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Voices from the Field

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Voices from the Field

Wherever we work, we talk to the children and families we’re helping. We always want to get better at giving people the support they need. Here, you can read interviews with those we help and see how your support saves and improves lives all over the world.
Thousands of families have been displaced by the blast. One month on they still need our help.

That exact moment: Beirut a month later

One month on from the deadly explosion in Beirut, and thousands of families remain displaced. We're on the ground helping to rebuild their shattered lives.

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THREE YEARS ON: No Progress, No Peace

Onno Van Manen, Save the Children’s Country Director in Bangladesh reflects on milestones crossed in 3 years since more than 700,000 Rohingya fled violence in Myanmar.
At least 180 people have died in Beirut, with thousands more injured & many children unaccounted for.

After the blast: Lebanon one week on

Lebanon still looks like a war zone. Debris lines the streets. Many windows around my apartment block are now covered up with fabric or wooden boards.
Salam*, 10 and brother Rami*, 13, look at a camp in North West Syria with their backs to the camera

Why Covid-19 could overwhelm Syria

The first confirmed case of Coronavirus was recently announced in North West Syria: home to over four million people, many of whom now live in overcrowded camps.

Thirteen-year-old Archange lives with her parents and brothers in DRC. Because of the coronavirus her school is closed, and she must stay at home.

Children show their strength as the DRC adapts to Covid-19

People living in precarious conditions in the DRC cannot cope with the further threats of COVID-19. But children are showing their ingenuity at this time of crisis.