How one Syrian mother faced the trauma of becoming a refugee in Turkey and what Caritas did to help.
I’ve spoken to many Italians who’ve told me they want their kids to go abroad to work when they’re older, because there are few job opportunities in Italy.
Over three million Syrian children have dropped out of school since the crisis began. Caritas is working in Lebanon and Jordan with Syrian refugees, to help children get back to school.
Caritas says international conference on Syria must lead to an immediate ceasefire to end the violence and allow aid to reach people.
Money being provided by Caritas agencies around the world is helping to provide food, clothing, blankets, temporary shelters, rent vouchers, trauma counselling and medical care.
Caritas Internationalis says that the ongoing civil war in Syria can only be resolved through inclusive peace talks.
In June, I visited Lebanon to see the work of Caritas with Syrian refugees. We went up to the Bekaa Valley, which runs along the border with Syria. It’s a wide, green valley, dotted with towns and farms. It’s a beautiful place, even now.
Ongoing violence in South Sudan’s Jongeli State has forced an estimated 100,000 people from their homes into the bush. The recent clashes include inter-communal violence between Lou Nuer and Murle people. Those who have fled the fighting and are living in the wilderness have no food, clean water or healthcare. Aid agencies are struggling to reach ...
By Dana Shahin, Caritas Jordan Hanan Yousef Abdel-Razaq lost her home and a four-year old daughter during an attack on Dara’a in Syria in January. She fled to Jordan with her two remaining children, sons aged five and three. Hanan is one of the over half a million Syrian refugees now living in Jordan because it’s ...
Caritas Internationalis has launched two appeals for Somali refugees living near Dadaab in Kenya since 2011. In Kambioos, Caritas works through its American member CRS to provide training on hygiene and better sanitation.