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Mrs. S A is a widow born in 1969 and residing in Rmeilan al-Basha village in rural al-Malkieh with her five sons and four daughters. She went back to her village which turned into a warzone during the crisis, only to find her home completely destroyed and her source of income (sheep raising) lost. This left her devastated as she couldn’t provide for her children anymore. Once she was spotted by one of SSSD’s outreach volunteers, she was offered the services provided by SSSD. There, Mrs. S A broke down and said with deep grief:” Everything dear to me was lost: my husband, my home… I have nothing left to help me and my children go on and stand on our feet.” She was later on accompanied to SSSD’s center and enrolled in a Small Business Management Course. After completing the course, she presented her project, which was sheep raising, and got the approval and funding after meeting with the UNHCR.

Today, Mrs. SA her project’s own sponsor with all seriousness and perseverance, hoping to find the opportunity to provide for her family’s needs without anyone’s help. She expressed her happiness during a visit by an ORV to follow up on her project, saying: "May God reward and protect you. You have supported me in my life’s weakest period. Today I have my own sheep to care for.”  

While each of us goes through a moment of weakness when losing something dear and precious, we could surpass all these difficulties with the right support and help.