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29 Jun 2016 | Blog | Refugees | Emergency Relief | Middle East
The Oaktree shelter reopened recently after refurbishment work to ensure it is a comfortable, safe and welcoming place for women and their children.
Tags: humanitarian relief, middle east, Lebanon, development | No comments
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19 Jun 2016 | Blog | Emergency Relief | Middle East
Caritas Australia has been deeply committed, in these five years, to supporting our sisters and brothers living in vulnerable circumstances in Syria, and as refugees in other countries.
Tags: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria Crisis Appeal, Syria, Refugees | No comments
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29 Jan 2015 | Blog | Emergency Relief
Last October, Suzy McIntyre travelled to Lebanon to visit Syrian refugees who have been facing a number of struggles after being displaced by the 4 year war. Now, these same refugees face another challenge – freezing weather conditions.
Tags: Syria, Lebanon, winter, Refugees | No comments
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19 Dec 2014 | Blog | Emergency Relief
A creative program in Lebanon and Syria delivered by the Caritas network in partnership with No Strings International, is using puppets and film to build hope and turn the lives of children around.
Tags: Syria, Lebanon, trauma, Refugees | No comments
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7 Jul 2014 | Blog | Emergency Relief
"I cannot see a family in need and not open my arms and my heart to them. If I have nothing material to give them, I am still here and able to give them love. The most important thing is to share love.” - Sister Micheline
That’s the kind of thinking that has motivated Sister Micheline to open her arms and her heart to help care for Syrian children affected by the ongoing crisis in Syria.
Tags: Lebanon, Syrian refugee, emergency response | No comments
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14 Jan 2014 | Blog | Emergency Relief
Late last year, Madeline Baker from Caritas Australia’s Humanitarian Emergency Response team travelled to Lebanon to see how Caritas’ support is assisting Syrian refugees. In this third blog by Madeline, she says that the spirit of the youth and young people she met is astounding.
Tags: young people, Lebanon, Syrian refugees, volunteers, ecumenism | No comments
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5 Dec 2013 | Blog | Emergency Relief
Earlier this year, Caritas Australia's Madeline Baker travelled to Lebanon to see how Caritas’ support is assisting Syrian refugees. Her visit to a Caritas Lebanon refugee centre helped her to realise how great the need is for continued support.
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1 Nov 2013 | Blog | Emergency Relief
Zahaya is a 21 year old Syrian woman who has fled to a refugee settlement in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Sitting in her tent in the camp, she talks about her family and life in Syria that was so recent - just a year or so ago - that might as well have been another lifetime.
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16 Aug 2013 | Blog | Emergency Relief
Since the start of the conflict in early 2011, life in Syria has progressively worsened. There is now no electricity or running water. Inflation is rampant. What cost 15 Syrian pounds before the war, now cost 150 Syrian pounds. “You had to stand in line for three hours just to buy bread,” said Ali. And then there are the bombs, rockets and air attacks.
Tags: Lebanon, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, healthcare | No comments
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4 Jul 2013 | Blog | Emergency Relief
Since the start of the conflict in Syria, over 1.7 million people have fled to neighbouring countries. Lebanon has received the largest number of refugees in the region. Suitable accommodation has long since run out in the small country, and the refugees must find anywhere they can for shelter. Here are the stories of two Syrian refugees, Khatar and Hoda -
Tags: Lebanon, humanitarian aid, refugee, Syrian refugees, shelter | No comments
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