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Press release:
London, UK – 20, October, 2026 – War Child UK is proud to announce its series of events for gamers this holiday season in support of Jingle Jam 2026, including pop stars, Mario Kart, and even more to be announced.

War Child UK’s long term strategic partnership with Jingle Jam brings gamers, creators and their communities together to raise money for War Child as they continue to provide specialist mental health support, education, protection, and immediate aid to children around the world whose lives have been devastated by war.

Jingle Jam is one of the most unique and fun gaming charity traditions in the sector, having raised over £31 million for causes affecting children and young people since 2011. 2025’s edition – which saw over 1,000 creators unite in various fundraising festivities over a two-week period – was the second most successful Jingle Jam to date, raising over £3.5 million for eight charity partners.

“We are proud to be returning as a long-term strategic partner of Jingle Jam for the 2026 campaign with some of our biggest activations yet,” says Georgia Paton, Gaming Partnerships Lead at War Child UK.

“War Child’s work ultimately aims to allow children to simply be children again, while equipping them with the tools they need to recover and reclaim their futures. Games are a huge part of that. From playing to process their trauma to game-based learning and raising funds to support this work with Jingle Jam, gaming is a fundamental part of what we do at War Child. Money raised through Jingle Jam will help our teams globally to respond to the urgent needs of children and families in conflict zones, while also allowing us to create safe spaces for young people, and provide specialist mental health support, education and the protection of children’s fundamental human rights.”

Norwegian singer songwriter and War Child Music Ambassador, AURORA, will be getting involved with the 2026 Jingle Jam campaign. As an avid gaming enthusiast, she will be helping to raise awareness for children affected by conflict and War Child’s vital work at a time when 520 million children globally are affected by conflict.

AURORA is an active figure in both advocacy and philanthropic work, standing as a champion of social and environmental issues. Joining War Child as an official War Child Music Ambassador in 2025, she has been a vocal supporter at various War Child events.

War Child will be working on a series of activities for gamers throughout Jingle Jam 2026. Registered fundraisers will also receive access to the 2026 Games Collection, available for a one off donation cost of £35 or more.

War Child UK’s events for Jingle Jam 2026 include:

December 1st, 5pm – Jingle Jam Begins
Jingle Jam will kick off two weeks’ of fundraising with the iconic Jingle Cats stream featuring Lewis and Simon of Jingle Jam founders The Yogscast

December 3rd – War Child x Future Games Show Livestream
Featuring Rosie Caddick and Ash Millman, game lovers can join War Child and Future Games Show for an evening of entertainment.

December 5th – Tubbo Live Event
In support of War Child, major streamer and Minecraft creator Tubbo will host and produce a live 1000-person event in Brighton, with further details to be revealed on 1 November.

Creator Challenges:

War Child has also implemented a series of Creator Challenges for Jingle Jam fundraisers to make their own during Jingle Jam.

Magic: The Gathering Untap Love & Hope
Supported by UltraPro and featuring creator Spice8Rack, War Child is inviting the Magic community to untap love and hope for War Child this Jingle Jam.

War Child Bingo
Returning for 2026, creators will be challenged to complete nine in-game goals on the War Child Bingo card, with each one telling a story about War Child’s mission.

JingleBuild
Inspired by War Child’s work in Ukraine transforming ‘bomb shelters into kindergartens’ fundraisers can create a safe space on stream to raise funds and awareness for building child-friendly spaces in conflict areas.

Partnering with War Child this Jingle Jam, DHL will also be supporting the campaign through a match fund donation of £20,000.

About War Child UK

War Child is driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war. War Child works in some of the hardest-to-reach places to support those who are hardest hit. It aims to reach children as quickly as possible when conflict breaks out and stays long after the cameras have gone to support them through their recovery. War Child works with local communities and governments to help protect and educate children, and support them to heal and learn, for a safer, brighter future. Because one child caught up in conflict is one child too many.

War Child understands children’s needs, respects and stands up for their rights, and puts them at the centre of everything it does. War Child boldly campaigns on the root causes of conflict and helps to amplify children’s voices, so that it can advocate for change on the issues that matter to them.

Together with its partners, War Child delivers vital work in 14 countries across Africa,

Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Every day, its local teams are in communities and refugee camps creating safe spaces for children to play, learn, and access psychological support. War Child also specialises in responding rapidly to emergency crisis situations as they happen, offering immediate and critical aid to keep children safe and help them through their trauma. War Child will never give up on children affected by conflict.

www.warchild.org.uk

About Jingle Jam

Jingle Jam unites the world’s best games, creators, and their communities for a fortnight of entertainment that raises millions of pounds for charities to make the world the best place it can be for children and young people.

Since 2011, donors have turned up in their thousands to donate to their favourite creators and support causes they care about, often in return for the unbeatable value offered by the games industry-led Jingle Jam Games Collection.

https://www.jinglejam.co.uk/

Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround