By Laura Cansicio | Director of Development, Strategic Partnerships
Thank you for your commitment to supporting CARE’s Lasting Support for Refugees Worldwide. Below are updates on CARE’s response to this humanitarian crisis:
CARE is working to help Syrians meet their most urgent needs and protect their dignity. We are on the ground in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen and Syria, collaborating with partners and helping people displaced by the conflict and the communities hosting them.
Inside Syria, 12.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Approximately 6.5 million people are displaced within the country's borders and another 5,000 flee their homes every day. Through our partners, CARE is providing lifesaving emergency assistance to people affected by the conflict in Syria, reaching 182,000 to date. We have provided food, baby items, hygiene kits and winterization kits and other emergency supplies to families; psychological and social support to children; and equipment, medicine and support for hospital obstetric care.
With our partners, CARE is also providing food assistance through the distribution of food baskets and carrying out water sanitation activities including the rehabilitation of a water treatment plant and the distribution of water purification tablets to households.
CARE is impartial and neutral and we do not take sides. We provide assistance based on need alone.
HEALTH ALERT: The news of a polio outbreak in Syria - the first in 14 years - is yet another tragic reality millions of Syrians are facing. With more people seeking shelter from the conflict in neighboring countries, CARE is helping refugees receive the proper information and immunization to protect them from polio. In our four refugee centers in Jordan, we're letting Syrians know where they can receive a polio vaccination, which is especially important for infants. We also are helping people protect themselves from the upcoming winter – a time when immune systems weaken and when diseases can spread quickly.
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