"This was the first time I made a handmade gift for my children. It made me realize how important it is to express my love to them.”

“This card will serve as some kind of an apology for the long hours I spend away from them.”

"Indeed, we need to remember the importance of our role in providing a comfortable environment for our children and that we are not too distracted and unavailable due to the pressure of work."

"I made a card for every one of my children, and God knows I have a lot more to say than what I used to express. But I have learned the lesson now."

Based on our belief that the child has the main responsibility regarding their own learning process which is made easier and more efficient in the presence of the proper materials that enrich it, and the people who support him in his decisions, the Syrian Society for Social Development, in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held a series of awareness sessions for mothers about the importance of the early years in a child’s life, developmental characteristics and the environment that can promote and support its growth, at the Shams Community Center in Aleppo.

The series included some videos, representative scenes and a group of different activities. It concluded with handicrafts made by the mothers, as they made greeting cards for their children on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr.