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
“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
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
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 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
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....
Malagasy village leader builds up confidence in disaster preparedness
“Back then, we used to believe that strong cyclones were brought by the Vazaha (the foreigners) and that we need not to prepare. But through a series of awareness raising, following the series of strong cyclones we experienced, we realised the importance of disaster...
Living In Safety
“I was 4-months pregnant. That night I woke up with explosions because the rockets landed not far from my home. I was afraid to stay there, I wanted to save my unborn child, so I decided to flee,” said Inna. We met the woman at a lyceum in Bohorodchany,...
Afghanistan: Two years of crisis and resilience
Over 28 million people need humanitarian assistance According to the Revised Humanitarian Response Plan, more than 28 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance in 2023, up from 18.4 million in 2021. Of this total, 6.4 million are women and 15.2...
Lives Rebuilt
“After the war started I continued to live in my hometown in the east of Ukraine for more than a month, and I did not want to leave it. But staying there was very difficult emotionally. I had been sleeping with my clothes on every night so that if I heard an...