Stories
Asia
- Afghanistan:
- Bangladesh:
- Bangladesh floods south western district of Satkhira (2011)
- Cyclone SIDR - 6 months after the disaster the victims tell their stories (2008)
- Community volunteers first to respond in devastating landslide (2007)
- Burma/Myanmar:
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Myanmar's Magway flood victims choose the intervention best suited to their needs (2012)
- Addressing the forgotten crisis in Rakhine State, Burma/Myanmar (2012)
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ECHO assists isolated communities in North Rakhine State, Burma/Myanmar (2012)
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Before and after Cyclone Giri hit Burma/Myanmar, 2010 (2011)
- Community resilience keeps cyclone survivors moving forward (2009)
- Saving lives with clean water (2008)
- "When dawn came, we saw that everything was destroyed" (2008)
- An egg for a special treat (2006)
- Clean water for a better life (2005)
- Cambodia:
- Central Asia:
- India:
- Cyclone Thane hits Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (2012)
- When preparedness in 2004 helps in floods in 2011 (2011)
- Case story on Orissa (2011)
- Bihar: Stories from survivors (2008)
- A story from the flood-affected state of Bihar (2007)
- Fishermen have their say (2005)
- Getting back to the land (2005)
- Indonesia:
- Survivors of Mount Merapi (2011)
- West Java: New homes bring new hope (2010)
- 'Tonight we will have a roof over our heads again' (2006)
- After the tsunami – rebuilding Aceh's health service (2006)
- Giving the courage back (2005)
- Kyrgyzstan :
- Applying the lessons – the impact of disaster preparedness training in earthquake stricken southern Kyrgyzstan (2011)
- After the unrest (2010)
- Nepal:
- Bhutanese refugees: forgotten generations see small glimmer of hope (2008)
- Damak: What's for supper? (2007)
- Pakistan:
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Floods in the Sindh Province of Pakistan (2011)
- Floods: women and children bear the brunt of displacement(2010)
- Millions uprooted by the monsoon floods(2010)
- South Asia earthquake zone (2006)
- From the field - Muzaffarabad (2005)
- Philippines:
- ECHO's needs assessment in Mindanao, the southern Philippines (2011)
- Typhoon affected communities struggle to rebuild their lives (2011)
- Four months after Typhoon Ketsana – The crisis continues (2010)
- Living with Typhoons (2007)
- Sri Lanka:
- Thailand:
- Bangkok hit by flood of the century (2011)
- Bangkok, Thailand, 11 October 2011 (2011)
- Away from home - in Thailand (2010)
- Refugees in Thailand: Another 25 years in limbo? (2010)
- Tajikistan:
- "I escaped the mudslide by jumping out of the window..." (2006)
- Disaster preparedness enables rapid reaction to earthquake (2004)
- Planting the seeds of food security (2004)
- Bringing the stream to the village: providing drinking water (2003)
- Vietnam:
- (2011)
- One year on - A happy ending (2007)
Europe and Caucasus
- Chechnya:
- 'Chechnya through the eyes of children' (2006)
- "Tomatoes kept me alive during the war: now I can help others to survive" (2006)
- Coming back (2004)
- Support to the Chechen population (2003)
- Georgia:
- Moldova:
- A helping hand (2008)
- Turkey:
Latin America and Caribbean
- Chile:
- Colombia:
- The plight of Colombia's Internally Displaced People (2009)
- Back to school, back to the future (2006)
- A new life for Yolanda (2004)
- Ecuador:
- Haiti:
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Reconstruction in Port-au-Prince ...of livelihoods as well as homes (2011)
- Video: Haiti – The faces of reconstruction (2011)
- Working to reinforce food security in Haïti (2008)
- Raising awareness and helping to save lives (2007)
- Too much water, but not the right kind (2004)
- Jamaica:
- Peru:
Middle East and North Africa
- Algeria:
- The Sahrawi refugees – a forgotten crisis in the Algerian desert (2011)
- "My desert vegetable garden..." (2007)
