Lucie * lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the conflict has lasted all her life.
Manju, 13, lives in Nepal. Her life changed dramatically last year when earthquakes destroyed her village. She lost her home and school.
Isatu is eight years old and lives in Sierra Leone. Her life was devastated when her mother and father were killed during the Ebola outbreak.
Shaku is the brother of one of the Chibok girls kidnapped from school by terrorists. Armed militants from the Boko Haram group broke into the boarding school and kidnapped 200 girls.
37 million children are missing out on an education due to the impact of emergencies, like conflict, natural disaaster or health crisis. Explore facts and stats about the issue.
Jednel lives in Tanauan, a coastal area of the Philippines, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Storm damage left over a million pupils with no place to learn.
Emma Woods got involved with Send My Friend to School when she was in year 10.
Read all about our Young Ambassadors’ recent fact-finding trip to Kenya, where they met deaf children both in and out of school.
Mohamed lives with parents and sisters in a refugee camp in Lebanon: they had had to flee for safety.
Find out how to help the millions of children affected by emergencies, who are missing out on school. Hear the real life stories from Nepal and Syria.