The Initiatives by INGO and IGO
NGO
Solidarity with Asylum (ASAM)
• ASAM carried out one project the ‘Targeted Nutritional and Child Protection Activities for Vulnerable Syrian Refugees in Urban Areas of Turkey' (SGDD-ASAM, 2016).
• ASAM has established five Child and Family Support Centres (CFSCs) in five different cities which are Gaziantep, Istanbul, Adana, İzmir and Ankara (SGDD-ASAM, 2016).
• The purpose of CFSCs project to satisfy the needs of children by approaching children, teenagers, and youths in an age-appropriate manner.
Human Resources Development Foundation (HRDF)
• HRDF conducted a donation programme for Syrian refugees programme to improve their basic living standards.
• HRDF organised community-based activities such as seminars, courses, and workshops to strengthen the self-reliance of Syrian refugees and empower their integration process with the hosting community (Yildirim & Biricik, 2017).
Karam Foundation’s
• Karam House is built in Reyhanli, Turkey and it focussed on teenagers and youth for more than 100,000 Syrian refugees.
• The curriculum at Karam House provides students with cutting-edge workshops including entrepreneurship, technology, 3D digital design and fabrication, graphic design, journalism, and English (Karam House, 2017).
• Karam Foundation’s focus on helping foster young women's sense of self and confidence ranging from their individuality and importance within the community and building towards becoming potential leaders for positive change in their immediate surroundings and beyond, now and in the future (Khoja, 2017).
Syrian American Society (SAMS)
• SAMS provides a good quality of service and medicine for Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan.
• SAMS encourages the society to give their point of views and voice out the refugees' right.
• SAMS is developing the dental clinic for refugees.
• In addition to providing basic dental care, these clinics are able to employ Syrian dentists and other medical professionals, giving families an opportunity to improve their quality of life (Inside SAMS Dental Clinics!, 2014).
INGO
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• UNICEF is responsible for providing traumatised children with counselling and education, which is vital, considering the high number of children affected by the war.
• In 2018, UNICEF received funds from donors and implementing partners in Syria and neighbouring refugee host countries supported over 1.6 million children to access formal education and over 148,000 others to non-formal or informal education (UNICEF, 2018).
• In addition, about 362,000 children and adults accessed structured and sustained child protection and psychosocial support programmes, 260,000 children accessed routine immunization services, and 520,000 children and pregnant and lactating women were screened for acute malnutrition (UNICEF, 2018).
• In February 2018, the next initiative that conducted by UNICEF was Early Childhood Education (ECD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE).
Ministry of Education (MEHE) in Lebanon
• Ministry of Education (MEHE) in Lebanon came out with one initiative by developing Reaching All Children with Education (RACE).
• RACE's aim is to provide excellent education opportunities to all children in Lebanon who have been affected by the Syria crisis and has progressively ensured the mainstreaming of displaced people into the national education system.
• Initially, RACE targeted 400,000 out-of-school Syrian refugee children, aiming to enroll 200,000 in formal schooling and targeting the other half with foreign-language, Basic Literacy and Numeracy (BLN) or Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP) programming (El-Ghali, Ghalayini, & Isma, 2016).
• For the 2015-2016 scholastic year, MEHE was able to waive school fees for all Lebanese and non-Lebanese children, most of whom are Syrian refugee children, enrolled in Lebanese primary public schools (Education, 2016).
References
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR)
• In general, UNCHR is providing shelter, security, and assistance to all refugees in the region.
• UNCHR are trying to help the Syrian refugees in helping household items, medical treatment, financial, rehabilitant of shelters and displaced Syrian children to return to school.
• The next initiative that was held by UNCHR was giving the aid includes bedding, shelter, household items and clothes to the refugees.
• In 2012, UNHCR gave financial support to 14,607 families in Damascus, Al-Hassakeh, and Al-Nabek while in 2013 6,400 families have received financial assistance in Damascus (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2018).
Video: UNCHR Helps Syrian Refugees
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Yildirim, D., & Biricik, A. (2017). HRDF Refugee Protection, Community Outreach & Solutions In Urban Areas. The Human Resource Developement Foundation.
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Inside SAMS Dental Clinics! (3 October, 2014). Retrieved from Syrian American Mediacal Society: https://www.sams-usa.net/2014/10/03/inside-sams-dental-clinics/
UNICEF . (2018). Retrieved from United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.: https://www.unicef.org
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El-Ghali, H. A., Ghalayini, N., & Isma, G. (March, 2016). Responding to Crisis: Syrian Refugee Education in Lebanon. Retrieved from AUB Policy Institute : file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/Documents/20160406_responding_to_crisis.pdf
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