Securing food, potable water and health care to people arriving in al_duwair
Due to the recent events in the areas of Kabbas and Dukhaniyah, and the fleeing of number of families to...
Thirteen Metric Tons of medical aid reaches Rural Daraa
On 13th of September, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent teams with a support from the world Health Organization (WHO) delivered...
Netherlands Red Cross visit to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
A delegation from the Netherlands Red Cross consists of Mrs. Hanna Emmering, Press Officer for the NRC, Mr. Gijs de...
A Central Training Course for SARC water and sanitation teams
The SARC organized a training course for water and sanitation team over five days this month, to equip volunteers with...
Bringing healthcare right into the community
By Viviane Tou'meh and Penny Sims in Syria When the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Mobile Health Unit arrives in Ghuzlaniyah,...
Clashes prevent humanitarian aid convoys from reaching people in need
On 27/8/2014 a Syrian Arab Red Crescent humanitarian aid convoy was exposed to mortar shells which hindered the SARC team’s...
Water provision leads to better humanitarian access in Syria’s most isolated communities
By Viviane Tou'meh, SARC Ahmad Mayen al-Ali is a civil engineer specialising in water provision for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent...
Drought puts additional strain on families affected by the crisis in Syria
By Vivian Tou'meh, SARC “The drought will place further strain on communities who have already largely exhausted their resources. With low levels...
Health, water and the increasing threat of disease
By Penny Sims and Vivian Tou’meh, Damascus Sulaf, 15, and her 7-year-old sister Hiba are waiting their turn at the...
A new environment creates new challenges for psychosocial support specialists
By Penny Sims, IFRC and Vivian Tou’meh, SARC This psychosocial support centre Dweila, Damascus, first opened in 2008 to help...