge […]
As pupils and students across the UK get ready to head back to school, so do Syrian refugees thanks to Hands Up donations. In Lebanon, 54 per cent of registered […]
Recently in Lebanon, the situation of Syrian refugees has become steadily worse due to the failing economy and instability. One of the hardest problems facing women is “period poverty”. Due […]
This month, I would like to talk about another success story of Syrians in Lebanon. Two years ago, I met Dr. Feras Al-Ghadban, who uses his profession to serve and […]
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