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Monday 15 Feb 2016 - 14:19 Makkah mean time-6-5-1437
Doha, (IINA) - Qatar Charity (QC) on Monday inaugurated ‘Awen’ (Arabic for ‘help’), an initiative to support and empower Syrian refugees in Turkey, The Peninsula newspaper of Qatar reported.
The initiative, which is supervised by Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda, is a developmental humanitarian method to shed light on the suffering of the Syrian refugees in Turkey. It also aims to develop and improve refugees’ abilities and help them find jobs in various fields as well as support or implement innovative and sustainable creative projects beneficial to them.
QC CEO Yousef Al-Kuwari said: “What makes Awen unique is that it focuses on the developmental side of solving Syrian refugees’ problems. It aims to offer a dignified life for the Syrian refugees and their families”.
He added: “What we aspire to do through the initiative is offer life-long, life-changing solutions for the Syrian refugees. We thank Sheikh Al-Ouda for accepting to supervise the initiative”.
On his part, Sheikh Al-Ouda said: “As Muslims, 3,000,000 Syrian refugees are in our care. Awen is a relief response to their plea for help. In the Quran, Allah says, ‘Help ye one another in righteousness and piety’, and what could be more righteous than standing by the side of our deprived brothers and sisters?”
Awen is not only about offering a limited number or types of services; it will also address their needs in various fields of development such as training, economic empowerment, education, health and shelter.
It targets all groups of the Syrian refugees and others in Turkey, including young children, youth, elderly and women. Awen seeks to cooperate with all charity institutions, organizations, and active parties to facilitate financing and implementation of projects through QC’s partners.
It includes voluntary visits and activities for the Syrian refugees at their camps and places of residence in Turkey in coordination with regional partners. It includes spreading awareness, promoting campaigns and activities, as well as having training courses, lessons and lectures.
According to a survey, the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey reached more than 2,200,000 in the second half of last year and is expected to go up to 3,000,000 soon. The study also revealed that 10 percent of them live in camps and that they are considered the poorest and most suffering group.
The Syrian refugees’ working conditions may further deteriorate if no action is taken for the benefit of over 300,000 Syrian workers who work without registration, which means they do not have social insurance.
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