Jordan
The Changemakers of Azraq Camp
In Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp, Syrian teachers and fellow refugees Shadi Zahed and Muteeb Hamdan are making their students’ dreams of higher education a reality.
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14 AUGUST 2019
Jordan
“We educate women because it changes the world”
One in every three marriages between Syrian refugees in Jordan involve a child under the age of 18. Huda is one of these women. This is her story.
Jordan
“Wherever life takes me, I will use my education to get there”
Relief International is the only provider of education inside Jordan’s Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps. Our signature project is a year-long prep course for the Tawjihi, the final exam students are required to take to graduate from high school.
Lebanon
Cash for Education Keeps Refugees in School
Mustafa Al Sayyah, 13, was forced to abandon his education when he became a refugee. Now, he works to earn tips at a local vegetable shop in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Relief International’s Cash for Education program is working to make sure that other Syrian refugees living in Lebanon don’t have to do the same.
Lebanon
Displaced and Distressed: Delivering Mental Health Support in Arsal, Lebanon
Asmaa, 33, and Mariam, 61, live a five-minute drive away from one another in the small Lebanese border town of Arsal. They have never met, but they have more in common than just the town where they live.
Lebanon
Cash Assistance Helps Meet Syrian Refugees’ Most Urgent Needs
Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley shelters more than 350,000 Syrian refugees, 71% of whom live below the poverty line. Syrian refugee, Yara, who receives cash assistance from Relief International, tells her story.
Lebanon
My Job as a Relief International Volunteer
The hillsides of Arsal still bear physical reminders of the intense fighting that spilled across the Lebanese border with Syria. Marked with scorch marks and half-destroyed buildings, the town has seen better days. For Arsal’s local residents and its Syrian refugee population, both communities carry hidden scars.
Syria
Delivering Aid in Syria: Overcoming Challenges
The Syrian civil war is one of the most complex crises of 21st century. The fluidity of the environment, the fighting and the number of stakeholders involved makes access to vulnerable populations incredibly challenging. Relief International is providing healthcare services through different means of delivery to reach populations in need.