Relief of IDPs of Homs, Hama, and Southern Ghouta
IDPs Relief Program:
After a strangling siege of different Syrian regions, which led to miserable living conditions, forced deportation added more to households’ suffering.
The rise of violence has accompanied increase in livelihood needs and called the efforts of various international associations and organizations to help alleviate the catastrophic humanitarian consequences before it claims the lives of more innocent civilians.The recent months have witnessed several deportation moves remarkably from Homs, Hama, and southern Ghouta suburbs where thousands of households were forced to leave their homes and cities towards the Syrian north. The hosting community, on the other side, was overburdened by financial, spatial, and material needs of this sudden bulk of population, particularly since it already suffered overwhelming financial and humanitarian crises.
As means to alleviate the burden of deported households, “Beyaz Eller organization” used support of Al Rahma International to provide emergency relief to the deported households- food and shelter supplies- to save their lives and help them overcome these traumatizing conditions.
Project Results:
The project helped a considerable number of households in western Aleppo suburbs, Idlib, and Idlib suburbs through provision of different types of assistances, including distribution of 1,074 hygiene toolkits, 1,000 child kits, 1,016 shelter kits, and 50 USD to each household totaling the number of benefiters to 1,074 families which is equivalent to nearly 5,370 deported individuals.
Unspeakable Suffering:
Our team was touring the benefiting families targeted by this project. Of those deported forcefully, in search for safety
One heart-wrenching case is that of a ten years-old girl deported with her grandmother who is the only one left in her family, after all were lost to an arbitrary shelling of their house. She spoke about her living conditions: “After leaving our house, we searched for a safe shelter. First we resorted to a tent that could barely stave off the cold. We used to sustain 24 hours with one meal- only few bread crumbs and water.”
a man in his thirties who escaped Homs with his children. He said: “I wish I could secure a proper livelihood to my children and support their ambitions. Misery has forced us to leave our home, deprived us of dreams, and put us in dire need for basic life necessities that are no longer affordable.”
Project Importance:
The project targeted deportees of Homs, Hama, and southern Ghouta and helped supplying a considerable number of households with living necessities- i.e., food, and cash donations – to help them afford unmet needs especially in the beginning of their life in deportation areas. We also addressed young and elder family members with specialized services and cared for children needs to assist families realizing self-sufficiency. Towards this, Beyaz Eller Organization will endeavor to continue providing sustainable support and service to the needy and poor Syrian families.