Special Features

Refugee crisis: A young Syrian boy’s heartbreaking story of torture and killing

Carolina Gerardi5 May 2016

"Refugees found themselves separated from their families, with no access to water, and felt that their human dignity was taken away." Carolin Schön is an 1... Keep Reading

Course inspires students to create the first school in an Iraqi refugee camp

Lizzy Norman20 April 2016

“We were enormously delighted by this project. I think the most important thing is that get passionate about something they can turn into an initiative.” ... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: Comparing the conditions at the Dunkirk and Calais refugee camps

Sneh Jani and Anjuli Borgonha6 April 2016

"The Dunkirk refugee camp is a step in the right direction, but there are still many more steps to be taken." Over the past few weeks there has been an o... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: Syrians describe life after fleeing to Egypt

Sina Stieding22 March 2016

“The kids keep asking me why we left home.We were being attacked there, and we are being attacked here.” The narrow, uneven streets of Cairo’s Ain Shams ne... Keep Reading

This refugee wants to help Angela Merkel by selling his art

Heenali Patel6 February 2016

“When people are forced to leave their country they don't only lose their schools, toys and cars. They drop their skin, organs and memories. They transform int... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: The School Bus Project acts as a pop-up school for Calais’ refugees

Anjuli Borgonha2 February 2016

"It seems hardly surprising that the focus for many has been on improving access , however, there is a strong argument to be made for including education as pa... Keep Reading

Refugee crisis: How AirBnB start-up RefugeeHero provides shelter for refugees

Bauke Schram1 February 2016

RefugeeHero is trying to change the current refugee crisis - one AirBnb room at a time. History shows that as soon as people lose faith in leaders, and ho... Keep Reading

Travels with refugees: Documenting the journey across Central Europe

Maudie Fraser14 January 2016

"I woke up to find the room packed full of people. I was now sharing my table area with a family who looked Syrian. A young girl had her head resting on the ot... Keep Reading

Invisible illness: A young person’s experience of living with Hypothyroidism

Abbie Saunders11 January 2016

"They don't understand and just think I'm lazy." In a bid to raise awareness on an under-reported health issue, IPF has started a special Invisible Illness... Keep Reading

What’s holding businesses back from going paper-free?

Priyanka Mogul17 December 2015

“There are two key challenges when moving towards a paper-free environment – two P’s that prevent businesses from going paper-free: people and procrastination.... Keep Reading

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