12/3/2015 Hi all, As we gaze towards the Turkish coast, we see the Turkish Coast Guard trolling back and forth all day…and almost no arrivals on this side. Oxy camp is empty. We did some minor jobs and drove down the coast to Skala Camp, also quiet. Yesterday we helped the Greek Coast Guard to...
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Greece Mission Update 12/1/2015
12/1/2015 Hi all, We we worked a big boat this morning that may have been overloaded with as many as 250 Kurds. You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxYwLGl1Y0 Later, while we were at Lighthouse beach, we saw the big Greek navy ship go by. With binoculars we could see refugees on the aft deck. We...
Greece Mission Update 11/29/2015
This is an update sent to us by one of our Greece mission volunteers. His next post will be posted immediately after this, with photos taken just yesterday. 11/29/2015 Hi all, Lively day today with lots of boats. It was the first time that the new team was all together. The first boat that...
We haven’t forgotten
With almost all of our focus on the tragedy of the refugees trying to get to Europe, and SCM’s efforts to help those that arrive in Greece, it would be easy to forget there are others in need in the region. But we haven’t forgotten. In Jordan we are continuing our distribution of humanitarian goods...
Update on Lesvos, Greece: October 28th, 2015
The SCM team in Molyvos experienced a great tragedy today. At 10a.m. this morning, SCM responded to an SOS call in regards to a wooden boat capsizing off the northern shores of Lesvos. It is reported that the Greek Coast Guard and various fishing boats retrieved 242 individuals from the sea, but it is estimated...
Diary Entries from Lesvos – October 10th-18th
Dear All, Please see below for our daily escapades. Best Wishes & Salaam, Zoya Day 1 Today we received a full handover from Hina, Sabrina, Basel, and Daoud. Hina and Sabrina informed us of their current set up which largely involved slotting into the medical tent of Waha. They used only their own supplies and...
Diary Entries from this Week’s Mission to Lesvos
Before moving forward, SCM would like to extend our gratitude to our volunteers that have done so much since the start of these missions. They are humanitarians in the true sense and we couldn’t be more grateful for their efforts. We’d also like to take a moment to recognize David Swissa, who has been leading the...
First Mission to Lesvos Wraps Up
As the second team arrives today, and the prior one departs- we look at the past week and couldn’t be more proud of David, Zohab and Dr. Zahra for delving straight into work and exceeding our expectations. David will be staying on to welcome the new arrivals and volunteer through the week as well! Please...
Updates from SCM volunteers on the ground in Lesvos, Greece
We are incredibly proud of our first official team in Lesvos, Greece. They are currently working on the northern shore of Lesvos, where refugees are landing by boat. SCM Team manned the Sikaminea’ Al-Zahara post from 13:00 after Al-Zahara team took a break, where they serviced 3 boats around 11:00. We cleaned/tidied up site and...
Urgent Appeal: SCM to Provide Humanitarian Aid in Greece
URGENT: Donate to our Emergency Greece Fund Update on 9/22/2015: Please see click here to read our team’s final report regarding Lesvos – SCMGreeceAssessment Update on Greece 9/2/2015: SCM is calling on all supporters, humanitarians, past-mission volunteers and the international community for assistance. After an initial report by our team in Lesvos, Greece we are more...