Conflict

CAR | 2023 | CBPF
“Before this training, our tools were haphazardly gathered from various sources.”

CAR | 2023 | CBPF
“I’m happy with what I’m learning now, I think it will help me in the future.”

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF
“We didn’t know much about his condition, and we were also struggling economically, so we weren’t able to properly attend to it.”

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF
“I was not able to visit the doctor as I had no money. But when I arrived in Kassala, my brother took me to this clinic in Halanaga and was treated for free.”

Sudan | 2023 | CERF and CBPF

“The need for swift agricultural support in Sudan is paramount.”

Sudan | 2023 | CBPF
“With cash assistance, the people we are aiming to support, especially with multi-purpose cash, can get what they actually need, based on their priorities.”

Sudan | 2023 | CERF
“I was wondering how I can guarantee the safety of my unborn child, my other children and myself.”

Sudan | 2024 | CERF and CBPF
“I want the fighting to stop, I want to play.”

Chad and Sudan | 2023 | CERF and CBPF
“We have games in this place,” she says. “Every morning from 8 to 11 we come here.”

OPT | 2024 | CERF and CBPF
“We eat less so the kids can eat at least one meal a day.”

Lebanon | 2023 | CBPF
“I truly enjoy coming to the centre… I can complete my work and feel at ease.”

Ethiopia| 2023 | CBPF
“Now we have what we need to treat the water. We can use it to drink, wash, and cook. We get sick less often.”

Afghanistan| 2023 | CBPF
“Every year many of our kids fall sick and even die because of the water. Our animals are dying too. And we women also face harassment when we go to get water from the pond.”

Venezuela | 2023 | CBPF
“As a translator, I help empower and support indigenous people here, especially the most vulnerable.”

South Sudan | 2023 | CBPF
“When I first arrived here, I had nothing and nobody but my children. Now I can help others.”

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF
“It’s not just a game; it’s like leaving all the tough stuff behind and just having fun with friends.”

Lebanon|2024|CBPF
“My hope is for a peaceful resolution that allows us to return to our homes with dignity, putting an end to the ongoing conflict.”

oPt | 2023 | CBPF and CERF
“It is terrifying. I hug and shield her with my body, fearing for her safety from breaking  glass and collapsing buildings.” 

Syria and Türkiye| 2023|CBPF
“For the cost of two tents – which have to be replaced every six months – we’d like to provide a dignified shelter, providing more privacy, more durability and lasting much longer.”

Yemen | 2023 | CBPF
“I felt I’m really learning.”

Yemen | 2023 | CBPF
“People got sick because of the lack of clean water. It was a hard life.”

Yemen | 2023 | CBPF
“The hardest part about being displaced is fearing that you might die by going back to your hometown…”

Yemen | 2023 | CBPF
Zainab wakes up every morning early to collect plastic bottles to wash and re-sell. It provides a meager addition to the other assistance she receives, but it helps.

CAR | 2023 | CBPF
“I’m going to look after them. That’s why I’d like to work in a hospital.”

Nigeria | 2023 | CBPF
“The impact of this project has been significant, bringing about positive changes in the community, empowering survivors, raising awareness and creating a safety culture.”

Colombia | 2023 | CERF
“What happens is that with indigenous women it is very difficult to talk about the topic.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Making the land safe and free of explosive remnants of the war is the first step to rebuilding resilient and prosperous rural communities in Ukraine.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“It’s not possible to stay here. It’s very dangerous. But he doesn’t want to go anywhere. I don’t know what to do in this situation.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“While these facilities are ultimately a temporary solution, they are essential to bolstering trust in the health-care system and serving as replacements for damaged facilities for up to ten years.”  

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I believe that my mission is to motivate people who have just left home to keep living on, not to close in and isolate, but help them try and adapt to new realities.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“You can be completely exhausted after a long day at work. Then, late at night, you receive a call from someone asking for help.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Should power outages happen again, communities will be able to feel a sense of normality.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Our priority has always been pensioners, people with disabilities, and single mothers.”

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF
Recent reports have revealed alarming levels of sexual and gender-based violence in Somalia, primarily targeting women, girls, and marginalized groups. In 2022, the United Nations reported 340 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, primarily attributed to clan militias and Al-Shabaab: it’s likely to be an under-count of the actual levels of risk.

Vanuatu, Ethiopia, Yemen and others| 2023 | CERF
“This clinic is near my home, so I can easily bring Zahara.”

