UK government pledges match funding to Learn to Live
We are delighted to reveal that the UK government will double, pound for pound, all donations to our #LearnToLive campaign, up to £500,000.
News type: Blog
The effects of growing up female in a war zone
Meet Mimi, a War Child UK Youth Advocate from Libya. Her poem ‘Weak’ shows the effects of growing up female in a war zone.
Showing that children have the right to play with the IKEA Foundation
Since 2016 War Child has been working in partnership with the IKEA Foundation to provide a programme that helps children play, learn and develop.
Perfect Partners - The English National Opera and War Child
War Child believes that music and creativity is a powerful tool at bringing people together and inspiring hope, that’s why ENO is our perfect partner.
Players of the People's Postcode Lottery are helping children in the Central African Republic to move beyond war
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.
How war can have life altering consequences
Living within a war zone and experiencing the horrific realities of conflict can have life-altering consequences to someone’s life.
Yemeni children are becoming a lost generation
War Child's new report, Being Kept Behind, reveals the catastrophic impact it is having on children's fundamental right to an education.
It’s time to rethink child soldiers
War Child's new report, Rethink Child Soldiers, outlines how current efforts to reintegrate ex-child soldiers back into communities aren't good enough.
A new programme to help end child labour
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.
The hidden victims of sexual violence in war
The UN estimates that in conflict zones, for every one rape that is reported, between 10 and 20 rapes are not.
