Doha: The representation mission of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Turkey has implemented a Warm Winter project, with a view to providing winterization and food aid for the Syrians in mountain, cold, and inaccessible areas of northern Syria, as well as the Syrian refugees in Kilis Province, southern Turkey.
The purpose of the multi-sector project is to secure life-saving heaters, heating charcoal, blankets, carpets, and food parcels, enabling the Syrian internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees to withstand the too cold weather both at camps and beyond, as well as protecting them against the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result, the $1,661,579 project has reached out to 14,521 vulnerable families, or over 72,000 direct beneficiaries.
Here are the list of items provided under the project: 900 charcoal heaters for those with no heaters. 1,600 tons of charcoal for 4,430 displaced and refugee families, as well as the host community, in both Syria and Turkey, in addition to coronavirus protective supplies like masks, gloves, and sanitizers. Blankets and carpets for over 1,700 IDP families. 9,771 food parcels to meet the needs of target families.
The project has a great impact on the lives of over 15,900 Syrian families in hard-to-access areas, Syrian refugees, and host communities. By virtue of the winterization and food items provided, they could go through the winter safely and with dignity.
The UN Humanitarian Response Plan 2020 shows that much of the displaced and host populations largely suffer during the winter from the frost and limited shelter, food, clothes, and other resources.
As indicated by the Syrian Arab Republic Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), 11.06 million persons in dire need for aid, including 4.4 million inside Syria, where there are serious shortages in the basic living nonfood items, particularly that which address seasonal needs of the winter, such as fuel and warm clothes.
