2013 was a landmark year for Salaam Cultural Museum, but for a reason we wish were not true. Our organization took in more money and in – kind donations last year than at any time in our history. Unfortunately, this record activity is due to the seemingly endless humanitarian crisis happening in Syria. While I...
Category: Turkey
Medicines bound for Turkey and Syria
We had some medicines that arrived after the Jordan medical mission departed so they are being sent with another person who will take them to Turkey and get them distributed there and in Syria to the doctors that need them. Here is the list of medicines we received:
Ambulances purchased and shipped to Turkey for refugee aid
Below are the documentation of the ambulance purchases and the bill of lading for the shipment to Turkey. Thank you everyone for your help in getting this accomplished!
Ambulance for aid work
I have found this ambulance in Toronto and have two doctors that are going to check it out. If all is well, they will collect medical equipment and fill the container with the equipment and the ambulance. We will be making all the arrangements from Seattle for this. The ambulance will be shipped to the...
Mobile housing units for refugees
We are purchasing two of these units to help with the housing for displaced Syrians. They each have 2 rooms with separate entrances and a shared bathroom (this is huge because many of the trailers and of course the tents in the camps don’t have bathrooms at all). These will be going to Bab al-Hawa...
PostHuman Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Refugees, salaamculturalmuseum, Syria, Turkeyby Salaam Cultural Museum
No end in sight
There is no end in sight for the Syrian crisis- every day we hear about more Syrians leaving their country and coming across to neighboring countries- Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq. These countries have opened their doors and their hearts to their Syrian brothers and sisters, but the resources and the funding is running out. The United Nations...
PostCommunity Service, Humanitarian Aid, Refugees, salaamculturalmuseum, Turkeyby Salaam Cultural Museum
Thank you for your donations!
Saturday March 16 we had a fund raiser in Seattle for the Syrian refugees with an auction. About 100 people showed up to the event that lasted from 6pm to 9:30pm. Ian Moncaster, ex CEO of the World Affairs Council was the MC, Dr, Eiad Sayed, flew in from Ohio to be our keynote speaker,...
A Plea for More Help
This is a desperate plea for help for the Syrian refugees that are scattered around Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and also Egypt. There are over 2.5 million people that are displaced and we are still not sure of the numbers since not all the refugee are living in the camps or have registered with their...
Collections for the 3rd Container
I started collecting for the third container… “For all our friends that are willing to help again or did not have the time to help on our short notice… will be sending another container in 2 weeks to Syrian refugees at the Jordanian border this time. I will start collecting women, men and kid’s clothes,...
Thank you for the donation of fleece children’s clothes
Dear Miriam, Your gift will make a difference to thousands of Syrian kids as the winter storm magnifies their misery. You brought tears to my eyes admiring your amazing work! I could not believe you took the time to make all those wonderful kids clothes yourself! You are an amazing woman with a big heart!!!...