Medair Achieves Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) Certification on Quality and Accountability

New recognition for Medair’s humanitarian work: an independently audited CHS certification confirms that the organisation treats women, men, and chi…

15 April 2019

6 sites to learn about humanitarian aid that aren’t all doom and gloom

If you’re interested in world affairs, especially issues related to humanitarian aid, it can be difficult or downright discouraging to read the news…

11 April 2019

CEO Blog: How a young lawyer is changing lives in South Sudan

My recent visit to South Sudan and a reunion 22 years in the making.

Mozambique - 8 April 2019

“I saw mothers stringing mosquito nets up in the branches to hold their children and keep them safe from the stream of water”

“People ran out of their huts trying to escape. But there was no way to escape, the water was everywhere. I saw my people climbing trees to escape t…

Indonesia - 4 April 2019

6 months later: “The people are very strong.”

Frilly is 21 years old and from Palu – one of the places most devastated by the earthquake and tsunami which struck Indonesia in September 2018. Fri…

Mozambique - 3 April 2019

Cyclone Update: A Long Road to Recovery

Medair’s Emergency Communication Officer, Paola B., recounts the first days on the ground following Cyclone Idai.

Somalia - 22 March 2019

A Simple Kindness

I met Amina standing in the waiting room at the mobile clinic. I noticed on her face an old injury that had healed which resembled a burn. I gently ca…

Lebanon - 20 March 2019

Photo Exhibition in Beirut Highlights ‘Importance of Community Health’

Medair, the European Union Delegation in Lebanon, and the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs celebrate the opening of the photo exhibition: “Health…

Lebanon - 15 March 2019

Lebanon: We Will Keep Going

Imagine fleeing from your home in Syria to find a safer place in Lebanon, only to find yourself having to flee from danger once again! This month mark…