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Raise Hope for Wadi Al Nakhla Fundraising for Syrian refugee children

Raise Hope for Wadi Al Nakhla Fundraising for Syrian refugee children. Arab Students’ Association (ASA) Syria Committee & TAMU-UNICEF Maggy Ibrahim & Nahua Kang. Current Situation of Syrian Refugees. Syrian Refugees: Drowning in the Flood.

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Raise Hope for Wadi Al Nakhla Fundraising for Syrian refugee children

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  1. Raise Hope for Wadi Al NakhlaFundraising for Syrian refugee children Arab Students’ Association (ASA) Syria Committee & TAMU-UNICEF Maggy Ibrahim & Nahua Kang

  2. Current Situation of Syrian Refugees • Syrian Refugees: Drowning in the Flood • More than 1.1 million refugees have fled the border, many more not registered as refugee status • Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey host almost all the refugees • Psychological trauma and severe living condition trouble the refugee children • UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency) is receiving only 3% of the 1.5 Billion fund it asked for • UNICEF appealed for $195 million to help meet the needs of Syrian children and women until the end of June but thus far has only received about 20% of the needed funding

  3. Our vision/what we do: • Raise money for one of the UNICEF schools locate in Lebanon • Raise global awareness in A&M community • Support the mission of UNICEF • Protect the children of Syria

  4. Case Study: Wadi Al Nakhla Public School • A public school located near Tripoli, Lebanon • Child-friendly Spaces supported by UNICEF • Focuses on building refugee children’s self-confidence and relationships for children who might feel inferior as refugees • Donations from us will have an impact on children at Wadi Al Nakhla

  5. Hear the children’s voices: • “My house in Syria is invaded by mice, so my father forced us to move as quickly as we could to Lebanon until he finds a solution to disinfect our home.” • “There was a lot of shooting and bombs where we lived in Syria and even the mosque was destroyed. It was terrible and I saw homeless children in the streets, children who didn’t have food.” • “When my school was destroyed, my dream of becoming a doctor was destroyed” • “I’m very happy that school has started; I enjoy Arabic and writing the most. I would like to be an Arabic teacher.”

  6. What we did • Bake sales • Kyle Field Cleanup • Profit share • Visiting organizations • Emailing Arab and Muslim Professors • Candle Vigil

  7. Timeline

  8. Money Raised

  9. Challenges • Having a specific goal • Time management • Lack of communication • Volunteers not following through • Relating situation to Aggies • Method of donation

  10. Q&A

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