News type: Stories

Nelson playing in Uganda.

Nelson's Story

War Child UK

Nelson, aged 15, grew up amidst fear, violence, and insecurity in DR Congo, a region impacted by over two decades of internal armed conflict.

Edisa's baskets that she makes and sells.

Edisa's Story

War Child UK

At 19 years old, Edisa's life took an irreversible turn when she was forced to flee her home in Burundi. Settling in a refugee camp in eastern DR Congo, she confronted hunger, uncertainty, and the unexpected loss of her father.

Childs drawing from Ukraine, 2023.

Daniela's Story

War Child UK

Meet Daniela, aged 35, she was living in northeast Ukraine before the war started. Now, she lives in the Refugee Accommodation Centre in western Ukraine with two of her four children.

Collapsed building in Syria.

Akram's Story

War Child UK

When 12-year-old Akram lost his sister in a rocket attack in Syria he thought he would never feel the same pain again. “But what happened in the earthquake and what’s happened since, it is much more difficult than what we experienced” he says. This is Akram’s story.

Galina aged 8 in Moldova posing against a wooden door

Galina's Story

War Child

Meet Galina, aged 8, from Ukraine. Due to the war, she had to flee her home country to live in Moldova.

Alina holding her daughter Alla

Alina's Story

War Child

Meet Alina. She was born in Ukraine and lived there her whole life. But now she lives in a Refugee Accommodation Centre in Moldova with her three children.

Ukrainian family

Svetlana's Story

War Child

Svetlana is 35. Before the war she lived in a modern apartment with her husband and 13-year-old son in a city in Ukraine, not far from the Moldovan border.

Icon showing books and stationary

Wakil's story

War Child

Wakil, aged 16, lives in Afghanistan with his family. As Wakil was on the verge of dropping out of school, he met War Child Case Management Workers who referred him to a project which provided cash assistance.