- 2am – a downpour in the middle of the desert (2006)
- We know how to fight against the sand, but against the rain? (2006)
- Sahrawi Refugees: 30 years in the Algerian desert (2004)
- Spotlight on healthcare (2002)
- Djibouti:
- Iraq:
- Assisting Iraqi refugees (2010)
- Laughter therapy for Iraqi children (2008)
- Life as a refugee on the border (2004)
- The curse of unexploded bombs and mines (2003)
- The struggle for clean water in Baghdad (2003)
- Caught in the middle (2003)
- Jordan:
- Assisting Iraqi refugees (2010)
- "I dream of Tulkarem, the city I have never seen..." (2007)
- "Life isn't easy for people like us" (2002)
- Lebanon:
- 'I wish I were in Gaza...' (2011)
- "What eagle am I, without a wing?" (2007)
- No water, no electricity: people go back to piles of rubble (2006)
- Refuge at the University (2006)
- "I couldn't find words to explain war to my children" (2006)
- Primary needs assessment (2006)
- Libya:
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Libya: clearing the remnants of fighting in Sirte (2012)
- The fighting may have ended but the needs have not: ECHO and its partners assess the humanitarian situation in Sirte (2011)
- Libya: Chadians fleeing home (2011)
- Foreign workers fleeing Libya face uncertain future (2011)
- Refugees from Misrata speak of narrow escape (2011)
- Libyan-Tunisian border: chronicle of a humanitarian crisis unfolding (2011)
- Palestinian Territory:
- What is it like to be a child in Palestine today? (2011)
- Food assistance in Gaza and the West Bank (2010)
- If you can't build, bake (2008)
- Witnessing food distribution in Gaza (2008)
- Psychosocial support for the "children of the Intifada" (2007)
- The life of Mariam (2005)
- One Wall, four stories (2004)
- Food for impoverished families (2003)
- Yemen:
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Angola:
- O Professor (The Teacher) (2004)
- Family reunion (2003)
- Burkina Faso:
- (2009)
- Witnessing the fight against hunger (2009)
- Sahel: The European Commission is committed to fighting malnutrition (2009)
- A rapid response to a meningitis epidemic (2006)
- Burundi:
- (2009)
- Sowing the Seeds of Recovery (2009)
- Central African Republic:
- Chad :
- Libya: Chadians fleeing home (2011)
- Democratic Republic of Congo:
- GOMA, DR Congo : 'Picking up the Pieces' - Life in a camp for displaced people (2008)
- A haven for the wounded in Bunia (2003)
- ECHO Flight:
- Ethiopia:
- Meron's recovery (2004)
- Suleiman's herd (2004)
- Ethiopia & Somalia:
- Dollo Ado Refugee Camps (2011)
- Kenya:
- ECHO assistance to Turkana, Kenya (2011)
- Drought in Wajir, Kenya (2011)
- Life of Begging for Kenyan Pastoralists (2010)
- Keeping hope alive in Dadaab (2009)
- Inside the 'world's largest refugee camp' (2009)
- Kenyan pastoralists fighting to survive in face of population explosion (2008)
- Kenyans Dig in for Reconciliation (2008)
- Camels Offer Drought Solution (2008)
- The announcement (2005)
- Malawi:
- When disaster strikes (2009)
- Training for Climate Change (2009)
- Nutritional Rehabilitation (2003)
- Niger:
- The eyes and ears of ECHO (2010)
- Saving baby Oumara (2005)
- Sahel :
- Fighting meningitis in the Sahel (2009)
- (2009)
- Sierra Leone:
- Somalia & Sudan:
- Sudan:
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Jonglei State, South Sudan – Helicopter eases access as agencies struggle to reach those displaced by fighting (2012)
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Tens of thousands more become refugees fleeing conflict in North Sudan (Doro Refugee Camp, Bunj, South Sudan) (2011)
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Humanitarian challenges in South Sudan (2011)
- EU Humanitarian Aid Partner Medair Saves Lives in South Sudan (2011)
- Displaced in Darfur: Humanitarian operations increasingly targeted (2007)
- Darfur testimony (2006)
- Seeking refuge in war-torn Darfur (2004)
- Diary of an ECHO expert (2004)
- Uganda:
- Zimbabwe:
- Kristen's story (2005)