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WEST BANK: Children forced by Israeli forces from refugee camps a year ago struggling to eat, attend school, amid uncertainty – Save the Children
A year on since 32,000 people, including 12,000 children in the West Bank were displaced by Israeli forces, children are showing signs of mental deterioration including bedwetting, refusing to eat and declining academic performance.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, CASH ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND CHILD PROTECTION ACTIVITIES FOR EARTHQUAKE-AFFECTED SYRIAN FAMILIES IN ADIYAMAN ARE LAUNCHING
As Save the Children Türkiye, with the financial support of the European Union and in cooperation with Pikolo Association, we are launching a comprehensive support programme for Syrian families in Adıyaman whose need for assistance has increased following the impacts of the earthquake and the closure of temporary container settlements. The project aims to provide integrated solutions across cash assistance, child protection, and education, reaching more than 2,000 individuals in total.
“Nurturing Positive Emotions” competition in Lao Cai
In late 2025, more than 5,000 students from 150 classes in Lao Cai expressed their inner worlds through vibrant posters in the “Nurturing Positive Emotions” competition, initiated by the core student groups supported by Save the Children.
Bombed Dreams: Children’s drawings of futures shattered by two years of war in Gaza
From destroyed homes and playgrounds to dreams of becoming doctors, writers, and fashion designers, children in Gaza have expressed how two years of war have reshaped their lives and risk shattering their dreams in a series of drawings released today by Save the Children
Zorbalıkla Mücadelede Bİr Adım: Mert*’İn Yolculuğu - Adıyaman, Türkİye
6 Şubat 2023’te meydana gelen depremler yalnızca binaları değil, duyguları da derinden sarstı. Bu süreçte 12 yaşındaki Mert* de Adıyaman’da depremlerden sonra ailesiyle birlikte bir konteyner kente taşındı. Yeni yaşam koşulları onu içine kapanmasına neden oldu; sessizleşti ve çevresiyle bağ kurmakta zorlandı. Save the Children Türkiye desteğiyle Gökkuşağı Derneği ortaklığında yürütülen Psikososyal Destek (MHPSS) faaliyetlerine düzenli katılım gösteren Mert, zamanla kendine güvenini yeniden kazandı ve duygularını ifade etmeyi öğrendi.
Staff Account: “GAZA IS NOT JUST WHERE WE LIVE, IT’S WHO WE ARE”
After 16 months of displacement, Nadeen, a Save the Children staff member, and her four children return to their shattered home in Gaza City. In this blog, she tells us about the impact of the war on the children and her experience of returning to their beloved home.