Helping the Displaced in Saraqeb
When Ali al-Homsi, 30, sought refuge in Saraqeb city, he had no idea of the bureaucratic problems life as a displaced person would bring....
Agriculture Declines in Syria’s Once Green Governorate
Abu Amer’s once-flourishing farm in rural Idlib is now in a terrible state. “Agriculture has become one of the most difficult and most demanding...
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...
The Dressmaker’s Daughter
A few blocks away from my house in Aleppo’s northern suburbs, there lived a seamstress and her daughter Hasnaa. Hasnaa was a beautiful 21-year-old...
Syria: Kafr Nabel Clinic Provides Vital Vaccinations
Rawan al-Junaid, 24, says that she no longer feels she has to worry so much about her baby Amjad’s health. The one-year-old boy has...
Boosting Syria’s Medical Services
When Issam’s hand was badly injured by shrapnel, he expected the worst. “The injury was so bad my hand was almost severed. I thought...
Reopening Idlib’s Schools
Fuad al-Yusef wakes up filled with excitement each morning at the prospect of going to school. Like hundreds of other children in Idlib’s countryside,...
A Mother’s Sorrow and Pain
Khaldiya Diyab devotes Thursday mornings to visiting four of her sons. She steps out of her house dressed in black, holding a bunch of...
Syrian Kids are Taking Up Smoking
Wissam, 12, lights a cigarette and smokes it with obvious enjoyment, despite his hacking cough. His 37-year-old mother Manar says she has repeatedly tried...
A New Generation of Medics
Ruaa had just completed a three-month nursing course at a women’s centre in Kfar Nabel and was working at a private clinic when she...
Tamkeen Programme Supports Syrian Communities and Initiatives
Alya recently delivered her first child at the Maternity and Child Welfare centre in the town of Hass, in Syria’s Idlib province. All her...
Confusion Reigns in Kfar Nabel’s School System
Sara, 15, sets out every morning for the Sharia Institute for Scientific Excellence in Kafr Nabel. At this school, run by the Islamist group...
Anemone Organisation: Helping Hope Bloom
Um Amjad left the headquarters of Idlib’s Anemone organisation with a smile on her face. The 36-year-old widow from Maarrat al-Nu’man said the monthly...
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...
When No News is Bad News
Months had passed since I had last seen my brother Ismail, so when I answered my front door in early October 2012 and found...
An Exceptional Woman
Umm Abdu did not cry when she heard that her son and grandson had been killed. Instead, she stood up, performed her ritual ablutions...
