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From blocking shots to blocking hunger: Former Syrian pro basketballer leads humanitarian work in Yemen

By Salah Hamwi · February 27, 2023

It has been a little over a decade that I quit professional basketball. But I still play. I still fight. The target has slightly changed, though. Now I fight against hunger. Now I fight against gender inequality. Now I fight against cold. Now I fight against diseases.  I fight against the day-to-day challenges faced by thousands of conflict-, displacement-, and natural disaster-affected people in Yemen.

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Ideas

11 years of conflict. 11 years of lost childhood.

By CARE Staff · March 15, 2022

Millions 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, education and protection. These are some of their stories.

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Press Releases

Healthcare System on the Brink of Collapse as New Wave of COVID Hits Northwest Syria

September 24, 2021

Amman, 24 September 2021 – As Northwest Syria faces a second wave of COVID-19, hospitals and COVID-19 Community Treatment Centers (CCTCs) in the opposition-held area are unable to cope. Intensive Care Units are full, while COVID-19 Centers report an over 95% occupancy rate. Only a mere 2.5% of the four million people living in the Northwest have received the first dose of the vaccine. With positivity rates reaching unprecedented levels and the limited ability to respond, the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.

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