Syria Emergency: don’t leave them alone!
More than 600,000 Syrians fled to Jordan since the beginning of the civil war in 2011. Forced to abandon everything and quickly, arriving in extreme vulnerability, with a growing need of care services and primary goods. Most of them moved in search of better living conditions and the possibility of a job. They thus created the […]
The “informal” refugee camps
About 20% of refugees reside in camps, where they receive a card for food, water, medical care and education; the rest of them are scattered in so called “informal” camps, located between the Syrian border and the Jordan Valley. The largest refugee camp is Zaatari, in the Mafraq province, in northern Jordan, administered by a government […]
Vento di Terra in Jordan for Syrian refugees
Over 97% of Syrian refugees are hosted by neighboring countries and this involves a significant burden on the infrastructure, the economy and the society of the countries themselves. In Jordan there are about 550,000 Syrian refugees, including more than 291,000 children. About 20% live in the Zaatari refugee camp, in the province of Mafraq, in […]
The Children’s Land destroyed by the Israeli army
Um al Nasser, Gaza Strip, 20th July Israeli tanks and infantry occupied the village of Um Al Nasser on the night of July,17th forcing the entire community to leave their homes. Around 5000 people, the majority women and children, began fleeing rapidly their homes in the dark, amidst bombardments directed to Jabalia refugee camp. The majority of the […]
The strength and courage of the women of Gaza
Fatima, the director of the Children’s Land center, tells us how the population of Um al Nasser lived during the 50 days of the military operation “Protective Edge”. A unique and detailed witness, especially on the night in which the inhabitants had to leave the village, without being able to take anything with them except […]
First interventions in Um al Nasser after the war
There should be more than 800 tanks of water to cover the needs of storage and distribution for the population of Um al Nasser. Many of them have been damaged, some are unrepairable. Thanks to the first donations received for the Gaza Emergency Fund, A.K. started to direct the activities of support for the people of the village: the priority […]
A pile of rubble
Yes, our kindergarten is a pile of rubble. One can see our precious books, educational games, a piece of a laptop with the sticker Vento di Terra on it. There’s a lot of us in this scrap and if you stop too long to the voice of memory will come as a blow, the opening day, […]