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In his mid-60’s, Abu Ahmed never envisaged the turn his life would take during what must have been his golden age. Eminating from the quiet village of Maryoda, Abu Ahmed only agreed to be comfortable enough to deal with his and the wife’s needs, and a son who is suffering from a disability. The conflict turned his world upside down plus the lives of numerous others. Continuous airstrikes forced him to flee his lifelong home regarding his family, along with 1000s of others from neighbouring villages. Unaffordable housing inside the safer area of Ras al Ayn meant he to move again shortly. Now inside the village of Zammar, the sympathetic locals have given Abu Ahmed free housing.

Shifting homes without notice is always an upheaval and even more so to the elderly. Under the conflict circumstances, having a dependent family and the futility of transporting possessions - this is a mammoth task which they must not ought to undergo. Yet this is actually the miserable situation for countless seniors in Syria. Alongside this stress is Abu Ahmed’s anxiety for another son, who was simply captured in 2013. His family haven't been aware of him since. In the constant condition of turmoil, he lets us know, “I do not know whether my son is dead or alive. Can i wait for him? Or do i need to pray he rests in peace?” Abu Ahmed ended up being dealt another blow - another son had died, forgetting his 11 youngsters with nobody to take care of them. The struggle was how to became much tougher. At a time where however aspire to be maintained, Abu Ahmed found himself responsible for the care of your group of 14. They became influenced by handouts from kind neighbours until these were unveiled in Syria Relief’s bakery scheme. Our bakery provides bread to thousands of families in Idleb daily with a massively subsidised cost. Thanks to the, Abu Ahmed can be feed his whole family and somewhat left over for other essentials. He wishes that such initiatives persist to help individuals like him survive inside their forced exile. There are numerous the elderly in Syria who've suffered like Abu Ahmed, their hopes for a peaceful senior years withered away. Instead they've got lost their kids to the conflict and also have been turned responsible for orphaned grandchildren. They desire and then protect themselves as well as their families from the ravages in the crisis. We hope they are able to achieve some comfort and see their dreams of peace fulfilled before to much time. Profit the Syrian people like Abu Ahmed and a lot of orphans during our Ramadan appeal approaching and sponsor an orphan syria.