Despite the turmoil we are all in life will go on, for most of us. This Edition of our Newsletter has involved a lot of whats apps, with inputs from all three of our Turkish volunteers. They talk about the lock down, and now the curfew, plus reference to the Read more…
The pale blue shows the flooding – in a camp. Photo: UNOCHA These two photos were taken in Turkey last week. A lady trying to take excess water from the ceiling of her kitchen. The house with the tarpaulin has no tiles Read more…
Library Thank You pdf Of all our Collecting Boxes – at Canterbury Christ Church and Kent Universities – the Templeman Library Cafe has consistently raised the most money. The Kent Union Team guard the box, promote the box and facilitate the emptying of the box. They also show a keen Read more…
Winter Newsletter, Final Please have a browse through the Winter Edition of our Newsletter. It has been put together by three of our Trustees, each with their particular interests and expertise. Featured in this edition: the early stages of our Community Project in Antakya – the Needs Analysis, to be Read more…
Raed Fares Hamoud Jneed Re-Printed from The Guardian. Of the many tributes published in the last few days, we have Read more…
The Trustees decided to make a further grant to Firefly International They also agreed to start working with Violet, a second Syrian NGO based in Antakya, also working in Syria and Turkey. This will be formalised with a Memorandum of Understanding
Trustee Meetings are not exclusively for Trustees. Other people are invited from time to time. This enables the Trustees to keep in touch with other projects and engage in joint working, where appropriate. Please email the team if you would like to be included <avillageinsyria@gmail.com> The next Meeting Read more…
We work on a regular basis, to review our activities (including fund raising) and focus. Always pleased to hear from you with suggestions / offers of help. You can email us on <avillageinsyria@gmail.com> which is monitored on a daily basis This is an idea we are looking at – Read more…
We were delighted to meet lots of new students, and lots of old friends at the CCCU Fresher’s Event last week. Plus a helping hand from Domino’s who lent us a pull-up roller stand and some OTC students who we talked with about military-civilian cooperation in disaster response. On a Read more…
Naturally, we are very concerned about Idlib, as the situation – although improved – is still unstable. We are in touch with various Syrian NGOs working from Turkey and working from the UK, in addition to working closely with Firefly International. We hope to have more updates soon. This is Read more…