John Slifko teaches about how Syrian refugee children suffer because of the current civil war and how you can start and continue to ease their suffering.

1. C H I L D R E N W H O A R E
S Y R I A N R E F U G E E S
P A R T O N E
8 Practical Ways to Help

2. A S S E S S I N G T H E
S I T U A T I O N
G E T T H E B A L L
R O L L I N G . . .
I N T R O D U C T I O N

3. I N O R D E R T O S E R V E C H I L D R E N W H O A R E S Y R I A N R E F U G E E S , W E
N E E D T O U N D E R S T A N D T H E I R S I T U A T I O N F I R S T . P U T T I N G O N
B L I N D E R S A N D L O O K I N G J U S T A T T H E I R I N D I V I D U A L S I T U A T I O N S
W I L L N O T W O R K T O E N D T H E S E T R Y I N G T I M E S .
W E N E E D T O F O C U S O N T H E B I G P I C T U R E . W H O A R E T H E S E
C H I L D R E N I N T E R A C T I N G W I T H ? W H E R E A R E T H E Y
C O N G R E G A T I N G ? H O W D O P E O P L E T A K E A D V A N T A G E O F T H E M ?
W H A T K E E P S T H E M F R O M G E T T I N G T H E S C H O O L , F O O D , A N D
R E S O U R C E S T H E Y D E S P E R A T E L Y N E E D ? T H E S E A R E A L L G R E A T
Q U E S T I O N S , B U T H E R E , I W I L L A D D R E S S O N E T H I N G : H O W C A N
W E S T A R T A N D C O N T I N U E T O S E R V E T H E S E C H I L D R E N ?
Introduction

4. A C C O R D I N G T O T H E U N H C R ( U N I T E D N A T I O N S H I G H
C O M M I S S I O N E R F O R R E F U G E E S ) , F O R E V E R Y 1 0 0 S Y R I A N
R E F U G E E S , A P P R O X I M A T E L Y F O R T Y - E I G H T O F T H E M A R E M I N O R S .
H A L F O F S Y R I A ' S P O P U L A T I O N I S H O W M A N Y S Y R I A N R E F U G E E S
T H E R E A R E , E Q U A L I N G A R O U N D 4 . 9 6 M I L L I O N P E O P L E .
C H I L D R E N A R E F O R C I B L Y E X P L O I T E D A N D D I S A D V A N T A G E D
B E C A U S E O F T H E C I R C U M S T A N C E S T H E Y F A C E . S O M E C H I L D R E N
A R E F O R C E D T O W O R K A L L D A Y I N S T E A D O F G O T O S C H O O L ,
S U C H L I K E A B O Y N A M E D A L I . A C C O R D I N G T O W O R L D V I S I O N ,
“ [ A L I ] S E L L S T I S S U E S O N T H E D A M A S C U S H I G H W A Y S O H I S
F A M I L Y C A N P A Y R E N T . H E T R I E S T O B E A T O U G H G U Y , B U T
S O M E T I M E S H E C R I E S W H E N P E O P L E O N T H E S T R E E T S A Y U G L Y
T H I N G S T O H I M . ”
Assessing the Situation
S O U R C E S :
H T T P S : / / D A T A . U N H C R . O R G / S Y R I A N R E F U G E E S / R E G I O N A L . P H P
H T T P S : / / W W W . W O R L D V I S I O N . O R G / R E F U G E E S - N E W S - S T O R I E S / S Y R I A N - R E F U G E E - C H I L D - S T O R Y -
2 3 - P I C T U R E S

5. MEET ALI
Ali, a young Syrian refugee,
makes just enough money in
tissue sales along a nearby
highway to help his family
afford rent each month.
Children not only don’t get
to go to school, they have
barely anything to play with,
give them sensory
stimulation, or help them
build their imaginations.
(©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)
https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-
stories/syrian-refugee-child-story-23-pictures

6. SEE THE
KIDS
According to World Vision:
“These refugee children stole
a box and turned it into a car,
then they fought over it.
When they tear it up,
someone will take it away to
sell. Lots of kids collect
cardboard, drink cans, or
plastic bottles to sell.”
(©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)
https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-
stories/syrian-refugee-child-story-23-pictures

7. SURVEY
HOW
THEY LIVE
Children don’t even have a
secure structure to act as a
comforting roof over their
heads. Law enforcement is
nowhere to be found, leaving
them vulnerable to theft,
injury, or even death.
Cleanliness is also an issue.
Disease spreads rampantly in
these tent communities, and
clean living is completely out
of sight.
(©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)
https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-
stories/syrian-refugee-child-story-23-pictures

8. HEAR
THEIR
CRIES
With such
harrowing
circumstances, how
can we even begin to
help these destitute
children?
(©2016 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)
https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-
stories/syrian-refugee-child-story-23-pictures

9. 1 ) D O N A T E
T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O M M I T T E E O F T H E R E D C R O S S
P R O V I D E S S E R V I C E S T O C H I L D R E N W H O A R E H U N G R Y A N D
N E E D Y W H O A R E F A C I N G T H E T R A G E D I E S I M P O S E D O N
P E O P L E D U R I N G T H E C U R R E N T S Y R I A N C I V I L W A R . Y O U
C A N D O N A T E H E R E : R E S C U E . O R G / V O L U N T E E R .
2 ) V O L U N T E E R
A C C O R D I N G T O T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L R E S C U E C O M M I T T E E ,
Y O U C A N V O L U N T E E R Y O U R T I M E B Y , “ M E N T O R I N G
R E F U G E E F A M I L I E S A N D I N D I V I D U A L S , A S S I S T I N G
R E F U G E E S T O D E V E L O P E F F E C T I V E J O B S E E K I N G A N D
I N T E R V I E W R E S U L T S , [ A N D ] H E L P I N G M A I N T A I N A N E W
R O O T S G A R D E N , ” A T A N Y O N E O F T H E I R W O R L D W I D E
O F F I C E S . F I N D O U T T H E P A R T I C U L A R S O F V O L U N T E E R I N G
H E R E : I C R C . O R G / E N / D O N A T E .
Get the Ball Rolling...

10. Come back next
month for Part
Two of "8
Practical Ways
to Help Children
Who are Syrian
Refugees."

11. T O B E C O N T I N U E D . . .
T H A N K Y O U F O R W A T C H I N G . - J O H N S L I F K O