For Syrians nowhere is safe, not even home.
In Syria, an estimated one child a day is either killed or injured by landmines and unexploded bombs left behind after more than a decade of war.
You can help protect these children. Your donation today can help provide children with the teaching they need to stay safe.
In the town of Khan Shaykhoun, northwest Syria, one families experience tells the story of many of those living with the horror, fear and deadly consequences of this emergency.
Ten-year old Abdul and his two younger brothers Hasan and Omar were outside their family home, searching for something they could fashion into a football. That’s when they found what they thought was a round piece of scrap metal.
Ten-year-old Abdul and his sister Maya
“I heard them playing and walked outside and, just as I asked them what they were doing, the explosion happened.”
Mehreen, mother of the three boys
Hasan did not survive the explosion. Abdul and Omars lives were left hanging by a thread, both needing to have a leg amputated.
Accidents like this are happening every day in Syria, causing unimaginable trauma and suffering for children and their families. Your gift today could help teach children how to recognise and avoid landmines and unexploded bombs.
Their father, Mohammed shared his heartbreak: “We only returned home two months ago, displaced by war, unaware the dangers would be so close. Someone told us it was likely a small anti-personnel landmine. Now, our daughters are too scared to leave the house.”
His plea echoes the desperation of many:
“If I had all the money, I’d give it to see my boys playing again. Our country needs help so our children can be safe."
MohammedSyria, 2025
