(From the IRC website) The response to Syria Crisis

Map and photos: IRC response to Syria crisis

May 29, 2013
By The IRC

One in every four Syrians has been displaced by a devastating civil war.  A staggering 1.5 million people have been forced to flee the country — with thousands more crossing borders every day as violence surges.  More than one-third of these refugees are children under 12, some of whom left their homes without a close relative.  

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is on the ground to help. This infographic and the following photos illustrate how your support is translating into lifesaving assistance both within Syria and in neighboring countries:

 

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At two IRC clinics inside Syria, medical teams provide primary health care and medication to children and their parents and pre- and post-natal care to women. 

Photo: Peter Biro/IRC

 

 

We work with partners to deliver medical supplies and provide emergency medical services across Syria’s combat zones. 

Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
 

 

Three IRC schools at camps inside Syria serve 1,000 children by providing education and counseling to help them cope with trauma. We also reunite children and families who were separated while fleeing violence in Syria.

Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
 

 

We have built showers, latrines and sewage systems and provided clean water to 30,000 displaced people in northern Syria.

Photo: Peter Biro/IRC

 

How to Help

Donate Now: Humanitarian crisis in Syria

 

Your donation will help deliver medical care, emergency supplies and other critical aid to Syrian families in need.

 

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