Rawan’s story…
In February 2020, all schools and education centres were closed for Lebanon’s first lockdown to […]
April 1, 2021In February 2020, all schools and education centres were closed for Lebanon’s first lockdown to […]
April 1, 2021On Sunday, 21st March at 8.20am local time, three artillery strikes targeted the SAMS-supported Al-Atareb […]
March 22, 2021Today is an important marker: it is ten years since the Syrian conflict began. It’s […]
March 15, 2021Against the dramatic backdrop of a derelict Victorian theatre, Sacconi Quartet perform a moving rendition […]
March 10, 2021As International Women’s Day – on the 8th March – is fast approaching, what better […]
March 2, 2021The reproductive health clinic at the medical centre in Tel Abyad, north Syria, run by […]
February 22, 2021We’re absolutely over the moon to announce that Pooky and Hands Up have collaborated. What […]
January 14, 2021As the nightmare that is 2020 draws to an end, our impulse to try to […]
December 23, 2020We’re very proud to be supported by Earl’s Court Film Festival for the second year […]
October 26, 2020When social distancing makes fundraising trickier, Smarties have the answer! Join our Smarties Challenge and help us […]
October 23, 2020George Butler spent a week meeting our partners in Gaziantep in October 2020, these are […]
October 16, 2020We’re very excited to announce a collaboration with award-winning artist, designer and historian Rory Hutton, who has […]
October 13, 2020It is the beginning of the week and today, like last Monday and the Monday […]
July 20, 2020COVID-19 has cancelled all our events this summer, which would have raised £70,000. Please support […]
June 29, 2020Amid the world’s rising fears of the coronavirus outbreak spreading to more countries at an […]
May 27, 2020In a new series of blogs across the year we’re conducting, Hands Up have decided […]
May 4, 2020Mitt Wearables create comfortable, easy-to-fit, user-friendly prosthetic limbs. This article was written by Nicholas Mellor, Mitt Wearables […]
April 7, 2020Storytelling is one of Syria’s greatest traditions and Al Hakawati holds a special place in […]
April 6, 2020Urgent funds are needed for medical supplies in Idlib Donate online here The situation in North […]
February 26, 2020In a new series of blogs across the year we’re conducting, Hands Up have decided […]
February 24, 2020Hands Up’s regular blogger, Melie Pemberton, a teacher currently living in Beirut, has sent us […]
February 3, 2020Hands Up’s new regular blogger, Melie Pemberton, a teacher currently living in Beirut, has sent […]
October 30, 2019The Hands Up Foundation were awarded Jusoor’s Bridges Award on 4 October at Jusoor’s 6th […]
October 11, 2019This is a picture of one of the lovely Syrian families I met whilst working […]
October 1, 2019Hands Up is thrilled to introduce our new regular blogger, Melie Pemberton. Melie is a […]
September 9, 2019On Monday morning at 9am, the Primary Health Clinic supported by Hands Up, and managed […]
May 9, 2019Eight years ago, I was living in Damascus. Before arriving in 2010, I had only […]
February 1, 2019Lament for Syria is a poem written by Amineh Abou Kerech, winner of the 2017 Betjamin […]
January 31, 2019This beautiful poem by the great Lord Tennyson was read by the Attorney General, Geoffrey […]
16th – 19th October 2018 The team: Rose, Louisa, Amanda: Hands up Foundation director, founder […]
November 1, 2018Eid Al-Adha is a celebration that brings happiness and joy to many communities across the […]
August 21, 2018A 5 minute video explaining what the Hands Up Foundation is and what we do… […]
August 15, 2018In early May, three of us went to the Turkish border with Syria, to meet […]
June 11, 201815th March 2018 Today marks the seventh year of the conflict in Syria. I remember […]
March 15, 2018A great piece of analysis from Abdulkarim Ekzayez, a Syrian medical doctor, discussing whether the […]
March 7, 2018It takes violence of unprecedented levels for Syria to be newsworthy at the moment. Perhaps […]
February 15, 2018We are very excited to announce that monthly Syrian Supper Clubs are launching in three new locations […]
January 31, 2018On the 7th January 2018 the Primary Health Clinic supported by Hands Up, and managed […]
January 9, 2018The final reading of the service was given by Colin Thubron, the acclaimed travel writer. […]
December 19, 2017The fourth reading of the service absolutely brought the house down. Martin Jarvis, narrator of […]
December 18, 2017The 2nd reading at our flagship carol service was this excellent monologue by Marriott Edgar, […]
December 16, 2017The Hands Up Foundation / Abel & Cole team up continues apace, with our sold […]
December 15, 2017This poem, the first reading at the Hands Up flagship carol service, is by Nizar […]
December 14, 2017George, Trustee and Founder of Hands Up, gave the address at 2017’s flagship Singing for […]
December 13, 2017Rush hour commuters at Marylebone Station got a festive surprise last Friday, courtesy of Singing […]
December 6, 2017Join us for Hands Up’s flagship Singing for Syrians‘ carol service at St Margaret’s, Westminster on Tuesday 12th […]
November 20, 2017You may have noticed that in doing your good deeds for Hands Up, we often […]
November 15, 2017For the last three years, Abel & Cole and Hands Up have been working together, […]
October 18, 2017At Syria, Food for Thought this Thursday, 12th October, we will be inviting everyone to pledge […]
October 9, 2017This week we wanted to put the spotlight on ‘Spirit of Syria’, a visual heritage project […]
September 29, 2017At Hands Up, we spend a huge amount of time making sure we know exactly […]
September 14, 2017Singing for Syrians 2017 is here and we’re launching it in the House of Commons […]
September 13, 2017Tickets are go – grab yours here Hands Up is back with a party this […]
August 25, 2017THE TRUSTEES George Butler, Chair George is an award-winning artist and illustrator specialising in travel […]
June 25, 2017Check this out people, Lucas, Adam and Lucas are cycling the length of the Pyrenees […]
June 20, 2017Here’s the latest newsletter with everything that Hands Up has been doing, from new partners […]
June 9, 2017This is a prime example of people bothering to get up and do something and […]
June 3, 2017Brace yourselves people, because Hands Up has a party coming to town… get the date […]
May 21, 2017Sitting in an office in London (or anywhere in the UK) it is hard to […]
May 16, 2017Gaziantep, 10th May 2017, 12:55pm While meeting with staff from SAMS office in Gaziantep, we […]
May 15, 2017We went down to Park Loft Studios today to drop off some MarmalAid for their […]
April 3, 2017#MarmalAid sales are on in Little Dockray, Penrith at #marmaladeawards. Come and see us! ? #penrithgoesorange #handsupfoundation […]
March 18, 2017Dear Singers, Thank you for all you did to raise money for some of Syria’s […]
March 10, 2017Marmalade, the taste, smell and sight of it on toast conjures up different feelings for […]
February 14, 2017Yeshe, in year six at Queen Anne’s School, is bravely shaving her head to raise […]
February 7, 2017Dear all, We are very excited to send you Hands Up’s first official newsletter – it has […]
November 6, 2016Check l’Institut Francais’ website for tickets… In this deeply personal documentary, veteran Syrian documentarian Hala […]
July 3, 2016Dear friends, Many of you have been asking where and how you can help Syrian […]
September 3, 2015Check out this video of MarmalAid making by the very lovely people at North 19 […]
March 3, 2015Remembering the weeks running up to March 2011, when the streets of the city were […]
August 3, 201226th July 2012 Tonight we have our first Syrian pop-up restaurant. It is a […]
July 26, 2012