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Photos from the field

Moments from our centres, classrooms and community work across the region.

Education programmes

Remedial classes and learning support in our community centres, helping children catch up after years of disrupted schooling.

  • Two boys writing worksheets side by side at a learning centre table.
  • Children comparing answers during a group exercise in a colourful classroom.
  • A volunteer guiding pupils through a written exercise.
  • A girl concentrating on a worksheet in class.
  • Two girls working through an exercise together with a volunteer.
  • Younger pupils reading aloud from worksheets in a small circle.
  • Three girls showing their finished worksheets to a volunteer.
  • A boy writing at a green classroom table.
  • Two boys resting their heads between exercises in the classroom.
  • A group of pupils writing a test at their tables.
  • Two boys checking each other’s answers before handing in a worksheet.
  • A boy holding his notebook in a psychosocial support classroom.
  • A girl in festive clothes carrying new Arabic literacy workbooks.

School bag and winter distributions

Backpacks, books and winter clothing for displaced children, prepared with our volunteers and partners.

  • A girl trying on her new school backpack before class.
  • A girl unpacking her new school bag at her desk.
  • Two girls unpacking backpacks together during a school bag distribution.
  • Children walking home together along a rocky road with their new backpacks.
  • A boy hugging his new school backpack at the end of the distribution day.
  • A volunteer handing a school backpack and balloon to a smiling girl.
  • Children carrying their new backpacks home through the village.
  • A girl running down the street with her new school bag.
  • A girl posing in front of a painted wall with her new backpack.
  • Olive Branch volunteers carrying winter kit boxes across the centre yard.
  • Two volunteers in team vests unloading aid boxes from a pickup.
  • Volunteers handing a winter kit box to a father at the distribution point.
  • A boy carrying an aid parcel past a parked truck at a distribution.
  • Volunteers handing school kits and toys to children at a centre desk.
  • Volunteers walking through rubble-strewn streets to reach displaced families.
  • A volunteer arriving at a tented home during an outreach visit.

Children's celebrations

Parties, performances and award ceremonies that give children a day to remember.

  • Girls reading poems from cards at an Olive Branch celebration.
  • Children performing on stage under Olive Branch streamers.
  • A girl singing with butterfly wings during the show.
  • A performer waving to the audience mid-song.
  • Children singing together at the celebration.
  • A girl waving both hands during her performance.
  • A boy in a fezz taking the microphone to tell a story.
  • Children holding up their award certificates in party hats.
  • Two friends showing their graduation caps and certificates.
  • A boy proudly holding his certificate in front of the Olive Branch banner.
  • A Minnie Mouse mascot greeting children at a party.
  • Costumed characters playing with children during the party.
  • The mascots dancing with the children on the stage rug.
  • A child raising a pink balloon during a science demonstration.
  • Toddlers reaching up to burst balloons at the party.
  • The youngest dancers joining the mascot on stage.
  • Children cheering around the Minnie mascot.
  • A group of girls smiling together after the party.
  • Two children in party hats on the centre steps.

Sports and rehabilitation

Football and fitness sessions for injured young athletes, rebuilding strength and confidence together.

  • Athletes with prosthetic legs playing football on an artificial pitch.
  • Children starting a warm-up game on the indoor pitch.
  • A player with a prosthetic leg running with the ball during training.
  • Amputee footballers walking onto the pitch before the match.
  • Players adjusting their prosthetics on the sideline.
  • Two youth football teams lining up before kickoff.
  • Athletes doing push-ups during a fitness circuit.
  • A player crutching out to take a corner kick.
  • Two teams walking onto the pitch behind their coach.
  • Captains unfolding the match banner at the touchline.

Community days and centres

Open days at our centres with partners and neighbours, and outreach visits to displaced families.

  • Children stretching during an open day session at the centre.
  • A storytelling circle on the play mats at the community centre.
  • Children in a guided play session on the centre floor.
  • Children playing in the decorated activity room of the centre.
  • Girls holding a welcome banner outside their school.
  • Two friends hugging with new school bags at a distribution.
  • A girl speaking into the microphone during the open day.
  • A volunteer carrying aid parcels through a destroyed street.
  • Children laughing during a session in an informal camp classroom.
  • A girl smiling in the front row at a centre event.

Archive

  • Children reading together in a classroom
    Back in the classroom: catch-up learning in north-west Syria.
  • A girl smiling as she writes in her notebook
    Every lesson counts for children who have lost years of school.
  • Children studying at desks inside a tent classroom
    A tent classroom in a displacement camp.
  • A mother helping her son with a learning card at home
    Learning at home with family support during school closures.
  • A boy in a face mask reading a hygiene leaflet in a camp
    COVID-19 awareness in camps for displaced families.
  • Women and children walking between tents in a camp
    Emergency response for families living in camps.
  • Two Olive Branch team members in high-visibility vests beside a damaged building
    Our teams on the ground after the February 2023 earthquakes.
  • A facilitator leading a workshop with representatives of local organisations
    Strengthening local civil society organisations.
  • A woman standing in a courtyard in Akçakale
    Voices from the community in Akçakale, Türkiye.
  • A young girl writing on a whiteboard
    First words on the whiteboard.