Ramadan is a student at Sawa school in the Bekaa Valley. Alongside 300 other Syrian refugee children supported by Hands Up, Ramadan has been learning remotely for over a year. […]
The education system in Lebanon is at risk of collapse, with devastating consequences for children, according to a current report from Human Rights Watch. The authorities’ woeful planning failures have […]
This Christmas, UK charities are coming together at London’s historic Lambeth Palace for a unique fundraising opportunity. Covering a range of worthwhile causes, the charities will be holding a series […]
Actor, director and writer Peter Capaldi makes a BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Hands Up, an innovative charity providing lifesaving aid and crucial education to Syrians in urgent […]
I am glad to be part of the Hands Up Foundation and to write as their blogger. In my first post, I will introduce myself to you. My name is […]
On Sunday, 21st March at 8.20am local time, three artillery strikes targeted the SAMS-supported Al-Atareb Surgical Hospital in western Aleppo, a major hospital in northwest Syria that had been providing […]
The reproductive health clinic at the medical centre in Tel Abyad, north Syria, run by SAMS, is one of the busiest at the facility. Services like these are crucial. Maryam […]
As the nightmare that is 2020 draws to an end, our impulse to try to forget the past months and move on is understandable. But, it’s important to take a […]
It is the beginning of the week and today, like last Monday and the Monday before that, Fatima and her younger brother Ibrahim are eagerly waiting for the familiar car […]
Amid the world’s rising fears of the coronavirus outbreak spreading to more countries at an alarming rate, Lebanon – like many others – has yet more concerns to contend with. […]
Hands Up is thrilled to introduce our new regular blogger, Melie Pemberton. Melie is a teacher currently living in Beirut, and will be keeping us posted on all things Syria […]
On Monday morning at 9am, the Primary Health Clinic supported by Hands Up, and managed on the ground in Syria by SAMS, was hit by an airstrike. Thankfully, the staff […]
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