Hi all! Myself and a large group of volunteers are climbing Mount Snowdon in August to raise money for those affected by the violence, war, poverty and disease in the Middle East. We are also holding a Fun Day mid August which we'll let you know about!
Hand in Hand for Syria is a unique charity because it operates within Syria itself, which many charities don't due to the social and political conflicts. They distribute aid to those who need it using their extensive networks meaning they can get to the hardest to reach areas, as well as providing education to children.
Most
aid agencies can’t operate in Syria because of political or security
restrictions. We can. We take medical and humanitarian aid into 90% of
the country, using our unique and extensive networks on the ground in
Syria. We also implement aid funded by, and on behalf of, some of the
worlds biggest aid agencies, who are unable to get into Syria
themselves. - See more at:
http://www.handinhandforsyria.org.uk/about-us/#sthash.HRSuDJ3R.dpuf
Most aid agencies can’t operate in Syria because of political or security restrictions.
We can. We take medical and humanitarian aid into 90% of the country,
using our unique and extensive networks on the ground in Syria. We also
implement aid funded by, and on behalf of, some of the worlds biggest
aid agencies, who are unable to get into Syria themselves.
We get into the hardest-to-reach areas. Because
of the unique way we operate, we can take aid into really tough places –
like behind front lines and, whenever we can, into besieged areas. For
example, we were the first to take food aid into Yarmouk, a besieged
area of Damascus, in January 2014. And we went back the following month.
We don’t subtract anything from your donation to cover admin costs.
If you donate £1 to Hand in Hand for Syria, £1 goes into Syria. All of
our operational costs in the UK are covered by what we recoup on Gift
Aid, and our costs in Turkey and Syria are covered by our partnerships
with major aid agencies.
We don’t ask questions. We
bring aid to anyone who needs it, regardless of their politics or
religion. We are humanitarian in the full sense of the word.
We deliver a wide range of aid.
We provide medical aid; food aid; educational materials; water,
sanitation & hygiene programmes; community projects; and more. And
we provide it right where it’s needed, right when it’s needed. We
respond to whatever the need is at any one time, which is why we don’t
ring-fence donations.
We are extremely fast and cost-efficient.
We owe it to our donors and to Syrians to make donations stretch as far
as possible. Most of our aid is purchased in Turkey and in Syria, where
£1 buys a lot more. And this way, we don’t have the delay or expense of
shipping from the UK.
We believe in sustainable aid.
No one want to live on hand-outs, and everyone wants to have dignity.
That’s why we fund community empowerment projects in Syria (providing
livelihoods for many people) and why we source some of our aid from
those projects.
We’re as concerned as you are about aid getting through. We’ve read the stories
about bogus charities and diverted aid, and we want to reassure you
that we can guarantee that your donations will be used to help those in
the greatest humanitarian need. Not only are we regulated by the Charity
Commission but we also accompany all aid and cash donations to their
eventual destinations (we don’t delegate their delivery), and we keep
meticulous records. And we never take people we don’t know into Syria. - See more at: http://www.handinhandforsyria.org.uk/about-us/#sthash.2Ug8ESc7.dpuf
Most aid agencies can’t operate in Syria because of political or security restrictions.
We can. We take medical and humanitarian aid into 90% of the country,
using our unique and extensive networks on the ground in Syria. We also
implement aid funded by, and on behalf of, some of the worlds biggest
aid agencies, who are unable to get into Syria themselves.
We get into the hardest-to-reach areas. Because
of the unique way we operate, we can take aid into really tough places –
like behind front lines and, whenever we can, into besieged areas. For
example, we were the first to take food aid into Yarmouk, a besieged
area of Damascus, in January 2014. And we went back the following month.
We don’t subtract anything from your donation to cover admin costs.
If you donate £1 to Hand in Hand for Syria, £1 goes into Syria. All of
our operational costs in the UK are covered by what we recoup on Gift
Aid, and our costs in Turkey and Syria are covered by our partnerships
with major aid agencies.
We don’t ask questions. We
bring aid to anyone who needs it, regardless of their politics or
religion. We are humanitarian in the full sense of the word.
We deliver a wide range of aid.
We provide medical aid; food aid; educational materials; water,
sanitation & hygiene programmes; community projects; and more. And
we provide it right where it’s needed, right when it’s needed. We
respond to whatever the need is at any one time, which is why we don’t
ring-fence donations.
We are extremely fast and cost-efficient.
We owe it to our donors and to Syrians to make donations stretch as far
as possible. Most of our aid is purchased in Turkey and in Syria, where
£1 buys a lot more. And this way, we don’t have the delay or expense of
shipping from the UK.
We believe in sustainable aid.
No one want to live on hand-outs, and everyone wants to have dignity.
That’s why we fund community empowerment projects in Syria (providing
livelihoods for many people) and why we source some of our aid from
those projects.
We’re as concerned as you are about aid getting through. We’ve read the stories
about bogus charities and diverted aid, and we want to reassure you
that we can guarantee that your donations will be used to help those in
the greatest humanitarian need. Not only are we regulated by the Charity
Commission but we also accompany all aid and cash donations to their
eventual destinations (we don’t delegate their delivery), and we keep
meticulous records. And we never take people we don’t know into Syria. - See more at: http://www.handinhandforsyria.org.uk/about-us/#sthash.2Ug8ESc7.dpuf
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