Sally Becker became known as the Angel of Mostar when she rescued wounded children from besieged areas of war-torn Bosnia. She continued her work throughout the war, delivering humanitarian aid and evacuating around two hundred sick and wounded children and their families.
When the war spread to Kosovo, she and her volunteers brought convoys of humanitarian aid to the region and in June 1998, Sally crossed the mountains on foot to bring medical supplies to a besieged hospital. She was captured by Serb paramilitaries while trying to help wounded children and their families escape across the border.
Upon her release she managed to trace the children to a refugee camp in Northern Albania but whilst arranging for their visas, she was shot by masked gunmen. Despite the risk of losing her leg, she remained with the children until her mission was completed.
Sally has continued to help victims of war and is a Goodwill Ambassador to "Children of Peace", a multi-faith charity dedicated to building friendship, trust and reconciliation between Israeli and Palestinian children.