South Sudan: A Walk Through Mina Camp
Medair’s Stella Chetham reports from a camp where nearly 10,000 South Sudanese returnees are stranded, waiting to return to the homes they left behind 20 years ago.
January 2012
Afghanistan: Recovering from the Flood
In 2011, experienced civil engineer Sieger Burger left his position at one of the Netherland’s largest construction companies to join the Medair team and work in Afghanistan’s remote...
January 2012Medair treated nearly 5,000 malnourished children and pregnant or breastfeeding women in 2011.
January 2012On 7 January, Medair’s Emergency Response Team flew into Pibor town by helicopter to assess the damage and determine how we could best provide assistance.
January 2012The Medair shelter programme has now provided safer housing to almost 20,000 people and been a source of hope to families across the Sud-Est district.
January 2012
South Sudan: Zakaria’s Story
Zakaria John Zaza worked for Medair as a translator during our emergency response in Mina Camp. He spoke candidly with correspondent Stella Chetham about his life and the crisis he is now living...
January 2012Medair’s cash-for-work projects employ women to work on construction and carpentry teams, leading to major benefits for the community.
January 2012
Haiti: Days Are Where We Live
Medair’s Vanessa Nicholson reflects on her days in Haiti.
December 2011Medair helps families bridge the food gap and rebuild their communities after devastating flash floods destroyed their harvest.
December 2011Burao, Somaliland: As people across the globe mark the 23rd World AIDS Day on 1 December, Medair is helping battle the epidemic in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa.
November 2011
Somalia: The Eyes Tell More Than The Lips
In a dry and distant village, Medair’s Ed Nash finds reasons for hope amid a killing drought.
November 2011Medair opens new humanitarian projects in Renk and Awerial counties in response to “astounding” level of needs.
November 2011JUBA, South Sudan. As insecurity intensifies along the border between Sudan and South Sudan, Medair continues to bring relief to vulnerable families in Upper Nile state.
November 2011
D.R. Congo: Out of the Woods
A new health post in Linakofo camp means displaced families no longer need to travel through a dangerous forest when they are sick.
November 2011Somaliland: Medair’s emergency relief programme works to help more than 300,000 vulnerable people survive the drought.
November 2011In South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, more than 20,000 returnees from Sudan have set up temporary camps in the border town of Renk.
October 2011
South Sudan: Life is a Gift
Read the unforgettable story of an 18-year-old girl’s courageous fight for her life
October 2011
Afghanistan: Joy in His Eyes
Meet Sufi Tayeb, an 85-year-old man who recently tasted his first-ever drink of clean water.
October 2011
Somalia: The Most Destitute People I’ve Ever Seen
Medair’s Stella Chetham visits a displacement camp in Somaliland.
September 2011In June, Medair’s International Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Mr. Jim Ingram as Medair’s new CEO.
September 2011
Somalia: Each Drop is Precious
As drought continues to take a terrible toll in the Horn of Africa, we are working on an effective and low-cost way to help prevent future food crises among livestock-herders in the region’s desert...
September 2011
Afghanistan: Mahsa’s Progress
We travel to a remote Afghanistan village to monitor the health of a severely malnourished child.
August 2011Medair expands programme and launches major emergency response to save the lives of malnourished children and help families in need.
August 2011
D.R. Congo: Life in Ango
Medair brings aid to desperate people in a forgotten region of D.R. Congo.
August 2011East Africa’s severe drought threatens the lives of 3.7 million in Somalia, with young children the most at risk of dying.
July 2011
South Sudan: Growing Independence
Medair’s Stella Chetham spends a day at Medair’s busy primary health care centre in Melut town.
July 2011Medair is monitoring the growing crisis in a region where it is already actively intervening.
July 2011As one of the longest serving international NGOs in South Sudan, Medair continues to provide vital support to the people of this new nation at this momentous time in Africa’s history.
July 2011
Madagascar: Welcome to Ankadibe
Medair’s work in Madagascar is exemplified in the positive changes seen in a remote village.
July 2011
Afghanistan: On the Road to Recovery
In remote Afghanistan, Medair works to save the lives of malnourished children and pregnant women.
June 2011Medair has been providing emergency relief for displaced people after conflict in Sudan's disputed Abyei region forced more than 110,000 people to flee for their lives.
June 2011Medair’s International Board of Trustees has announced its unanimous decision to appoint Jim Ingram as Medair’s new CEO.
June 2011
Haiti: The “Never-Seen” of Côtes-de-Fer
A new Medair project brings urgent assistance to the most vulnerable residents in Haiti’s remote Côtes-de-Fer region.
June 2011Intense fighting in Abyei that began on 21 May has displaced tens of thousands of people into the northernmost states of Southern Sudan.
June 2011
D.R. Congo: Living with fear
Medair provides health care for thousands of displaced people who face the constant threat of attacks from armed militia.
May 2011Medair will construct 250 permanent homes in Côtes-de-Fer and repair an additional 750 homes to make them more resistant to hurricanes and earthquakes. The team will also improve access to water...
May 2011
South Sudan: Saving Lives By Torchlight
Medair’s emergency response team (ERT) find “unbelievable conditions” when they respond to an escalating disease outbreak in Southern Sudan
May 2011Medair warns of a worsening food crisis in Somalia/Somaliland and issues an urgent call for support in a statement jointly released with 30 other relief organisations.
May 2011
D.R. Congo: Among Brothers
Medair provides free health care for tens of thousands of people terrorised by the violence in D.R. Congo’s Ituri district.
April 2011
Somalia: Our work is very big
Medair’s Stella Chetham reflects on a December day she spent visiting displaced mothers and children with a maternal volunteer, and on the new opportunities for relief in Somaliland
April 2011When a deadly outbreak of kala-azar swept through Southern Sudan’s Jonglei state, Medair’s Health Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded, often treating afflicted patients for malnutrition at the...
March 2011
South Sudan: Now There Is Peace
With an estimated 250,000 people pouring into Southern Sudan in response to the referendum for independence, Medair is providing emergency relief to the most vulnerable among them.
March 2011
Afghanistan: The Road from Food Crisis to Food Security
Medair’s cash-for-work programme in Kohistan helps families meet their basic food requirements while “planting seeds” for the future.
March 2011Medair’s emergency response team assesses flood-affected Ampasinmaleny commune following three days of heavy rain.
February 2011
Zimbabwe: Water Taps Flowing in Marondera
Medair’s urban water project has made it possible for safe drinking water to flow from household taps for 120,000 residents in Marondera town, Zimbabwe.
February 2011Armed militia are terrorising residents and looting villages in Ituri district, displacing tens of thousands of residents and leaving them in urgent need of assistance.
February 2011As Southern Sudan releases the official results of its referendum on independence, Medair’s emergency response teams (ERTs) are working around the clock to respond to the urgent needs of hundreds of...
February 2011After seven years of exemplary service as Medair’s CEO, Randall Zindler will depart from the organisation at the end of January. Jim Ingram, Medair’s Director of Finance, has been appointed as...
January 2011
D.R. Congo: Susana’s Story
Twenty million people suffer from malaria in D.R. Congo. Susana is one of them.
January 2011
Haiti: What Makes a House a Home?
Medair’s Emma Le Beau reflects on her year in Haiti.
January 2011
