Helping to Heal Syria’s Troubled Children
Nour was an introverted child who could not get along with her peers. When anyone tried to talk to the nine-year-old, her immediate response...
A Fresh Start for Syrian Youth
Fuad al-Basha, 23, was on the verge of leaving war-torn Syria to seek a new life in Europe. “Like most young Syrians, despair and...
Small Investments Reap Big Benefits in Kfar Nabel
Umm Hazem works at a factory processing dried figs in the village of Bsaqla in Idlib’s countryside. The 41 year-old walks to work and...
Free Homes For Syria’s Displaced
Jamal and his family were left homeless after Russian air strikes targeted his village of Kfar Nabuda in Hama’s western countryside. Their house in...
Cleaning Up Kfar Nabel
Abu Adel used to live right next to Kfar Nabel’s main landfill site. “The smell was unbearable, and an invasion of insects had settled...
Kurdish Youth Dance On
A new network of art, dance and drama groups is helping to brighten the lives of young Kurds in Syria. The Kurdish Democratic Youth...
Solidarity with Syria’s Besieged
On January 7, 2016, Shaima donated her family’s entire daily food allowance to the Molham organisation towards aid for the besieged residents of Madaya....
Letting Water Flow Back to Idlib
The civil administration of Idlib in northwestern Syria are bringing back water supplies to regions where infrastructure was badly damaged by the fighting. Idlib’s...
Helping Idlib’s Women and Children
When 35-year-old Jumana found a lump in her breast, she was terrified. “I was so frightened when I discovered it, especially as I didn’t...
Sharia Courts Observe Laws of War and Instability
Manal was widowed at the age of 30 when her husband Faris was murdered by a group of bandits. On October 8, 2015, Faris...
Syria’s Modern Mud Villages
Displaced from Hama’s countryside, Ahmad al-Sheikh was so desperate to find a new home for his family that he was preparing to buy a...
Restoring Dignity To Idlib’s Jobless
Queues of people, young and old, waiting for food aid have become a common sight in Idlib. The conflict has led to the systematic...
Treating Aleppo’s Traumatised Children
Nour could not accept that her father gone forever. He had been killed during a government air strike on Aleppo, but his eight year...
Supporting Syria’s Livestock Sector
Abu Jawad had always relied on his income from sheep farming. But as the conflict in Syria took its toll, he was horrified to...
Bringing Cheaper Food to Families in Hass
A new scheme selling subsidised food is helping ordinary people in the town of Hass in Idlib’s countryside. Beit al-Munna (The Stock House) provides...
Women Kick Up A Storm in Syrian Football
When Sulin Murad told her parents that she wanted to join a women’s football team, they were surprisingly enthusiastic. This reaction, she told Damascus...
