Although the disaster was great and its impact profound, children have the right to play and be entertained. Therefore, with the aim of boosting the children’s morale and improving their psychological condition while they are in CSs, SSSD, in cooperation with Medair, carried out a recreational activity for children aged 7-13 at Al-Khandaq CS. 67 children benefited from this activity.

In coordination with the Council of the Church of the Village of al-Bayda, Rural Hama, and the Office of Religious Education, the Community Core Group team in Masyaf collected in-kind assistance items for the families affected by the earthquake and for the displaced to the Masyaf area. The aid included winter clothes, blankets, food and hygiene items, diapers and infant formula.

The materials were sorted and prepared for each family, based on the Core Group team’s monitoring of each family’s needs separately.

The SSSD mobile team, in partnership with UNDP-Syria, visited the National Hospital in the Governorate of Hama.

During the visit, the teams jointly inspected the earthquake victims, identified their needs and provided psychological support to the injured.

The SSSD team visited public hospitals in the cities of Hama and Squelbieh in order to check on the condition of the injured as a result of the recent earthquake, and to provide them with PFA, as well as some emergency medical equipment (sterilizers, masks, surgical sheets, bandages, etc.).

SSSD participated in preparing the Institute of Special Education for the Hearing Impaired, al-Basel Suburb in Hama City, as a CS for the people whose residential buildings collapsed or are seriously cracked.