A Little For Aleppo
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#ALittleforAleppo is such a small ask it's hardly even an ask.
Over 40% of the children left in what's left of Aleppo are now orphans, orphans in a war zone that doesn't bear thinking about.
Last night I tucked my baby boy into bed, gave him Peppa and panda, caressed his soft, sticky cheek, put my finger in his tiny hand and told him I loved him and that I'd see him later, in the morning. He's lucky, we both are.
Does this sound like part of your daily routine? You're lucky.
Luck is something alien to the orphans of Aleppo.
But there is hope, even if it is just a glimmer.
My attention was first drawn to the Moumayazoun (Outstanding guys) orphanage after reading Emma Graham-Harrison's piece in The Guardian but despite the incredible efforts of orphanage manager Asmar Halabi things have taken a turn for the worse in Aleppo since then and those trying to live out a childhood underground are "afraid of bombing day and night".
With over 50 orphans in its care and room for up to 100 more, Moumayazoun orphanage is the ONLY orphanage in Aleppo and ALL money raised will go to the orphanage via our partners the Swasia Charity Foundation based in New York with Khaled Yassin the point of contact.
Swasia Charity Foundation's main goal is to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance and aid to the Syrian people and the foundation has saved hundreds of innocent lives inside Syria since its inception in early 2012.
Swasia offer a number of relief programs with an emphasis on helping and sponsoring orphans, education, medical aid and shelter and they have kindly partnered with #ALittleForAleppo in a bid to provide the Moumayazoun orphans with a safe haven and protection as well as food, education and some childhood joy in what is a near joyless city but most of all HOPE and LOVE.
It's important to note that all funds raised will be withdrawn into Swasia's bank account before making their way to the orphanage in Aleppo.
#ALittleForAleppo is not going to trouble world leaders, heads of state, dignitaries or their like but if YOU can go to the trouble of giving a little to the children who are the future of whatever Syria will become you'll have done a lot.
A little, PLEASE.
Over 40% of the children left in what's left of Aleppo are now orphans, orphans in a war zone that doesn't bear thinking about.
Last night I tucked my baby boy into bed, gave him Peppa and panda, caressed his soft, sticky cheek, put my finger in his tiny hand and told him I loved him and that I'd see him later, in the morning. He's lucky, we both are.
Does this sound like part of your daily routine? You're lucky.
Luck is something alien to the orphans of Aleppo.
But there is hope, even if it is just a glimmer.
My attention was first drawn to the Moumayazoun (Outstanding guys) orphanage after reading Emma Graham-Harrison's piece in The Guardian but despite the incredible efforts of orphanage manager Asmar Halabi things have taken a turn for the worse in Aleppo since then and those trying to live out a childhood underground are "afraid of bombing day and night".
With over 50 orphans in its care and room for up to 100 more, Moumayazoun orphanage is the ONLY orphanage in Aleppo and ALL money raised will go to the orphanage via our partners the Swasia Charity Foundation based in New York with Khaled Yassin the point of contact.
Swasia Charity Foundation's main goal is to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance and aid to the Syrian people and the foundation has saved hundreds of innocent lives inside Syria since its inception in early 2012.
Swasia offer a number of relief programs with an emphasis on helping and sponsoring orphans, education, medical aid and shelter and they have kindly partnered with #ALittleForAleppo in a bid to provide the Moumayazoun orphans with a safe haven and protection as well as food, education and some childhood joy in what is a near joyless city but most of all HOPE and LOVE.
It's important to note that all funds raised will be withdrawn into Swasia's bank account before making their way to the orphanage in Aleppo.
#ALittleForAleppo is not going to trouble world leaders, heads of state, dignitaries or their like but if YOU can go to the trouble of giving a little to the children who are the future of whatever Syria will become you'll have done a lot.
A little, PLEASE.
Organizer
Oliver Skehan
Organizer
County Dublin