News and stories

Read the latest news from War Child and the stories of the children and families we support around the world.

Raina standing in front of a temporary home in Syria.

Rania's Story

Rania, a 38-year-old mother of eight, endured immense psychological and social pressures due to Syria’s ongoing crises and devastating earthquakes.

Salem and Saeed standing together.

Saeed and Salem’s story

Empowering caregivers and unlocking a generation through positive parenting with UK Aid Match.

Marwa in a War Child safe space in Yemen.

Marwa’s story

Reviving dreams and unlocking a generation of children to fulfil their potential with UK Aid Match.

The siblings at a refugee camp in South Sudan.

Nyakuma and Ajou

Siblings Nyakuma and Ajou are from South Sudan, read their story.

Adit standing near her home and smiling.

Adit's Story

Meet Adit, aged 12, who lives in South Sudan and takes part in our TeamUp programme.

Hayat and her goat.

Hayat's Story

Meet Hayat, she's 18 years old and lives in Yemen.

13 year old Emlaq, Yemen.

Emlaq's Story

Meet Emlaq, aged 13, who lives in Yemen.

Daniela and her baby Andriy in Ukraine, 2023.

Daniela's Story

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.

Akram, Syria, 2023.

Akram's Story

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

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

Ukrainian mother

Svetlana's Story

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.