Medair’s nutrition programme helps a family of 10 survive life in a Somaliland camp. by Ed Nash, Medair Field Communications Officer Crowds of happy children greet me when I visit Muruqmal camp in...
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The Winds of Change
On the International Day for Disaster Reduction, see the ways that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies are improving lives in the cyclone-hit communities of Madagascar. Every morning, Rafara...
Switzerland: Prix Pictet Commission Sends Acclaimed Photographer to Medair’s Project in Afghanistan
On 9 October 2012, Pictet announced that Medair has been chosen to receive support as part of the Prix Pictet Commission, with photographer Simon Norfolk being sent to Medair’s project in...
Lebanon + 2 more
Emergency relief for Syrian refugees
As winter approaches, Swiss NGO Medair is providing emergency shelter and survival items for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. More than 300,000 Syrians have now fled into neighbouring...
Thousands more Afghan families to receive assistance in remote Central Highlands
Medair expands its relief programme in Central Highlands to help struggling communities recover from drought, flooding, and poor access to water and sanitation. Communities in the Central Highlands...
Medair’s nutrition programme helps a family of 10 survive life in a Somaliland camp.
by Ed Nash, Medair Field Communications Officer Crowds of happy children greet me when I visit Muruqmal camp in Burao, Somaliland, energised and excited to see a visitor from Medair. Older children...
Syria + 2 more
Emergency Response
Medair sends teams to the Syrian border to bring urgent relief to families fleeing for their lives. Conflict in Syria has erupted into a full-scale civil war endangering lives in almost every...
Isaac Causes Major Damage in Remote Côtes-de-Fer, Haiti
Medair launches an emergency response to rebuild devastated roads in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac. From 24 August to 26 August 2012, Isaac’s high winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding damaged key...
Switzerland: Chain Reaction
The Kuehne Foundation Helps Strengthen the Links in Medair’s Supply Chain When you work for Medair in one of our remote field locations, there’s no such thing as an average day. Every new morning...
Climbing a Mountain for Water
How would your life change if you had six extra hours a day? At age 68, Sansélie descends a steep mountain path every morning to collect water from a spring below. Her legs aching with arthritis, she...
Relief Work Resumes in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands
Medair returns to working with remote communities in Bamyan province, continuing its transformative water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) project. On 11 July, a determined Medair WASH team resumed...
Report from an emergency food crisis
One year ago, the U.N. declared a famine in two regions in southern Somalia, while an emergency food crisis escalated in severity throughout the Horn of Africa. What is the situation today? ...
All Medair Relief Workers Released in Afghanistan
Medair can confirm the safe release of the four staff members who were kidnapped on May 22nd in Afghanistan. The Medair team was abducted when visiting relief nutrition, hygiene and health project...
Relief workers abducted in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
On May 22, four Medair relief workers were abducted by a group of armed men during a visit to relief project sites in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. "Medair is working closely with the relevant...
Swiss-Based Medair CEO Jim Ingram Travels to South Sudan
Raises Awareness of the Desperate Plight of the South Sudanese People On 9 July, South Sudan will celebrate its first anniversary. While it’s the newest country of the world, South Sudan is facing...
Rapport de mission conjointe MEDAIR/OXFAM à Bukiringi - Gety en date du 14 mars 2012
Objectif de la mission : Evaluer la situation sécuritaire sur l’axe Bunia – Bukiringi Apporter les médicaments essentiels au Centre de Santé de Bukiringi Evaluer la situation sanitaire au Centre de...
Emergencies Taking a Deadly Toll in Badakhshan
Afghanistan’s harshest winter in 15 years leaves families struggling to survive. A series of recent avalanches have killed more than 90 people in Badakhshan province, an extremely isolated mountain...
A Medair-supported health facility saves the lives of young children on the brink of death
For 22-year-old Kaltuun Husein, daily life in eastern Somaliland once centered around caring for her young children and tending the family’s livestock. But consecutive years of drought changed...
Helping Women and Families Heal From Sexual Violence
On International Women’s Day, read about Medair’s efforts to support and uplift traumatised women in D.R. Congo. “It happened on a Wednesday morning while I was on my way to the farm,” says...
Responding to the Devastation of Cyclone Giovanna
Medair’s rapid emergency assessment and intervention has improved access to safe drinking water for 5,000 families in the most affected areas on the east coast. On 14 February 2012, Cyclone Giovanna...