Tag: syrian refugees

Lebanon in a time of cholera

Cholera always sounds like an epidemic of the past, but it's becoming a public health emergency in Lebanon and Syria as the bacteria spreads.

NYC dance company commemorates Dance or Die hero

We told the story to readers of Ahmad Joudeh over two years ago. We shared how, in the middle...

Purposely destroyed artwork keeps dozens of refugees warm

A major Jordanian artwork showcased at the 2016 Amman Design Week was recently repurposed to provide basic human shelter...

Soup for Syria: feed your belly and your soul

Soup for Syria is a beautiful new cookbook of delicious and easy-to-make recipes guaranteed to fill your belly and feed your mind with heightened humanitarian awareness.

Real life virtual reality download of how Syrian refugees live

Each day, something terrible happens somewhere in this world. Families and communities are torn apart and thrown together in...

Turkish couple invited 4,000 Syrian refugees to their wedding feast!

Quick!  What's the best wedding you ever attended? Youtube archives threaten to break the internet with flash mob proposals, bridal...

Syrian refugees share their graphic stories

The population at Jordan's Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees has dwindled. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) counts current...

Jordan’s special refugees: giving back to others

Collateral Repair Project (CRP) is a scrappy nonprofit in Amman, Jordan that brings critical help to people commonly referred to as...

Syrian refugee children upcycle Jordan’s litter into kites

Syria’s war has killed 150,000 people and forced more than three million from their homes. About a million of these...

Shapeshifting shelters for refugees in hot and cold climates

With roughly 600 Syrian refugees crossing into Jordan every day, it's no surprise that local architects are designing various...

Reusable, stackable emergency shelters for Syrian refugees in need

Our breakaway story about collapsible woven shelters (click here) designed to restore dignity to refugees around the world was...

Save a tiny Syrian’s life by giving online

Listen up. Several Syrian children froze to death this past week because they lacked adequate clothing. The UN predicts...