Community-Led Initiative: “The Lanterns of Light” – al-Hosn, Homs
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 07:14
Al - Hosn Community Center
Community-Led Initiative (CLI): We Get Dressed Together – al-Hosn, Homs
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:29
CLI: “Dahab Atiq” Initiative_ al-Hosn, Homs
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 13:17
“Return to School” Campaign – al-Hosn, Homs
Tue, 09/24/2019 - 20:13
Our home is lightened
Mr. Akram, a 63-year-old retired employee, is a new return to Al Hosen with his family of four and his elderly mother with special needs in a house in the bush far from the city's serviced residential area.
Mr. Akram was identified after his visit to the community center in Al-Hosn and explained his conditions and taking all the information. Accordingly, the family was visited by a team of volunteers of the center to make an assessment need of the family conditions.
The evaluation found that the family suffers from extreme poverty and there is no provider except for Mr. Akram, who works in agricultural lands, and who suffers from chronic diseases. The house where the family lives is in a very bad condition and needs many services. The family uses candles for lighting, which is a burden on the family to buy. It also causes danger to the old mother as she moves around the house when the power is down due to her poor vision.
Mr. Akram asked for a battery and LEDs. And they were given to him from the file of in-kind assistance, and when visiting the family after providing the service and talking with them about the importance of the service, Mr. Akram said: " God bless you all and thank you for everything”.
CBI - Handicraft Skills
During our course to develop communities, and restore community unity, driven by our belief in the importance of mutual community mobilization, SSSD team in A-Hosn CC, in cooperation with UNHCR SoH launched “Handicraft skills” CBI aiming to provide knitwear for children, school students, and older persons from both Host and displaced communities, to protect them from winter cold.
Several women from local community who are experienced in knitwear participate in this initiative aiming to produce hats and scarfs for children and students to protect them from rain and cold during school hours, in addition to produce clothes for older persons made of wool to help them get through cold winter.
The women helped provide several types of knitwear to be presented for students and older persons, using pre-made lists organized in cooperation with the dignitaries of the area, to come up to a comprehensive initiative that includes all beneficiaries in-need in local community.
GCBI: Elmam Youth Initiative – Homs
Elmam (“Proficiency”) is a community-based youth initiative launched by a group of Syrian youth and supported by SSSD and UNHCR. The initiative aimed to promote the concept of self-learning by creating a self-regulated learning environment in order to meet the conflict-afflicted adolescents’ educational needs, from both local and IDP communities.
The initiative aimed to raise awareness about the importance of the Internet in both learning and acquiring information. It also enabled the beneficiaries to train on basic communication skills, such as public speaking, searching for and summarizing correct information, teamwork competencies and English language skill development.
The initiative was concluded on 25/02/2018, with over 500 adolescents of both genders benefiting.