The preliminary findings of the 2021 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon reveal a dire situation, with nine out of ten Syrian refugees still living in extreme poverty.
Arsal town (northeast of Beirut) is 1550-2000 m above sea level and situated on the slopes of the Anti-Lebanon mountains.
Every winter, refugees in Arsal are forced to live without adequate roofs and insulation, and are exposed to harsh winter conditions, including subzero temperatures and flooding.
Everyone calls them Refugees but in fact they are ‘Guests’. Their personal stories do not count. What should matter is the fact that they are human beings, like All of us, with hopes, desires and identities.
Al Amal International Charity Organization launched a winter fund-raising campaign to help1,600 refugee families in Arsal (Lebanon). The geography and altitude of the town makes it frosty cold in winter.
The “Winter Tale in Arsal” Campaign recounts the stories of real people, living like strangers inside the host community, and struggling for the basics in life.
The campaign aims at providing 1600 family with warming items, such as blankets, diesel, wood, mattresses, insulation materials, as well as services like drainage of flood water, snow shoveling/ road clearing, and tent repairs.
Refugees in those camps usually lack heating, electricity, medicine, health care, proper nutrition, and protection. The dire conditions in camps are not the result of natural disasters only, but also because ‘no official and organized refugee camp’ policy has been adopted by local authorities. More often than not, they face racism from the locals, where jobs are almost nonexistent for refugees, and if they do work, wages are way below average income rates.
Al Amal International Charity Organization provides humanitarian relief and assistance to the vulnerable as well as communities with special needs, in different countries.
If you wish to support this Campaign, please visit: wintertalearsal.org
