May 12, 2020 | Crisis Response
Elderly Romanians spend long days alone since the coronavirus pandemic. Many of them are cooped up at home. Last month, they were restricted to their homes except for two hours in the middle of the day. Now the restriction has lifted some, but elderly people may still...
May 8, 2020 | Crisis Response
Two days of nonstop rain and wind in Egypt brought flash floods that wreaked havoc to impoverished villages in the Nile River Valley. The storm received the name Dragon Storm because of its fierceness. An elderly contact from the country said, “Egypt experienced a...
Apr 23, 2020 | Crisis Response
The collapse of the Venezuelan economy has brought suffering to millions of people. Many flee the country with little more than the clothes on their backs and struggle to obtain even necessities. Venezuelans wait in line to receive their food package. To help meet the...
Apr 13, 2020 | Crisis Response
Hakim,* a Syrian man, suffers from uncontrolled diabetes and sores on his feet. Since he was displaced by the Middle East conflict, it is difficult for him to receive the medical help he needs. When our staff met Hakim, he had only a small amount of medicine on hand,...
Feb 20, 2020 | Crisis Response
Shireen* lives with her family in Gaza, a place where life is hard. Some people from Gaza say that living there is almost like a prison. That’s because they cannot travel outside of Gaza. They are stuck inside the area with almost no jobs to make money to buy...
