Jumana Sawalha is university student and long time volunteer of SCM in Jordan. She often assists us with distributions and medical missions. With Ramadan just around the corner, she recently sent us some reflections from her volunteering experience during our Food Drive last year. It was around this time last year. I knew that the day...
Tag: humanitarian relief
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria – AlJazeera Interactive Page
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, millions of people have either sought refuge in neighboring nations or have had to leave their homes to find shelter inside the country. As the conflict continues, conditions for civilians become more dire. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/multimedia/interactive-humanitariancrisisinsyria.html
Refugees fleeing Syria has hit a million
Yesterday the news read “ The number of Refugees fleeing Syria has hit a million” That is about 5 percent of the population of Syria- the population is registered at 22 million people, but there might be more as that was a figure from early 2012. About half the people that are fleeing Syria are...
Jordan’s Refugee Camp Situation
The entrance to Zaatari is full of people for and security reasons you need to get permission from 7 different agencies to get in. The refugees that are in Zaatari are mostly without paperwork when they came to Jordan. The only way that they are abale to get out is thru a Jordanian or a Syrian that will...
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...