The Apostolic Nuncio in Syria recalls the main activities of the Open Hospitals project: about 30,000 people have already received treatment in Damascus and Aleppo, and the goal is to reach a total of 50,000 people.
Many Syrian women have to support their families alone. Thanks to the Italian Agency for Developing Cooperation funds and in collaboration with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, AVSI works in Eastern Ghouta to help Syrian widowed women start small agribusinesses.
As a result of the long-lasting crisis, hundreds of thousands of Syrian children have missed out on vital moments of their education. In Eastern Ghouta, we work with OCHA, SARC and the Ministry of Education to offer safe spaces for children to learn and play.
