No child should be a victim of war
Many of these children are not eligible to receive any education at all. Others are relegated to special late-afternoon classes where the government teachers are ordinarily indifferent to Syrian children.
Our school provides quality education for these children--and equally as important, the education is provided in a caring, loving, considerate environment.
We provide EDUCATION
“We go outside and play. We eat breakfast. We go back inside and study. I love learning.”
We provide a modest breakfast daily. Before we started this program many of the children had no breakfast at all. The breakfast we provide is a juice box, a roll with either olive oil or cheese and a piece of fruit--usually a banana. We also distribute food parcels to the neediest families. As funds become available we hope to augment these programs.
We provide NUTRITION
“Thank you for the breakfast and the care for the children and the bus that comes on time to pick up the children and return them.”
We are able to assist some of the children with their medical needs (almost none of them have any resources to pay for doctor's visits or medicines) however, we currently do not have an adequate budget to help all those who need medical attention. Your contribution would be very helpful in this area.
We provide MEDICAL SERVICES
“Even when my child got sick, you helped me. A thousand thanks...”
— mother of 11-year-old
“Thank you for the medicine for my son. Our situation is very difficult and if you had not helped me, I wouldn't know where to go--or what I would do.”
— mother of 12-year-old
“I would like to thank you with my whole heart for all the amazing things you do for our children...”
Shoes, clothing, mattresses, blankets, heaters, fans and other items are often dire needs for these families.
We provide BASIC NEEDS
We provide COMPASSION
Repeatedly we hear from both the students and their parents that the atmosphere at our school is different than anywhere else.
“At this school, they really care for us.”
“I love the center. There is peace and safety there.”
We provide HOPE
Hope is a rare commodity among Syrian refugee children. A great percentage of them receive little or no education, minimal nutrition, few medical services…and no encouragement. However, the children at our school, because they are receiving these things…can have hope for the future.
“I hope to stay here until I achieve my dream. My dream is to become a doctor.”
— 12-year-old student
“I hope to become a teacher. I will teach the students.”
— 14-year-old student