News and stories

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

Boys at child-friendly space in Afghanistan.

LW Theatres X War Child

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres, announce a new official charity partnership with War Child to support children caught up in conflict zones.

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BRITs Week Returns!

BRITs Week presented by Mastercard for War Child 2023 shows announced.

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.

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Our Collection

When you gift, buy, or stream our iconic collections you help children in war zones across the world. Like those in Ukraine, where there are still no signs of peace. So, jump into HELP, HELP! A DAY IN THE LIFE, 1LOVE, HOPE, or WAR CHILD HEROES.

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.

Alina holding her daughter Alla

Alina's Story

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.

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Wakil's story

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.

Girl playing in a playground in Moldova

Christmas Gift Guide

Do you want to give a little good this Christmas? We've got everything from iconic records to tees and jumpers, designed by Bella Freud, Pam Hogg and Vivienne Westwood.

Noor Hassan, 45 years old, poses for a photograph in a camp in Yemen

Noor Hassan's story

Noor Hassan lives with his family in a camp for Internally Displaced People in Yemen. War Child helped them to buy two sheep and some necessities which opened new possibilities to improve their living conditions.

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Day of The Girl 2022

In celebration of the UN ratified ‘International Day of the Girl Child’, War Child have launched their Day of The Girl initiative - a creative campaign aimed at empowering girls and young women, to amplify their voices, address the challenges they face, and boldly promote their human rights.