Amman, Jordan, October 13, 2021 Eman Shdeifat, known as “Um Barjas” (Mother of Barjas) is a rural Jordanian woman living in Mafraq governorate. Eman used to wake up at 6:30 am, hurrying to get her […]
Emmendingen, 11 August 2021 The children living in the orphanages in Hajjah and Al-Mahwit are among the most vulnerable and weakest in the crisis in Yemen. Their lives are marked […]
Emmendingen, 30 March 2021 “An optimistic war victim,” that is what 30-year-old Ameen Alsalmi called himself after his painful experience with the Yemeni civil war. Ameen has a family of […]
February 9, 2021 Reem Omar, Intern in the VHI Regional Office in Jordan A typical 2-year-old can say about 50 words and speak in two- and three-word sentences. By age […]
Noor Al Awad, Intern in the Regional Office in Jordan January 2021 Teacher Sanaa Deeb, 48 years old, is an active volunteer with Branches of Mercy in Karak, Jordan. Sanaa […]
Part 2: The Effects of Child Marriage by Yasser Baroudy and Sebastian Zimmermann Edited by Keri Ladner While the conflict in Syria rages on, countless families have fallen into a […]
Art is a natural form of expression for children, one in which they can communicate unspeakable thoughts, feelings, and experiences without words, thereby enabling them to process difficult experiences. At […]
“I especially learned one thing in the youth center: everyone carries something within him. Everyone has a passion hidden inside, and your task is to find it. After you […]
When Nura and her family fled from Syria, they first went to the Za’atari refugee camp, just on the Jordanian side of the border. However, the conditions there were so […]
by Yasser Baroudy, Vision Hope Consultant in Syria Edited by Keri Ladner Part 1: Causes of Child Marriage Imagine living in such extreme destitution that the only way you can […]
Once a week there a family from the Bluebird Music Academy comes to the kindergarten in Mafrak. They sing songs, they play the keyboard, they play and laugh together with […]
Today I visited two Syrian families in Karak. Mahmut lives here since he fled from Damascus 5 years ago. His house was hit by a bomb. His left arm was […]
This is Manal and her family from Syria. She has four children, is 32 years old and a real superwoman. She’s from Homs and fled to Jordan in 2013. Her […]
Yara is 46 years old and comes from Hama, Syria. She has 5 sons and 2 daughters. She is already a grandmother. Her daughter and grandchild are visiting from Amman. […]
Saida is 27 years old. She left Damascus in 2013. The family of four lives now in Karak, in the South of Jordan. They had to flee because her husband […]
Today we are visiting Nour in Karak. She is 16 years old and lives in a 3 generation house. Nour’s mother and grandmother are living in the same sparsely furnished […]
Amira from Syria is the mother of 3 sons. She lives in Karak since 2012, where she rents a small apartment. While drinking lemonade, she tells us her story. Her […]
We are visiting Faizah in Karak, Jordan. Faizah is 22 years old and is expecting her second child. Originally she’s from Damascus, but fled in November 2012 when she was […]
Jussuf is around 34 years old. He’s sitting crossed-leg in front of me and tells his story. He lives near Mafrak for 3 years. Originally he’s from Homs in Syria, […]
Today’s visit at a Syrian family’s home makes it hard for me to write this lines. The destiny of the family who welcomes me in in a run-down hut saddens […]