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In 2022 War Child UK were able to provide support to 256,700 children and adults - making it our strongest year ever.

Thanks to the generosity of our incredible supporters, we have launched 10 pioneering initiatives for children in the Central African Republic (CAR). Find out how donations to our Learn to Live appeal have made a difference.

War Child UK, the specialist charity for children affected by conflict, has warned that while the world is focused on the pandemic and the race to roll out a vaccine, some of the world’s worst and most violent conflicts are slipping out of control.  

This World Food Day we are celebrating the amazing agricultural work our teams are doing in local communities in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Coronavirus is creating a children’s emergency, dragging alarming numbers of boys and girls into poverty and child labour in conflict-affected countries.

The UN estimates that in conflict zones, for every one rape that is reported, between 10 and 20 rapes are not.

War Child is part of a new programme to help end the worst forms of child labour in the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo.

War Child's new report, Rethink Child Soldiers, outlines how current efforts to reintegrate ex-child soldiers back into communities aren't good enough.

War has been an unwelcome friend for children in the Central African Republic but, thanks to the players of People’s Postcode Lottery, many are building brighter futures.

We are delighted to reveal that the UK government will double, pound for pound, all donations to our #LearnToLive campaign, up to £500,000.   

In 2013 we were supporting 62,236 children affected by war annually. Now, thanks to the players of the People's Postcode Lottery, that's increased to 165,237.

'I want to see people able to live their lives in peace' - Crepin, programme manager, CAR