Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, HCI delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities. Families are uncertain and vulnerable as they return to their communities to rebuild homes and lives after a crisis. HCI help them transition from relief to recovery through innovative programs that get them back to work quickly, which restores dignity, puts pay in workers’ pockets and injects cash into ailing local economies.
Emergency and Transition
Jan 182013
In the midst of a harsh winter season — one of the harshest winter seasons in twenty five years, as the conflict in Syria continues, the number of Syrian refugees continues to escalate in Lebanon. In the second week of January alone 5,400 new Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in Lebanon. Lebanon is now hosting [...]
Human Concern international is making an urgent appeal for emergency donations to help support the people of Gaza after a deadly eight-day bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Military.140 Palestinians were killed and 1,202 were injured in the eight days of conflict since 14 November 2012, when the security situation deteriorated. The [...]
HCI is continuing its Relief Work with Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Emergency and Transition, Featured Stories from the Field, Lebanon
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Sep 142012
HCI is continuing its relief work with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, reaching out to more and more stranded Syrian families. Together with our local partners, we have stepped up our efforts and provided hundreds of relief items specially tailored to cover what these families are most in need of, basing our work on an extensive [...]
Syrian Refugee Crisis: HCI’s work in Lebanon
Emergency and Transition, Featured Stories from the Field, Lebanon
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Sep 072012
Nadia, is a 55 year old who suffers from diabetes, she is a mother of 3 children and wife of a 65 year old cancer patient; Hanaan, is a 31 year old refugee with 3 young children, including an 8 month old infant; Salma, is a 55 year old single mother of 3 children; the [...]
The recent turmoil in Libya pushed the healthcare system beyond breaking point; many hospitals, clinics and ambulances were destroyed, others were not sufficiently equipped to cope with the demand for medical care and medical supplies were running out. As the events evolved the hospitals were overwhelmed by the large number of casualties. According to official [...]
Horn of Africa Urgent Appeal
Current Emergency Appeals, Emergency and Transition, Sudan
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Nov 142011
Help Us Help the Vulnerable People of Horn of Africa Following the worst drought in 60 years, the situation in the Horn of Africa is rapidly deteriorating: families across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and some parts of Sudan are struggling to find anything to eat or drink and are in need of emergency healthcare. Over 13 [...]
Aug 242011
HCI’s latest intervention in Libya is timely as the conflict in Libya spreads and the number of casualties and people needing medical help has increased in recent days. HCI is proud to announce that a shipment of life saving medical supplies put together in Canada has reached the port of Benghazi and is waiting to [...]
Mahmoud; father of three and owner of cell phone repair and accessories shop, Ahmed; owner of electrical hardware shop, Doaa, owner of a small beauty center, Farouk; the sole breadwinner of a family of seven and owner of leather manufacturing workshop, Hamdeya; mother of seven and owner of sandwich shop, Abdel Hamid; tailor of men’s [...]
HCI’s Journey Into Libya: Accounts from the Field
Emergency and Transition, Featured Stories from the Field, Libya, Uncategorized
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Mar 282011
(Due to the sensitive nature of this information we are unable to disclose specific information and full names in this story. Please contact us if you want more specific information.) “Across the border the roads were dark and completely deserted, there wasn’t a single vehicle anywhere, the weather was very cold, we heard two or [...]
Thousands of Vulnerable Libyan Families Receive Relief Supplies
Emergency and Transition, Featured Stories from the Field, Libya
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Mar 212011
Over this weekend, thousands of vulnerable families in Libya received family-sized food packages containing essential items including rice, sugar, pasta, canned food and wheat flour. HCI’s relief supplies crossed the Salloum border with Egypt overnight and in the early morning hours the much needed food items were taken to designated distribution points in cooperation with [...]
