Syria Crisis Appeal

“We hid under the trees so the warplanes wouldn’t see us and fire at us. We stayed away from houses as the warplanes were hitting the residential neighbourhoods and homes. We headed to farms. We are short of everything. We need emergency assistance, food supplies, basically everything.” Rami,* 14.

Rami and his family had to flee their village on his father’s motorbike, they now live in a camp in North West Syria. They were able to escape the recent escalation of violence in Idlib, but hundreds of other children are left sleeping in the streets as the fighting intensifies.

The bombardment has devastated people’s homes, schools and hospitals. We’re planning to run temporary schools and make sure newly displaced children who don’t have access to a formal school can still access vital learning education materials.

Many of the displaced families have not eaten or slept for several days due to sustained airstrikes and shelling. For families who don’t know where their next meal will come from, we will be providing cash for food. We’re being careful to identify those who need extra support.

For children with more complex needs, we will provide tailored, one-to-one support and follow-up sessions. For example, a child who shows signs of emotional distress will be referred to receive emotional support to help them deal with the traumatic experience.

The war in Syria has already claimed too many children's lives, we need to act now.