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 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 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 Read more…
+ If you are a teacher or know about Schools of Sanctuary, you may already know about the work of Education 4 Diversity. This is how they introduce themselves: ” When Alex and Jonathan met in 2014 despite very different life Read more…
Activities Based Learning I chose this photograph because it shows one of our children totally absorbed in his learning. He cannot read or write but now is able to recognise numbers in English and Arabic. He is using the simple Read more…
On 13 June the Trustees of A Village in Syria held a routine meeting. After looking at various options, including temporary learning spaces / pop-up schools and recreational activities it was agreed that A Village in Syria would continue to Read more…
At a Trustee’s Meeting on 13 June 2018 the following Mission Statement was approved “We are a small UK based charity that aims to support community projects assisting Syrian refugees in Turkey or Syrians in Syria”
If you have been keeping Ramadan, we wish to extend our warm wishes and congratulations!
Chris MAJOR CHRIS SANDS will be taking over as Chairman of the Trustees in the New Year. Chris is one of the chaplains at Canterbury Christ Church. He and his wife are core members of The Salvation Army in Read more…
Newroz is now so politicized we are showing a picture of Newroz in Iran Photo: The New York Times 19 March 2018 We hope ‘our’ village have enough resources to celebrate