Hiba, 30, ran a small dairy and cheese farm outside Idlib, northwestern Syria. Since 2020, her work has provided modest income for herself and her four children. As a single mother, she often struggled with business losses she couldn't explain, but she kept going. Then, in February 2023, devastating earthquakes struck.
Read More"If I return, how will I live? There are no schools, hospitals, or health centers. There are no jobs. If I go back, what will I return to? A home with no walls?" says Salwa, a displaced mother struggling to rebuild her life in Syria.
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
A mortar and pestle. A ring. A notebook. A colored pencil. A baseball. Coffee cups. Clothes their daughter would have worn, had she lived. The earthquakes hit Turkiye and Syria on February 6, and these are just a few of the things Ammar, Qasem, Amira, Shams, and Mohammed rescued from the rubble in the days afterward.
Read MoreCARE Turkey has been responding to urgent humanitarian needs in the wake of devastating winter weather in northwest Syria. The size of the need and the challenges inherent in the response get an up-close look through this photo essay, accompanied by a conversation with Sherine Ibrahim, CARE Turkey country director.
Read MoreMillions of children were born in Syria since that country's civil conflict began more than a decade ago. Many are regularly exposed to violence and explosive weapon attacks. Thousands have lost family members and been forced to flee their homes to camps in faraway places and across neighboring countries. Most continue to experience daily, numerous violations of their basic rights to health, educ
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