Three-year-old Wasim received a cochlear implant after being diagnosed with profound hearing loss. Since starting speech therapy sessions at the Learning Centre for the Deaf, Wasim’s spoken language skills have been rapidly improving.

Little Aya was bullied and labelled as disruptive in her old school. But her life completely changed when her parents enrolled her in Palestine’s only specialist school.

When Hagop developed breathing problems, he urgently needed to be admitted to hospital. But Lebanon’s economic crisis and the spiralling cost of medical treatment, meant he couldn’t afford it.

Amjad has motor developmental delay, meaning he has trouble controlling the movements in his body. The specialist disability care he receives at our partner The Four Homes of Mercy is helping him to strengthen his muscles.

In this short video, an Egyptian woman explains how her life has changed for the better since learning to read.

Some of the people in Syria left homeless by the earthquake tell us their stories.

Sara had planned to follow tradition and have her two young daughters circumcised - until an awareness session opened her eyes to the risks.

Masud was suffering from acute kidney failure but could not afford the urgent medical treatment he needed.

Mira could never have imagined how her life would change as a result of the support programme run by our partner, YMCA Gaza.