Using my hands to speak

Using my hands to speak

“I spent 14 years at home with my son. Ahmad and I left the house for the first-time last year, to attend Medair’s sign language sessions, and now he likes to go outside and play with children, after he found a way to communicate with others” Maysar said. Ahmad is 14...
The Climate Crisis is changing how I do my job

The Climate Crisis is changing how I do my job

I have an alert on my phone that goes off every time a major natural disaster occurs. Sometimes I get multiple alerts a day. My wife would tell you they always seem to go off around 3am. It’s my job to keep up with every new and developing humanitarian crisis, so that...
Medair gives aid to 83,000 people in Syria

Medair gives aid to 83,000 people in Syria

Since the onset of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the nation has endured a relentless wave of challenges, characterized by hyperinflation, mass displacement, and the added burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the struggle for basic necessities such as hygiene...
Giving Cyclone Freddy Survivors Their Smile Back

Giving Cyclone Freddy Survivors Their Smile Back

Clotilde, 42, is a widow and a mother of two. She is one of the over 79,000 people affected by Cyclone Freddy that struck the Mananjary district on the evening of February 21. Clotilde’s family house collapsed, leaving her, her children, and her grandson...
Only Hope

Only Hope

“On the 8th of March 2022, my neighbor called me and told me to rush back home. When I arrived, my house was gone. All that remained was a pile of bricks. It had been struck by an aerial bomb,” said 64-year-old Volodymyr from Ukraine. Volodymyr met our...
Heartbreaking Memories

Heartbreaking Memories

Last year people’s lives changed in an instant. Many did not have time to escape from their hometowns where there was active fighting, and they were forced to live without light, food, or cell connection in destroyed houses or cold basements. Out of respect for...
Anood The Junior BCC Officer

Anood The Junior BCC Officer

Yemen remains in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises due to violent conflict, economic collapse, recurrent natural disasters and severely disrupted public services. This year alone, a staggering 21.6 million people will require some form of humanitarian...
Meet the team

Meet the team

Meet Dr. Bonshi MUSHUMO Emergency doctor at Medair   We had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Bonshi, an emergency doctor with Medair DRC since 2017. He has played a crucial role in various humanitarian emergencies in eastern DRC. Soon to be 40, Dr. Bonshi...
Embracing a pain-free life

Embracing a pain-free life

As a part of its response to the devastating earthquake that occurred on February 6th in northern Syria and southern Turkey, Medair in Syria provided multi-purpose cash assistance for the first time to assist vulnerable communities in the aftermath of the earthquake....