Stories UPDATE: Gaza Emergency Appeal 16 November 2023 Emergency appeal Emergencies Save the Children has been working to provide urgent supplies to children and families affected by this conflict. Read more
Stories Update: Afghanistan one year on since the Taliban takeover 12 August 2022 Afghanistan Middle East Life is dire for children in Afghanistan, one year since the Taliban took control of the country. It's a humanitarian catastrophe. Read more
Stories Sending children to school shouldn't be a luxury for parents 2 August 2022 Afghanistan Middle East In Afghanistan, Save the Children supporters have empowered Sayeed Aga’s* family to open their own bakery. Read more
Stories He was going to school when his bus was bombed 10 September 2019 Middle East Emergencies Ismail* was on his way to school in Sa’ada, Yemen, when his school bus was bombed. Tragically, 40 children lost their lives. Whilst Ismail survived, he was left with horrific injuries Read more
Stories "I want everyone to hear my story" 6 April 2018 Syria Middle East Emergencies Rasha wasn’t in her school in Syria when it was bombed – she was standing by the gate. Read more
Stories Education in a time of war 23 December 2015 Syria Middle East Education Basma was at school one day when her classroom was hit by airstrikes. The eight-year-old wasn’t hurt, but the explosion killed 20 of her friends. Read more
Stories We’ve lived in a refugee camp in Iraq for four years 17 December 2015 Iraq Middle East Emergencies We have been here for nearly four years. I still can’t quite believe it. We used to live in what was once a very nice district of Damascus. Read more