“Where does the money go?” A question we are asked regularly, and rightly so. Ten years ago, when we started, the few minutes we had to try and explain never […]
49% of girls (11yrs +) are involved in child labour, and 83% of children (11yrs +) living in North-West Syria’s widow camps are in desperate need of safe spaces and […]
“Hardest to reach, most at risk” These words describe the tens of thousands of women and children who occupy Syria’s ‘widow camps’[2]. Despite extreme vulnerability to violence, this group are […]
One year ago, Ahmed lost his right arm in an explosion of war remnants. His mother said that the loss of his arm hugely impacted Ahmed, making it difficult to […]
Although Lebanon did not experience any destruction as a result of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 6th February, many of the students at the education centre in the Bekaa Valley, […]
Almost six months have passed since the first earthquake struck the Turkish Syrian border on 6 February. To date, the disaster has killed over 55,000 people, and left more than […]
Flying in, it looks like any other city. A sprawl of lights, emanating from houses and buildings dotted all over, illuminate the night sky with a hazy, orange glow. You’d […]
Feelings of suffocation, shortness of breath, and coughing were all normal to 15-year old Mohammed. Living in Al-Zanbaq village in the countryside of Raqqa, Syria, he had limited access to […]
We know you’ve missed it… So due to popular demand the Syrian Kitchen Club is BACK! The idea is simple, sign up and receive a delicious recipe from our chef friends […]
One day, while Hassan was at his mosque in Tel Rifaat, Syria, he was wounded by a gunshot. With this shot, he lost his arm. However, his arm was not […]
Two months have now passed since the first earthquake struck the Turkish Syrian border, but the emergency is not over. The earthquakes have left extreme destruction, taking lives, homes and […]
Hector has been fundraising for Hands Up for years, and has just helped his school to raise £90 for our Emergency Earthquake Appeal. We believe everyone should be more like […]
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