In a new series of blogs across the year we’re conducting, Hands Up have decided to question our Trustees to share and get to know them better. In this first […]
Hands Up’s regular blogger, Melie Pemberton, a teacher currently living in Beirut, has sent us her next update. Melie explains about the deep entrenchment of Syrians and their food, as […]
Hands Up’s new regular blogger, Melie Pemberton, a teacher currently living in Beirut, has sent us an update on her life out there. This time we learn about charades with […]
The Hands Up Foundation were awarded Jusoor’s Bridges Award on 4 October at Jusoor’s 6th Annual Gala Dinner. Jusoor’s annual Bridges Award is given to an individual who is working […]
This is a picture of one of the lovely Syrian families I met whilst working in Saida. I met Ali and Lina through teaching the men’s and women’s English classes, […]
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 […]
Eight years ago, I was living in Damascus. Before arriving in 2010, I had only visited the Middle East once and had little knowledge of Syria’s people, pace and politics. […]
Lament for Syria is a poem written by Amineh Abou Kerech, winner of the 2017 Betjamin poetry prize for 10-13 year olds. She moved to the UK last summer, and composed […]
This beautiful poem by the great Lord Tennyson was read by the Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox. It was originally written to mourn the untimely death of just one man, but […]
16th – 19th October 2018 The team: Rose, Louisa, Amanda: Hands up Foundation director, founder and trustee Lucy: film maker Ruth: Syrian Supper club chef Our aims: find out about […]
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 […]
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