Our Staff in Antakya are rolling out teacher training and mentoring for our teachers inside Syria. For the last eight and a half years there have been very few further professional development opportunities for teachers inside Syria. 70% of qualified teachers have fled the country. The team in Antakya has...
This Video features “Ali “who has spent many winters in basic tented accommodation since fleeing his home in 2016. It shows how he is benefitting from our applied science programme. He has a space to learn and develop his creativity. The situation in the camps in Northern Idlib is increasingly...
An intrepid Firefly supporter, Ian Reed, has completed the Hellespont swim in Istanbul to support Firefly’s work for Syrian refugees and children affected by war. Thank you very much Ian!
This video shows Syrian young people at our centre working with Turkish engineering students on a robot making project.
Some images of the mesmerising light display kindly donated by Bruce Munro as part of the celebration of 20 years of Firefly International. The display was held in the Old College Quad from the 25th to the 29th of March. British artist Bruce Munro is best known for immersive large-scale...
To mark the 20thanniversary of Firefly International Ellie’s family and friends are sponsoring the Ellie Maxwell Award through the University of Edinburgh. The Award The Ellie Maxwell Award aims to encourage and support an Edinburgh-based student or group of students who have helped promote social change and inclusivity with their project. Ellie Maxwell’s work started...
Diana McMicking and Maria Chambers visited the Firefly for Syrians centre in Antakya in February. The team there are working very hard to boost learning opportunities for Syrian refugees using a creative approach to maths and science activities. They have been very successful and the numbers of children using the...
Please click here to view our Winter 2018 Newsletter, including updates on Firefly’s work in Syria and Bosnia, and a Save the Date for an upcoming event!
Thank you so much to everyone who attended the Firefly Gala at St. Paul’s Church last week. With your generous support we have raised more than £22,000. Huge thanks to our performers Neil Stuke, Pandora Colin, Patrick Terry, Rihab Azar, Project Coast, Kenza Stamselberg, Nick Edward Harris and Josh Vivian,...
On the 20th November 2018, Firefly International will hold its 5th annual fundraiser at the Actors Church, Covent Garden. This is a film of our centre in Antakya, Turkey. These Syrian refugee children are in an Arabic literacy class. Please help us to meet the huge demand for our programmes...
