Maan Al-Khidr-Ghazi Anteb
Activists inside Syria and in neighboring countries have launched individual and collective initiatives on social media platforms to help those affected by the breakdown and interruption of their work and the loss of their source of income from displaced Syrians or refugees, due to the precautionary measures taken weeks ago to confront the Corona virus.
Sarah Jumaa (a Syrian humanitarian activist based in Istanbul) says that most of the support is provided to the camps for the displaced in the north of Syria, but we should not forget our people in the areas of the regime.
She explains that she launched with her friends a campaign to collect financial donations and send them to some families in cities such as Damascus and Homs.
The Syrian activist notes that the "Let's support some" campaign is a secret campaign, and therefore faces real difficulties in the process of financial transfer, in light of the pressure imposed by the authorities of the Syrian regime, "However, we are determined to support many families in the areas of the system, especially those displaced from Their areas are in the countryside, which was controlled by the regime forces. "
| Syrian youth carry a food basket containing food aid for needy families most affected by the Corona Virus Control measures (Al-Jazeera) |
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For his part, the Syrian student Salman Al-Abbas (a volunteer in a campaign entitled “I protect myself and my brother”) says that the volunteers start their initiative with their social responsibility towards the people of the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the border with Syria. Corona Virus.
Al-Abbas explains that the campaign has so far collected aid that has been distributed to families and the needy.
Mehdi Daoud (a member of the Forum of Syrian Associations in Turkey) indicates that they are working in this campaign in coordination with the directorates of immigration in Turkey, in order to identify and identify the affected families, and provide support to them through the Turkish immigration authorities.
The Syrian actress Yara Sabry also launched, through the communication platforms, a "Let's protect some" campaign, which aims to provide financial support to the Syrian families in the camps and asylum countries, whose work has ceased, in partnership with the "inspiring" volunteer team.
The Syrian Associations Platform announced the launch of a link to help needy Syrian families as part of the measures taken to confront “Corona”. |
The volunteer team manager Atef Na`noua explains that they are targeting families in the camps and in Turkey and Lebanon, where many families live on the daily work of their parents or families.
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Many groups of Syrians on Facebook have turned into something like emergency rooms to help people cope with the consequences of the Corona crisis, and Anas Aseel says in his post that he and his friends have formed a group to collect donations and provide them to needy Syrian families in the UAE who have been cut off.
As for Ahmed (a Syrian residing in Gaziantep), he presented his car as a way to help his Syrian citizens as well as the needy Turks in his area, and he adds in a post on Facebook, "ready to secure orders, or any connections, especially for the elderly."
The Syrian young man residing in Turkey, Mohamed Dadikh, announced on his Facebook page that his store in Istanbul will distribute a food basket daily to needy families in the areas of Syrians in major cities in Turkey, provided that the family is composed of a mother and children.
A group of Syrian activists launched a campaign on the networks, which is a challenge in which everyone vows to take care of a number of needy families, then passes the challenge on to other Facebook friends in order to distribute the circle of participation and extend a helping hand.