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In this short video, clients and staff from the Building a Better Tomorrow programme share the help they have received with the generous support from the Asfari and Said Foundations. We would like to thank Akram, Jaafar, Zena and Sawsan for sharing their experiences with us.

Families in Somalia are facing the pandemic, conflict and hunger. In this video, Amina shares her story of fleeing food insecurity and getting her malnourished son treatment with the help of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. Support families facing famine.

The International Olympic Committee has announced the names of the athletes who will be competing at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.

Afghanistan is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with millions of people needing help. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is particularly concerned about women and girls, who are bearing the brunt of the crisis. In July, we spoke to a group of Afghan school girls who shared their fears with us. Donate now to help support Afgans in crisis.

On August 24, 2021, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ staff provided updates on the Afghanistan crisis and how our teams are responding around the world to help Afghans in need.

In July 2021, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ asked several teenage girls in Afghanistan about their thoughts and fears for the future. Listen to their passionate responses, depicted in animation to protect their identities and voiced by Sepideh Moafi, Toni Cornell, Lilli Kay, Qeiva Grant and local Afghan ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ staff.

Maryama is a 15-year old girl living in Dubai, a community in the Diffa region of Niger. She lives at home with her parents, grandmother and four siblings. Follow her as she takes you through her day. From helping her mother with chores to going to school.  Niger has been identified by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as one of the most challenging places to be a girl. Find out more here.

Chef Noori fled Afghanistan with his family in 2015, resettling in the United States through a Special Immigrant Visa for Afghans who supported U.S. troops or programmes. Trained as a chef, he began working in a kitchen right away and eventually opened The Mantu, a modern Afghan fine dining restaurant in Richmond, Virginia. The latest unrest in Afghanistan has forced thousands more Afghans to flee the country.

Andrew Gabriel, an ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ disability rights champion in Tanzania, is working tirelessly to build a more accessible world around him. Motivated by his own experiences using a wheelchair, he uses his voice to advocate for Burundian refugees and local Tanzanians living with disabilities, and support their caregivers. Andrew was told as a child his disability would keep him from doing what he wanted.

New parents Hussaini and Ibrahim have welcomed their first son, Bello, to their family with help from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ midwife Murna. Born in Gwoza, northeast Nigeria, the community has been deeply affected by the ongoing conflict.