Good evening,
Thank you very much to you, the Rotary team and our generous friends in Norway, for the great help you provided to the homeless people after the tragedy of the earthquake in February 2023. Your grant is well received and used in accordance with your wishes.
The intensity of the earthquake was strong in the regions of northwestern Syria, where we are, and 189 towns and cities were affected, Where more than 10,280 families were directly affected and a huge number of monsters left their homes for fear of aftershocks after the big earthquake. The number of deaths inside Syria reached 2,150 people, and the deaths among the Syrians in southern Turkey are “refugees” more than 7,000 people. The number of wounded and wounded has reached more than 5,615 people only inside Syria, in northwestern Syria, The number of school children killed 626 and 923 injured, the number of educational cadres 20, and 46 the number of wounded
The number of partially demolished buildings 5890 and the number of completely demolished buildings 819. Of these, 181 schools are partially destroyed and 6 are completely destroyed (but fortunately all 23 Rotary schools are intact )
170 schools and mosques houses many of the families of those affected by the earthquake as temporary shelters
With your kind financial assistance, 30 tents up to now were equipped to accommodate 6 people, equipped with 6 sponges, blankets, a solid carpet on the floor and a heater with 300 kg of necessary heating materials,lamps along with foodstuffs and kitchen materials.
This until permanent housing is secured in suitable camps. In one of the camps one of our local helping organization will use the grant from Rotary to build as many familytents as possible and some infrastructure especially for the children to provide them with some psychological support after the disaster.
These 30 Rotary tents were spread in public squares, gardens, mosques, and schools, and some of them were on the outskirts of the roads, away from buildings, for fear of collapsing in one of the aftershocks.
Charitable organizations and bodies are working to provide assistance to the affected families, which number in large numbers. We cooperate with all parties to coordinate the support provided and distribute it fairly to those affected. We are looking for ways to enable us to finance the reconstruction of what was destroyed by the earthquake.
I renew our thanks and gratitude to you and for your assistance in my name and in the name of the families of the victims in northwest Syria
Yousef
Team Syria
Idlib , march 10,2023