Hayat's Story
Meet Hayat, she's 18 years old and lives in Yemen.
Meet Hayat, she's 18 years old and lives in Yemen.
At 19 years old, Edisa's life took an irreversible turn when she was forced to flee her home in Burundi. Settling in a refugee camp in eastern DR Congo, she confronted hunger, uncertainty, and the unexpected loss of her father.
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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.
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.
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.
This World Refugee Week, we’re celebrating the incredibly brave children who are healing after being forced to leave their homes due to conflict.
My life and that of my children turned upside down when we lost my husband in an airstrike. In a heartbeat, everything changed.