Families in Syria continue to face the devastating consequences of more than a decade of conflict. In areas like Rural Damascus, a fragile healthcare infrastructure, ongoing economic hardships and social stigma surrounding developmental disorders have made it difficult for children with special needs to access care. Many families struggle to meet their children’s basic needs, …
Life has been incredibly difficult for Ukrainians since the Russian invasion that began in February 2022. Millions have been forced to flee the fighting—losing loved ones, their homes, their schools and jobs. Many of them are now suffering from long-term stress caused by traumatic events, which can have negative impacts on their mental health. This …
The Syrian civil war, which started in 2011, has resulted in the world’s largest refugee crisis. In 2024, an estimated 16.7 million people within the country will require humanitarian aid—the highest number since the crisis began. Displacement, poverty and additional hardships brought by the February 2023 earthquakes continue to inflict suffering on Syrians, 90% of …
Seven-month-old baby Farhan was showing signs of malnutrition when he met our EU-supported team. A few months later, he’s gaining weight and happy.
Rojda used to suffer from flashbacks and nightmares about the violence she’d experienced. Today – thanks to help from our EU-supported team, she’s happier, has gained energy and enjoys social interactions more.
Ala’a and her husband had been trying to become pregnant for eight years. They’d tried a variety of fertility treatments before turning to in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)—an often expensive and emotionally taxing method. Their first few cycles failed, and they considered giving up before 30-year-old Ala’a finally became pregnant. The couple were delighted. But they lived …
Halima—a 43-year-old Gazan woman—is one of the 280 million people worldwide who live with depression. Before the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, she managed her mental health condition using anti-depressants. Life wasn’t easy, but the medication helped her care for her four children and make a living selling homemade cleaning products out …
At just 14 years old, Amena was hit by a rocket shell, changing her life forever. By age 20, she was struggling with both her physical and mental health. Our European Union-supported team was there to help.
Throughout his life, 10-year-old Muhannad had struggled with his self-confidence. He felt isolated and struggled to interact with others. Then he met our European Union-supported mobile medical team.
In the middle of the Jordanian desert, a city of white corrugated-steel buildings stands in the dust. Azraq refugee camp opened in 2014 to ease overcrowding in Zaatari, Jordan’s other refugee camp. However, life in the camp has never been easy for the 42,000 Syrians who live behind its chain-link fences. “At first, there was …