Syria

27 November 2013

Campaign to protect thousands of children from polio in Syria

A paper sent from the school to Naya’s mother says: “Just to be informed that next week we will vaccinate your child for Polio.”
Helping to plug the medicine gap in Syria
1 November 2013

Helping to plug the medicine gap in Syria

Paying for medicines and medical treatment has become one of the most difficult issues that Syrians face since the crisis began. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent is ...
Psychosocial support in Syria: helping young and old alike
25 October 2013

SARC providing psychosocial support across the generations

When you enter the Red Crescent’s centre for psychosocial support in Damascus, you’re in for a surprise.
The long journey of a Syrian food parcel
7 October 2013

The long journey of a Syrian food parcel

The food parcels have already made a long journey. When funding becomes available, the lengthy procedure starts with a request from Syria. The main challenge is the ...
Supporting children in Syria to return to school
2 October 2013

Supporting children in Syria to return to school

The story of a disrupted education is a common one, but parents in Syria know the value of education for their children’s future. The Netherlands Red Cross has ...
Medicine, understanding and an opportunity to play
26 September 2013

Medicine, understanding and an opportunity to play

20km from Damascus, a mobile health unit is proving to be a lifeline for those displaced by violence.
Syria: Portrait of a volunteer
23 September 2013

Syria: Portrait of a volunteer

Abeer Rifaee is a bold 30-year-old Syrian, who joined the Syrian Arab Red Crescent 18 months ago, at a time when humanitarian work requires volunteers like Abeer to ...
First-aid trainers needed in Syria
12 September 2013

First-aid trainers needed in Syria

Choosing the right words and body language to use in a critical situation are highly important to first aiders. These skills, along with standard first-aid training, ...
Sharing memories of a fallen volunteer with his family in Syria
16 August 2013

Sharing memories of a fallen volunteer with his family in Syria

Kareem Jabour was a Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer who joined the Red Crescent in 2008. He lost his life eight months ago in Jaramana, while he was trying to ...
Syria: how volunteers work in dramatic humanitarian circumstances
16 August 2013

Syria: how volunteers work in dramatic humanitarian circumstances

As I enter the main emergency response centre in the Rural Damascus branch of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the room is teeming with volunteers dressed in red ...
Volunteeers make a difference every day to the people of Syria
16 August 2013

Volunteers make a difference every day to the people of Syria

Stranded, anxious and sick, the people we meet accept their current situation and yet have enough strength to continue their lives. Men of all ages, women and ...
Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers and beneficiaries injured during relief distribution
29 July 2013

Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers and beneficiaries injured during relief distribution

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) has reported that nine volunteers, two staff and three beneficiaries were injured when a distribution point in al-Qusur was hit ...
Psychosocial support eases the daily difficulties of Syria’s displaced
12 July 2013

Psychosocial support eases the daily difficulties of Syria’s displaced

Inside the communal shelter, women are drinking their morning coffee, the children are making toys, others are sitting on the ground watching TV. Everything appears ...
Responding to the dire humanitarian situation following events in Al Qusayr
19 June 2013

Responding to the dire humanitarian situation following events in Al Qusayr

After recent events in Al Qusayr, thousands of families have arrived in Hisyah, putting pressure on host communities.
SARC volunteers working in memory of those who have lost their lives
3 June 2013

SARC volunteers working in memory of those who have lost their lives

Tommaso Della Longa from the Italian Red Cross ventures into Damascus to witness the work of SARC volunteers.

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