In 2025, the MENA region faced overlapping crises including conflict, displacement, economic collapse, disease outbreaks, and climate shocks, placing children at risk and disrupting access to services.
UNOCHA reports that over 9.3 million children are expected to suffer from high levels of acute malnutrition between June 2024 and May 2025 in Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.
Marina Topuskanian embarked in a volunteering journey in Poland. In her article she described her learning and growth journey.
Under the "Picture It, Build your Future" European Solidarity Corps program funded by the European Union, Marina spent six months in Poland between October 2023 and April 2024, and engaged in activities with the local community.
