The Award The Ellie Maxwell Award was first given in 2019 to Mxogyny and Colours of Edinburgh as part of the 20th...
Teacher training and further staff development
Our Staff in Antakya are rolling out teacher training and mentoring for our teachers inside Syria. For the last eight...
Applied Science Programme for Syrian Refugees: Ali’s Story
This Video features “Ali “who has spent many winters in basic tented accommodation since fleeing his home in 2016. It...
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Thank you very much, Rufus!
A huge thank you to Rufus for choosing firefly for his birthday fundraiser and for the donation he made to...
Gaza Child Mental Health Project
We are two months into the CATT (children’s accelerated trauma treatment) Gaza Pilot project and the mid-term report is complete and...
Ellie Maxwell Award Ceremony
Edinburgh University kindly hosted the award ceremony for our two winners of the inaugural Ellie Maxwell Award, an award given...
Congratulations to Ian Reed for completing the Hellespont swim and a huge thanks for his support
An intrepid Firefly supporter, Ian Reed, has completed the Hellespont swim in Istanbul to support Firefly’s work for Syrian refugees...
PTSD counselling in Gaza – supported by Firefly International, IMET2000 and ACT International
Firefly, IMET2000 and ACT international are running a six-month pilot in Gaza treating children suffering from PTSD. ACT International trains...
Antakya Update from Maria Chambers
Our Antakya centre ran a 10-month maths programme for Adolescent Syrian Refugees. They attended intensive workshops on Saturdays and Sundays...
Firefly for Syrians – Summer Programmes inside Syria – 2019
Maria Chambers, Projects Coordinator, Antakya June 2019: We would like to thank the Hadrian wall walkers for their energy and...
Hadrian’s Wall Challenge 2019
Last month an intrepid group of Firefly supporters walked 55 miles of Hadrian’s Wall in three days and raised an...
Ellie Maxwell Award Winners!
We are delighted to announce that we have TWO winners of the first Ellie Maxwell Award Pauline Libsovar and Maisie Palmer. Pauline...
Robot making project in Antakya
This video shows Syrian young people at our centre working with Turkish engineering students on a robot making project.
