What’s it like inside Afghanistan?
Afghan families are homeless in their own country. Across Afghanistan people have run for their lives to escape the return of the Taliban. But the people who remain have nowhere to go. Cities — even Kabul, the capital — have been overtaken and are overrun with...
What is happening in Afghanistan?
“I’ve been in IDP camps all over the world, but I’ve never seen anything like this.” — World Help’s partner in Afghanistan The Taliban has taken control of most of Afghanistan. Now innocent families are fleeing for their lives to escape the violence. But many have...
Heba was a malnourished teen who could barely walk … but not anymore!
Heba’s family had no place to call home. They had to leave their home in Syria because of the war when Heba was very young. They wandered the hot desert and passed through many unfamiliar towns. Each night they tried to pitch their tents … but each night someone would...
Life under lockdown: How many people can one tent hold?
Poverty is nothing new. It’s always been there — in slums, in refugee camps, way up high in remote, mountainous villages. But now it’s getting worse. “This disease has put many people out of jobs and created more poverty,” our partner along the Syrian border recently...
She didn’t know her baby was starving to death
Jamilla knew something was wrong with her baby boy. At 6 months old, Nabil hadn’t grown much since birth. His body still resembled a newborn, and he showed no signs of maturing. Jamilla and her son fled the violence in their city and now live in a refugee camp on the...
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