In response to limiting the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) protectingeverybody, ensuring their safety and countering this virus, the Syrian Society for Social Development distributed health kits to groups of women and Old-But-Gold "Dahab Ateq" in Sada community center (Aqrab) and Qamana center (northern Hama countryside) Within the gender-based violence program.

Aimedstrengthening preventive measures and spreading health awareness among women, the kits included sterilization and personal hygiene materials and educational brochures on how to use sterile materials to counter the threat of the virus.

sterilized the centers and trained the volunteers to take the necessary measures during the distribution process to preserve their safety and the beneficiaries as well. As the volunteers conducted a temperature measure for themselves, and avoided gatherings out of our concern for their safety, the distribution was in the Qamhana Center in the presence of the Director of Social Affairs and Labor in Hama Governorate.

Some of the beneficiaries shared us by saying:
"The health kit was on time, because it is difficult to secure it as some materials are not available."
"Antiseptics and sterilizers are essential in every home, and they will protect us."
"We were alerted to not underestimating the rise in our body temperature, and it is necessary to periodically check on our health."

Starting from the role of the Syrian Society for Social Development team in Hama to maintain community protection, the team continued sterilization campaigns as methods used to maintain public safety as it included the northern countryside shelter centers of the governorate (Souran - Taibat Imam - Maardis).In addition to sterilization and disinfection of public places such as the main bus stops.

Within the framework of the precautionary measures to limit the spread COVID-19, and as part of the preventive measures taken by the Syrian Society for Social Development, the team carried out a sterilization and disinfection campaign for the Khaled Bin Al-Walid Institute for juvenile delinquents in Rural Damascus on a daily basis.

The latter was carried out in cooperation with the administration of the Khaled Bin Al-Walid Institute within the Child Protection programme.

The aim of the campaign was to protect the health and safety of adolescents in the institute, while emphasizing the need to adhere to safety guidelines in order to protect themselves and others from danger.

With the aim of strengthening preventive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, the team of the Syrian Association for Social Development, in cooperation with DoSAL, distributed hygiene kits at the Mawassem center in Daraa, within the GBV programme.

The kits were distributed to 80 women, and included soap, medical gloves, face masks, chlorine, and surface disinfectants. The latter was done in order to target the largest number of families, and educate them about COVID-19, preventive measures, and precautions when using disinfectants.

Furthermore, one of the women said:” SSSD always thinks about us and our safety! The distributed disinfectants, which we really needed as we couldn’t afford their prices… Thank you so much!”.

In the context of precautionary measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, and with the aim of spreading community awareness about this epidemic and the need to follow preventive measures, the Syrian Society for Social Development team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented a sterilization initiative in Ashrafiet Al-Wadi and Jdeidet Al-Wadi, Rural Damascus, within the CLI programme.

During the initiative, the team coordinated with the municipality and party team in the area, and sterilized the most crowded places such as the municipality, dispensaries, public ovens, and public facilities.

Additionally, they distributed awareness messages to the local community, including information on the importance of personal hygiene, the correct use of disinfectants, the importance of social distancing, and the need to avoid crowded places.

Residents expressed their gratitude for the sterilization initiative, and were enthusiastic about implementing the same initiative in schools in order to protect children and ensure their safety before returning to school.

In the context of precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the team of the Syrian Association for Social Development distributed 70 hygiene kits at the Lam’et Dahab center in Zahira, Damascus, within the GBV programme.

The kits included soap, medical gloves, face masks, chlorine disinfectants, and hand sanitizers. In addition, health awareness brochures were distributed in order to increase the women’s awareness on COVID-19, and teach them the correct use of the distributed supplies to maintain their health and safety.

Furthermore, one of the women said:” We are very grateful! Thank you for the hygiene kits. We were in dire need for them, as we had a lot of difficulty in getting the protective supplies and disinfectants. I appreciate your concern for women’s health!”.

Syrian Association for Social Development team in Hama Governorate contributed in a sterilization campaign to prevent the spread of the Corona pandemic, which included all offices of the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor from inside and out and its corridors, in order to ensure the safety of workers in it.

The sterilization campaign included the headquarters of the rural industries units (Hayaleen - Ouj - Masyaf - Deir Al-Khalib) attached to the Directorate.In addition to the Institute for Mental Disabilities and the offices of the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor in Idlib and Raqqa in Hama.

In response to the national preventive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD) distributed hygiene kits for 70 women, as part of the Gender-Based Violence Program in Ammar Center, Harasta, Rural Damascus.

The hygiene kits included: face masks, medical gloves, disinfectants for hands and surfaces, and disinfectant soaps, as well as, awareness raising booklets containing information involving safety and preventive measures and the correct ways of using disinfectants.

Beit Al Kel team (Al Qamishli) attached to the Syrian Society for Social Development in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees conducted disinfection works to Al Amal Care Center for Children with Special needs.

The works covered the activity rooms, the latrines, the canteen, the hallways, the management office, and the backyard. 

Following the national preventive measures aimed at liming the spread of COVID-19 and strengthening the national preparedness level, the Syrian Society for Social Development in cooperation with the United Nations high Commissioner for Refugees conducted a community- led initiative “Maintain Social Distancing” targeting public bakery ovens (Sett Zainab), at which low-income people stand in queues.

Not only did the team raise the awareness level of people about the importance of maintaining social distancing, but they also distributed face masks and gloves and sterilized the hands of the bakery workers and the customers.

Further, the team glued informative posters around the targeted public bakery ovens. The posters illustrated preventive measures, the correct way of washing hands, the correct way of wearing face masks and when to wear them? How does the disease spread?