Five months since the earthquake struck, the media crews may have gone but, thanks to your generous donations to our appeal, our partners are still there helping those who have lost so much in the disaster. Here is the latest video update.

The residents of El-Marg El-Sherkia, an informal community in Cairo, had to collect water in buckets everyday, until a project run by BLESS and supported by Embrace helped them get piped water installed - bringing clean, running water to 400 families.

When Mikhail, a Syrian refugee in Iraq, contracted meningitis, his mother lost hope. But thanks to Embrace funding, his story didn’t end in tragedy.

Aisha was desperately worried about her toddler’s health. But she was living over 1,000 miles away from her hometown and she didn’t know where to turn…

Meet 13-year-old Noura, a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon. She was unable to attend school because she didn’t have official registration papers - until our partner, the Joint Christian Committee, stepped in.

Walid and his father ended up in Lebanon after being forced to flee from their home in Syria. Life was bleak - until Walid’s father made a surprising discovery.

Read one Syrian priest’s heartfelt message of thanks to those who gave so generously to help those affected by the earthquake.

VIDEO: Meet the children of the 'Best Steps Class', run by Embrace partner Tahaddi, and find out how lessons are adapted to support their special educational needs.

Nadia and her young family recently crossed the border into Egypt, but like so many fleeing the violence in Sudan, they had had to leave everything behind and had nothing to survive on.