After Years of Despair, A Syrian Woman Finds Her Purpose
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Shaza is a young Syrian woman. Seven years ago, her life turned upside down. War destroyed her home and extinguished her dreams.
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Shaza is a young Syrian woman. Seven years ago, her life turned upside down. War destroyed her home and extinguished her dreams.
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On March 15, 2011, a war erupted within Syria. It began when civil protests, born out of discontent with the Syrian government, were violently suppressed. The protests turned into an armed conflict that has continued for nine years — spread…
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Faced with howling wind and fierce rain, Halima’s family of 16 squeezed into the only place free of rising flood waters — a tiny room in the back of their makeshift shelter.
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“Mom, we’re dying – we’re dying, mom!”
All she could do was stand stone-footed, unable to move.
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She ran from her burning village in Myanmar, carrying her only son…
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Patients trapped within the borders of Syria urgently need medical supplies and support. Through a partnership with International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation, Medical Teams International provides shipments of much-needed medicine and medical supplies to facilities providing care within Syria.
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Her family fled Syria when the children were no longer safe. Now, Kareena picks potatoes in the mud for just over a dollar a day…
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The injured are left without medicines or supplies, and many who flee to safer places face impossibly expensive or nonexistent medical care…
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In Syria, Noufa was only a year from graduating high school. More than two years later, Noufa still longs for an education…
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Afaf understands why her family had to flee, but life in the camp is hard…
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Five years ago, Adeen and his family gave up everything to seek safety as refugees in Lebanon. Now, they live in a refugee settlement and are trying hard to build new lives. This is their story…
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Before the Syrian war, Kareena’s biggest worry was failing an exam…