World Refugee Day: The Importance of Dignity
Each year on 20 June, we mark World Refugee Day, a global event to recognise the courage and tenacity of refugees, and to raise awareness about the experiences they continue to face in displacement. This World Refugee Day, we’d like to introduce you to our colleague...
Stories that Govern
Beams of sunshine gleam through the car’s windows as we bounce through the bends of rural roads in Aweil, South Sudan. The leaves on the trees hold brown, green, and yellow hues, and my mind drifts to the back country roads at home that I would find in the fall. But...
CEO Blog: Our Efforts to Localise
We’ve spent years responding to some of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises. We support families living in countries affected by conflict, natural disasters, displacements, hunger, and disease outbreaks. And throughout more than 30 years of providing...
In pictures: Providing homes for Rohingya refugees
On March 22nd, a devastating fire swept through parts of Kutupalong Refugee Camp, home to around 700,000 Rohingya refugees. Our team in Bangladesh was on the ground within 24 hours to support affected families. But our work goes beyond sudden on-set emergencies: each...
Malaria threatens children in Congo
“I am happy that my child will be fully healed. I can’t afford to lose another child due to sickness.” – Jeanne, a Congolese mother living in displacement. Jeanne, brought her youngest child Shadrack to a health centre in Vilo, a remote village in eastern DR Congo,...
How I Know I’m Home
There’s no place like it. We go to some of the most remote and hard-to-reach locations in the world serve communities affected by crises. Our dedicated colleagues leave their homes and their loved ones and go there too. Have you ever noticed that when you return from...
”Just one night’s sleep in peace”
“Help is a dream”- Raya “I’ve been living here for over six years with my family. Each year we’ve faced challenges and have gotten by with some help, however this year help is a dream” said Raya, who is in Lebanon since fleeing Syria. The informal settlement where...
Still going, through the storm
Children fish from a small wooden boat in a water canal in a community in the municipality of Villeda Morales. The municipality of Villeda Morales is home to the indigenous Miskito community, who make a living from fishing and rearing livestock. This population lives...
Q&A from Congo: Facing Ebola and COVID-19
We caught up with Rebecca, who is part of a team not only working with pregnant mothers, malnourished children and chronic diseases; they are in a country affected by COVID-19 and Ebola. Rebecca, can you introduce yourself and tell us about your role in...
Burning plastic, Dust, and Ash: The Rohingya Refugee Camp Fire
On the afternoon of Monday, 22 March 2021, a massive fire tore through Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Flames ate through the plastic sheeting and bamboo-pole structures in seconds, filling the sky with plumes of black smoke. The fire spread...