World Vision Canada

Objet publié

October 2013 - The humanitarian situation in Syria has rapidly deteriorated over the past year as a result of the civil war in the country. The United Nations estimates that 100,000 people have been killed, and hundreds of thousands more wounded, due to the violence. Within Syria, some 6.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, 4.25 million of whom are internally displaced. In addition, more than 2 million Syrian refugees are living in host countries in the region. By the end of 2013, the United Nations estimates that 10 million people in Syria will need humanitarian assistance and a further 3.55 million refugees from Syria will have fled to host countries, where resources are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people needing assistance. With DFATD’s support, World Vision Canada is providing water and sanitation assistance, as well as child protection services, in Irbid, Mafraq and Zarqa Governorates, benefitting approximately 66,720 Syrian refugees and host community members. Project activities include: rehabilitating water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in schools; conducting a hygiene promotion campaign in surrounding communities; establishing eight child-friendly spaces in targeted communities to provide psychosocial assistance and non-formal education to vulnerable children; and establishing child protection committees to address community-based child protection issues.