Looking back, Omar (name changed) reflects that life was once so simple and beautiful for his family and himself. The 33-year old lived in a nice house with his wife and children, and had a stable job he enjoyed. However, when the war in Syria started, they had to flee from airstrikes and violence. Today, […]
Hala (not her real name) 50 years old, has worked hard since she was 16 years old. At one point she had to drop out of school to support her parents who were struggling financially. She was happily married, but suddenly her story changed when her husband was killed in a car accident five years […]
“It’s the strangest feeling when you realize that you have gotten used to fleeing from one place to another. Every time you have to leave, you get less attached, and you realize that the only thing that really matters is that your family survives,” says Hadi, 50 years old, (name changed), used to dye fabric […]
Khalil (name changed), 32, did not think he would ever live in a country where a third of the people go to bed without food, and where he constantly worries about where the next meal for his four children would come from. Before the war started, Khalil, and his family lived in a beautiful house […]
“I have not felt safe a single day in the past nine years. We live in constant fear. Every day of the past nine years we pray that we will survive, that nothing will happen to our loved ones,” Yasmin (not her real name), 50, recalls the devastating impact the Syrian war has had, sitting […]
Nine years ago, Nadia’s (not her real name) life was turned upside down. The youngest of her five children was only a few months old when the war in Syria started and her husband went missing. “It was a complete nightmare. We went from having a house, a happy family, a good life, to losing […]
Amira, 33, has had a physical disability since she was born. When the war started everything became more difficult. Her husband is severely disabled, and her entire family left Syria. They were the only ones who could not leave. They have two children, and now only have themselves to depend on. Listen to Amira’s story! […]
Eman (name changed) has always been someone others would describe as a “strong personality”. The 28-year old loves to volunteer and do her share to contribute to the wellbeing of her community. When the war in Syria started in 2011, she was only nineteen years old. She had just graduated from high school. Many of […]
“When I was a child, I remember wondering why other children looked completely different than me. They had legs and hands and life seemed so much easier for them,” says Ali (name changed). It took the 25-year old a long time to accept that he was born with a disability. As a child and teenager, […]
Fourteen years ago, Salma’s (not her real name) husband died, leaving her and their six children behind. “It was a very difficult time for me, but when I started working on a farm, things got better and I was able to provide for my children,” recalls the 47-year-old. It was when Salma finally felt that […]
