Nawal: I'm a psychologist working with refugees
The UK government has provided £28.3 million to the International Rescue Committee to support people affected by the Syrian war. It allows Nawal to empower Syrian refugees in Jordan by teaching them new skills and offering psychological support.
Iman: I had to flee but Syria is still my home
After facing hunger, cold and seeing people killed by bombs all around them, Iman and her daughte...
Marwa: I wish we could return home
Marwa was forced to leave Syria after sustained bombing in her neighbourhood. Mercy Corps, suppor...
White Helmets: Ordinary citizens saving lives
After a bomb hits, the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, are first on the scene r...
Helping homeless people in Gaza
Aid agencies estimate that at least 100,000 people remain homeless in Gaza, the small strip of la...
Abdullah: I still have a big future ahead of me
Palestinian Abdullah was operated on by British surgeons after being severely injured in a motorb...
Meet Syria's White Helmets
Before the conflict, they were bakers, gym teachers, pharmacists and students. Today, they are un...
White Helmet's Khaled: One rescue I'll never forget
White Helmets volunteer recounts 12 excruciating hours spent digging a two-week old baby out of a...
Maha: I don't have to ask anyone for money
Maha, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, now makes a living as a tailor after being trained with...
Roqaya: I didn't think I'd walk again
Roqaya lost both legs when her home in Syria was hit by a bomb. Today, she is mobile again using ...
Amira: Married at 13 and beaten
Amira fled Jordan because of the trauma she'd suffered there before and during the conflict. With...
Mariam: It helps me forget about the war
Syrian refugee Mariam, 12, goes to a UK-aid funded school three days a week where she learns Arab...
Getting Syrian children into the classroom in Zaatari camp
Innovative UK-aid funded campaign works with the community to get refugee children off the street...
Ahmad: I'm learning more every day
Ahmad, 11, a Syrian refugee in Jordan, was out of school for two years. UK aid help got him back ...
Creating safe spaces for women in Lebanon
UK aid is helping to fund community centres in Lebanon where women and girls can get vocational t...
'It's about what happens to people in a war zone'
UK Aid has supplied Gazans with emergency medical supplies, shelter, healthcare and sanitation.
New business with traditional textiles
Syrian refugees are reviving a traditional woodblock technique to make beautiful clothes and soft...
Netting a profit: Selling equipment to local fishermen
Syrian refugees are learning to make nets they hope to trade with fishermen on Lebanon's north co...
Distributing emergency food at at the Syria-Lebanon border
UK assistance, through the World Food Programme, includes food aid for desperate refugees crossin...
Food vouchers: A boost for refugees and local shopkeepers
UK aid helps provide 1.3 million food vouchers every month. They help Syrian refugee families whe...
Pre-paid cards give Syrians food choices
Ekram El-Huni of the World Food Programme on innovations that are changing the way 850,000 Syrian...
A tour of Zaatari refugee camp
A 360-degree look at the huge camp in Jordan that some 120,000 Syrian refugees now call home, whe...
Heavy snow makes life in tents a struggle
More than 400,000 Syrian refugees live in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, an area affected by winter stor...
