Posts by Siwar Al Assad
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12
May
How NGOs Help Refugees Around The World, and Why It Takes More Than Good Intentions
When you see the scale of a refugee crisis, it is easy to wonder what any one organisation can actually do. The numbers are staggering....
12
May
The Best Ways To Support Refugees From Home, Starting Right Where You Are
You do not have to travel to a refugee camp or work on the frontlines to make a meaningful difference. Some of the most important contr...
12
May
How Education Changes The Future Of Refugee Children, One Classroom at a Time
Imagine being forced to leave everything behind. Your home, your neighbourhood, the school where your friends are. Now imagine being a ...
05
May
Why The Benefits Of Donating To Humanitarian Causes Go Far Beyond the Gift
There is something that shifts inside you when you decide to give. Not because you have solved a massive crisis, but because you have c...
25
Mar
What Syrian Refugees Need Most After Displacement And How You Can Help
When families are forced to leave their homes, the immediate danger may pass, but uncertainty does not. Displacement changes everything...
27
Feb
How Sponsoring A Syrian Refugee’s Education Can Change A Life Forever
When a child is forced to flee war, education is often the first thing lost. Schools close. Families move. Stability disappears. If you...
12
Dec
The Environmental Impact of Refugee Camps – A Hidden Crisis Worth Understanding
Refugee camps are built in response to emergencies. They’re meant to be temporary. But for many Syrians, temporary turned into years. A...
12
Dec
How Language Barriers Affect Syrian Refugees, and What We Can Do About It
You might think of language as something learned in school or spoken at home. But for millions of displaced Syrians, it’s more than tha...
12
Dec
How to Help Syrian Children – Simple Steps That Can Change a Child’s Future
The war in Syria has taken so much from so many. But perhaps no group has lost more than the country’s youngest. Over the years, millio...
11
Dec
What Happened During the 2014 Syrian Refugee Crisis, and Why It Still Matters Today
In 2014, the world witnessed one of the most significant shifts in modern human migration. Millions of Syrian families, fleeing war, pe...