In Gaza, children have been severely impacted by hostilities. This includes death, injury and disability, separation, trauma, loss of school, health conditions, and a loss of routines and play. One of the responses by the Palestinian Red Crescent has been to implement the mobile Child Friendly Space named, the "Dream Bus."

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The Developmental Center provides stable, safe, and inclusive support for children in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, with a special focus on Ukrainian refugee families and children with disabilities or special educational needs. The programme offered individually tailored developmental activities, structured play sessions, thematic workshops, sensory and physical exercise programmes, as well as parental guidance and community engagement opportunities. The programme was implemented in Nyíregyháza, initially in a temporary location and later in a permanent, purpose-equipped center that ensured child safety, accessibility, and a welcoming environment.

Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) runs two specialized early childhood centres that support children with special needs across the country. These are the Sefhare Stimulation Centre in Tswapong South and the Tshimologo Stimulation Centre in Francistown.

The Nigeria Red Cross manages several Community Children’s Homes, also known as Motherless and Abandoned Babies Homes, for children who are alone.

Through the IFRC Children Affected by Armed Conflict project, the Yemen Red Crescent has delivered essential services to orphans and children with disabilities.

As part of its response to the Ukraine Regional Crisis, the Bulgarian Red Cross delivered a Cash and Voucher Assistance program focusing on multi-purpose cash grant payments, reimbursement grants for medical expenses, targeted support for winter costs, and Cash for Protection grants and education vouchers. This includes prioritizing children and adults with disabilities.

As part of the Pakistan Red Crescent response to the return of Afghan migrants from Pakistan to Afghanistan, programing has been established for children and adults in vulnerable situations. The main features of the program implemented by PRCS for Afghan returnees include the establishment of Humanitarian Services Point (HSP) in Torkham Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a medical care facility at Chaman in Baluchistan province, and provision of essential services such as health care, safe drinking water, and gender-sensitive sanitation facilities targeting 60,000 people under an IFRC supported operation. The program integrates Protection, Gender, and Inclusion (PGI) and Community Engagement and Accountability to ensure the dignity, safety, and participation of diverse groups including children, women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.