Ethiopia, Mozambique | 2023 | CERF
“I am not like the other parents here. I have two children with disabilities.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“I was born during the war, far from my native country. And now, at the end of my life, I face war again, in my homeland.”

DRC | 2022 and 2023 | CERF and CBPF
“If we had been in our village, I would not have  suffered this, and I would not have become a mother so early.”

Haiti, Somalia and Sudan | 2023 | CERF
“These safe spaces are important.”

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF
“Now that we have the solar lights installed, things have improved. We can see better and we feel safer.”

DRC | 2023 | CBPF
“Eleven months ago, we decided to return to our village, despite the fact that the security situation is still not entirely reassuring.”

Sudan |2023| CBPF
“We are approximately four or five refugee families from Chad. I was born in Khartoum and spent most of my life there. When the conflict erupted, we had no choice but to seek refuge here.”

“You are welcome, my people. We are all one people. I appreciate you too.’’

Sudan |2023| CBPF
Across Sudan, more than 20 million people face acute food insecurity – meaning their inability to get adequate food puts their lives in immediate danger.

Sudan |2023| CBPF
“[Another child] on his first day here …drew a military vehicle and wrote ‘Sudan is in danger.’”

Burkina Faso | 2023 | CBPF
“It helped me overcome the depression that was looming over me, and with the support I received for my business, it’s as though I have a new life,” she shared.

Burkina Faso | 2023 | CBPF
“When I arrived here, I was traumatized by the violence I had witnessed and the losses I had suffered. I was left with nothing because I couldn’t take anything with me when I fled.”

Burkina Faso | 2023 | CBPF
“Since we got [the pump], it’s been a great relief. The quality of our services has improved because we can now provide our patients with clean facilities.”

Ethiopia | 2023 | CERF
“Life is not easy,” says Ugosa “, but with the support of the social workers and other women I met here, I  have found some solace.”

Yemen | 2023 | CERF
“The urgency and severity of health needs of internally displaced populations have pushed the operational capacities of our health facilities to their absolute limit…gaps in support affect the services we provide to a large extent.”

Yemen | 2022 | CBPF
“I don’t want to waste my time waiting in lines for water, but it’s my responsibility.”

Yemen | 2022 | CBPF
“The younger children used to get frustrated and struggle in this environment. I tried to upgrade my teaching skills to provide better education and psychological support for my students, but I didn’t know where to start.”

Yemen | 2022 | CBPF
“Multipurpose cash assistance provides greater flexibility and choice for displaced families.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Our goal is to help internally displaced people meet their basic needs,” explains Olga, a project manager with Première Urgence.

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“The biggest worries are that with more fighting, more elderly people will be left behind, isolated and in urgent need of food, water and health and mental health support.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“The dog’s presence alone helps improve the children’s [mental] state.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“The money from UNICEF helped us to survive a few months,” adds Venera.

Afghanistan | 2022 | CBPF
“Children, youth and women commuted miles to bring drinking water to their families, and it was hard work for women and especially for children.”

Venezuela | 2023 | VHF
“Given the situation in the country, we have had to learn a new way to do our work and be present in the community, specifically around implementing humanitarian projects,” says Nhelsyr González, director of local organization Acción Campesina.

Central African Republic | 2022 | CBPF
Because of persistent insecurity, one in five Central Africans is either internally displaced or a refugee in a neighbouring country. In October 2022, the number of newly registered displacements (29,300 people) was more than three times higher than the number of returnees (8,650).

Syria|2021|CBPF
“I did not think that I would finish the curriculum, especially because I had a late start, but with great encouragement from the teachers, hope has returned to me,” said Ala .

South Sudan | 2021 | CBPF
She made a change in her own home, persuading her husband that all their girls should go to school. Today, her three daughters attend Pibor primary school, and she hopes they will go on to complete secondary.

Ukraine | 2021 | CBPF
“We have nothing here, nothing. We have to go to Avdiivka to get bread, salt and even matches. There is no public transport here. Nothing at all. We used to have a bus that went to Donetsk five times a day. We did not have any troubles then,” says another passenger.

South Sudan | 2021 | CBPF
“I used to have to walk for hours to get water for my family,” says Nyakwoth. “For me, the journey would take even longer because sometimes I would have to carry the baby. We would have to wait for hours, [for our turn]. Sometimes, we would end up fighting over the scarce water,” she adds.

Haiti | 2021 | CBPF