Pearl Jam, Adele, Dolly Parton, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Kris Kristofferson and more have all put their stamp on songs from Brandi Carlile's The Story for an upcoming all-star tribute album Cover Stories benefiting the War Child UK charity.

D.R. Congo "They had thought she was dead."   Hannah’s parents were overjoyed to be reunited with her. It had been two years since she had been abducted from her small village in eastern Congo by a group of rebels. The 14 year old girl was dragged back to their base and given to one of the officers as a ‘wife’.

Bosnia Seven year old Jasmin Elezovic stands beside the remains of Mostar’s iconic Ottoman bridge. It had proudly stood for 427 years, but in November 1993 it was destroyed by Croatian artillery fire in a matter of minutes.   This is where our story began. Jasmin was to become one of the original ‘War Children’.

As 2016 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who supported us this year and show you exactly where and how you’ve helped. Our biggest initiative of 2016 was The Story Campaign in support of War Child’s efforts to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children caught up in war and we’ll be continuing that in 2017 in an even bigger way. But we also gave to other organizations, big and small, local and global. Thanks to supporters like you, we raised close to $250,000 for organizations that needed our support. Here’s who we looked out for this year: The Story Campaign  LGBT Equality Alliance Fight The Fear Campaign Hedgebrook East Nashville Hope Exchange Canyon Park Junior High Music Boosters Missionvale USA BEST (Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking) Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra Northwest Youth Services Courage 360 Camp Victory Make Music NOLA Lustgarten Foundation - in honor of Sharon Jones SLAM! SpeakOUT Boston Affordable Homeownership Foundation Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Listening Ear Crisis Center Orange County Coastkeeper Environmental Education JFS Orlando Food Pantry Apha Ghar Inc. Thank you and here’s to another year of making music mean more!

Afghanistan "Did you ever meet someone that changed your life?"   What did you collect when you were 12? Cabbage Patch Dolls, Transformers, Beany Babies, Panini stickers? Faheema collects rubbish.

For anyone hoping to see the first female president of the United States, the election result might feel like a devastating defeat. The US did not elect its first female President. The glass ceiling may have been cracked, but it’s still not shattered.  Yet, despite what your emotions, friends, family, and the internet tells you, there’s a lot to celebrate. While the US will have to keep waiting for its for its first female president, here are five other women shaking up the political scene.

Afghanistan "Since going to the lessons Delaram has learnt so much and I can see that education is very important for her future." - Deleram's Mum.   Before she went to school, Delaram had wanted to be ‘a wife’ when she grew up. In this part of western Afghanistan, early (and arranged) marriages are common, and girls often become wives whilst they’re still in their early teens.

Please join Brandi Carlile and special guests on Sunday December 4th at 7pm for a unique evening at Town Hall Seattle. Brandi and her band will perform an exclusive set, completely unplugged as a continuation of her groundbreaking Pin Drop Tour. All proceeds will benefit the Looking Out Foundation.