Distribution of emergency aid
The preparations for the opening of our first Peace Centre for young people from different communities affected by the Syrian crisis have reached their final stage. We signed the rental agreement for a great house in the North of Lebanon, hardly 10 km away from the Syrian border. It will open on 15 July and shall be fully operational by the beginning of September.
In preparation of our small opening and we have started the distribution of first-aid items to newly arriving refugees who had to flee the hell of Qusayr. After a thorough evaluation of the needs and of the crisis response in the field, we decided to distribute emergency-aid items that are not included into the standard operational procedures of the UNHCR to new arriving refugees.
Each of our Emergency-Aid Kits contain a thermomether, scissors, elastic crep band, plaster, 250ml desinfective pure alcool, iodine liquid, mercurochrome liquid, cotton swab, rubber gloves, tape, bandages, swabs, cotton, 250ml Panadol for kids, 20 pills of Paracetamol and burn ointment.
20 families with 123 individuals are living in the informal tented settlement that has received our first aid distribution, most of them are deeply traumatised and wounded kids. Most of them had to walk for more than a week in the Syrian mountains, under heavy shelling, before reaching Lebanon.
But their suffering is far from over- nobody of the national and international organisations took care of the wounded, even not of children. In the coming days, we are going to launch particular fundraising campaigns for the most urgent cases. As for now, each family has received at least an Emergency-Aid Kit.
Our field manager Raymond registers every family that receives an Emergency-Aid kit. 20 today. Some of them could not register with the UNHCR as they have left behind all ID documents. They are hence not eligible for international assistance. Much more help is needed for these and thousands of others.
We are holding contact with this community and will progressively expand our reach in the Akkar district. Our volunteers and social assistants will visit this settlement at least once a week. Please support us with a small donation for sustaining our work. Please contact us if you want to join us this summer as a volunteer!