
ACTNews, REYHANLI, AQRABAT - Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) continues to pay
attention to the lives of Syrian refugees and IDPs by providing basic
necessities, one of which is by providing shelter and education for Syrian children
through the Orphan House Program.
ACT's Orphan
House in Reyhanli will operate for at least five years. The Orphan House is not
only a place to live, but also a place for Syrian orphans to get education.
"At the
Orphan House, Syrian fatherless children will take part in classes such as
Turkish and Arabic language, Quran memorization, Islamic jurisprudence, and
other classes. There will also be empowerment programs for the mothers of these
fatherless children in the form of Islamic classes and so on. The children
living in ACT’s Orphan House had previously lived in trailers on the outskirts
of Reyhanli City for five years since they fled from the civil war in Syria,"
said Firdaus Guritno from Global Humanity Response (GHR) - ACT , Tuesday (2/9/2021).
According to
Human Rights Watch, 1.5 million school-aged Syrian refugee children live in
Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon. Half of them do not have access to formal
education. Although the host countries have opened up opportunities for refugee
children to receive formal education, they still have to deal with several
obstacles, including language barriers and a lack of affordable transportation.
The Orphan House
is ACT’s initiative funded by the Indonesian people to support the needs of
housing and education for Syrian children. Currently, the Orphan House in
Reyhanli has been inhabited by 85 people. Meanwhile, the comfortable shelters
in Aqrabat will be occupied by 100 orphaned families.
"Alhamdulillah,
after the construction of temporary shelters for refugees in Salqin and Mashad
Ruhin in Syria, now ACT runs an Orphan House in Reyhanli, Turkey and is
building temporary shelters for orphans in Aqrabat, Idlib, Syria. Insha Allah,
with the continuous support from the generous donors, we will continue to provide
the best support for the Syrians who are in dire need," concluded Firdaus.
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