A League of Their Own
Kafr Nabl sports club has hosted a series of volleyball games as clubs across Idlib compete to join a new league, the first of...
Kfar Nabel’s Junior Footballers Strike Out
Jamil al-Saloom developed a passion for football when he was a child, and joined the al-Numan club in 2007 when he was 13 years...
Futsal Pitch Inaugurated in Kfar Nabel
Futsal – also known as five-a-side football – has come to Kfar Nabel, an opposition-held town in the Idlib region. A special project funded...
A New Census for Kfar Nabel
A new census is underway in the city of Kfar Nabel with the aim of improving the delivery of aid and public services. The...
Rebuilding Homes and Lives in Idlib
Residents of Idlib’s southern countryside have been learning practical ways to rebuild lives disrupted by conflict in a series of awareness workshops. The Syria...
In Idlib, Some Turn to Sharia Courts
Umm Mohammad is waiting anxiously to hear whether a Sharia court in the rebel-held town of Kafr Nabel will reverse a decision made by...
Getting Teachers Back to Work
Education officials in Idlib are trying to find jobs for the many teachers fired from government-run schools due to their support for the opposition....
Sparking Up Kfar Nabel’s Power Supply
Saeed takes a car battery to work with him every day. He doesn’t own a vehicle, but needs some way to power the lights...
Bitter Coffee, Strong Opinions in Kfar Nabel
Abu Hussam used to run his late father’s coffeehouse in the town of Khan Shaykhun in Idlib province of northwest Syria. When the revolution...
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...
Putting Smiles on Orphans’ Faces
A civil society group working in Idlib and the surrounding countryside is helping hundreds of local children who have lost family in the conflict....
