By Yasmine Saker More than 200 Syrian women risk their lives every day to save the lives of children by teaching fellow mothers about the importance of polio vaccinations in the most hard-to-reach areas, including in Dar’a in the far south of Syria, and Aleppo in the northern part of the war-torn country. UNICEF works […]

يقول عزام شيك، 22 سنة، وهو متطوع في مركز تدعمه اليونيسف في حمص أن على العالم القيام بالمزيد من العمل للقضاء على موجة اليأس هذه، والمساعدة في تقديم حلول إيجابية من الداخل من أجل الشباب السوري. لقد دخل النزاع السوري الدموي الآن عامه الخامس، لعب خلالها عزام والمركز دوراً مباشراً في مساعدة مئات الشباب على […]

القصة بالعربية Homs, Syria – Nineteen-year old Sara was dreaming of improving her drawing skills and becoming an architect. But as she entered ninth grade the crisis in Syria broke out and her hopes turned to horror as her husband went missing and she was forced to drop out of school to care for her […]

Homs, Syria – Qusai’s words to his country and the world are crystal clear.  “For me, it’s ultimately a message of peace.” The determined sixteen-year-old has had a passion for theatre and playwriting since fourth grade. But then Syria’s crisis erupted, and with it came displacements in his city of Homs, first from the troubled […]

القصة بالعربية Homs, Syria – Azzam, 22, is a volunteer at the UNICEF supported centre in Homs. He says the world must do more to stem the tide of despair and help offer up positive solutions from within for Syria’s youth. Five years into the bloody conflict in Syria, Azzam and the centre have played […]