This September, I'm joining a team from Allen & Overy trekking 60km across the Jordanian desert to raise money for War Child. Those of you who know me well will know that this isn't the kind of activity that comes naturally to me - so it is going to be a challenge! 

So why am I raising money for War Child? The work they do with vulnerable children who have been affected by conflict is incredibly important. There are now 65.6 million displaced people worldwide, half of whom are children. War Child provide specialist services in protection, education and vocational training to children in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Jordan. 

I've seen War Child's work first-hand in Jordan, where they're working to provide safe spaces for children in the country's refugee camps. War Child's centres give children the opportunity to play and learn, as well as access psychosocial support to help them cope with their traumatic experiences. 

War Child helps children like Nour: 

Nour was just six years old when she tried to escape the violence in Syria with her mother, Rana. Travelling by foot, at night, they made their way across the hills but were captured by a militia group. They were beaten, stripped, starved and separated from each other. 

Nour and Rana would go on to be kidnapped and abused a second time before finally escaping to one of the sprawling refugee camps just outside of the Syrian border. Since then, their home has been an eight metre by four metre canvass tent. 

"I watched her go crazy", explains Rana. "She wouldn't talk. She wouldn't eat. She'd wake the neighbours with her nightmares. It was like the fear stopped her mind. War Child care about my kid - they're helping them in a way I could not. I'm so thankful. They re-created my daughter." 

If you help me raise £1,000, War Child could help 100 children and their families, just like Nour and Rana. 

Thank you! 

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