“Every time you start sewing, it is like a new adventure" This is how Alice described her profession.

What started as a hobby for Alice turned into a profession with a good return for the whole family.

Alice started learning how to work on machines in a sewing workshop back in 2000, with practice she developed her skills and after ten years of experience the war came along; most people lost their jobs in that period and, unfortunately, Alice was one of them.

She didn't want to quit her job after all the hard work, so she continued working from home on an old sewing machine. Luckily her friend gave her another machine when she traveled abroad to encourage her.

Alice was always trying to give all her energy to work and to help her family as the main source of income from her sewing work, in addition to her husband's work of selling plastic bags while their daughter works as a teacher to cover her daily needs.

Finally, Alice was able to rent a workshop and begin her project in 2019, but the machines that she owned were too old, and she was striving to have new machines which would help her sew faster... unlike hand sewing which takes a lot of time to finish.

With the support of Micro Projects initiative, Alice got the new machines, and a big difference will be made in terms of productivity and increase in income.

Vartan started working in silver crafting in 1970 when he was only 18 years old. He worked hard to establish a workshop and became a freelancer in 1983. Four years later, he had to sell all the equipment he purchased to travel abroad. But regrettably, when he couldn't make it there, he had to start over from scratch. He has lived alone his whole life since his parents passed away, because of all the hardships that he faced in his life.

At the time the war started, the silver crafting domain business retracted, so Vartan started working as a guard in a factory within a dangerous area just to secure his livelihood and found a place to live nearby, after his family's house was totally destroyed by the shells.

But one day, he was kidnapped by an armed group and after they released him, he had a heart attack as a result of all the physical and psychological trauma. 

Vartan was unable to work after all that suffering, he also spent a lot of his savings. but his ambition kept encouraging him to pursue the dream of reestablishing his silver workshop. 

Depending on his great experience, he applied to the hope center asking for the needed kit to help him make his dream come true. This equipment will hopefully compensate for some of the hardships Vartan got through in the previous years.

The Idea behind Angel's project started by participating in many food exhibitions with her sister, making cold cuts sandwiches, and receiving people's admiration for the amazing taste, so she decided to take a step forward and started thinking about opening her own food place due to the large number of requests.

At the beginning of the war, Angel escaped with her family to Tartous in search of safety; they had to sell their house in Aleppo. Now she lives with her sister Alice at her house, Alice's husband Sarkis works in a shoe workshop.

Angel had previous experience in the field of sales; she started in Aleppo in her brother-in-law's shop selling the shoes he manufactured, then continued in the same field in Tartous until her return to Aleppo in 2020, then in a clothing store with a salary that could barely cover the rent for her house.

Finally, when Angel entered the food business, she loved and succeeded in it, but it required a shop to display and sell products. She rented a shop as a first step, but she still needed many requirements and tools to start working and secure a good income.

Today, thanks to the micro program, Angel has all the needed equipment for her shop to thrive and to serve her customers with delicious food.

Displacement remains a painful experience that most Syrian families went through during the war, searching for the safest places, Riad carried some belongings before their journey; his family fled to Damascus because of the shelling, especially after their house was damaged. With the help of his friends, they managed to rehabilitate their home after returning to Aleppo.

To secure a better income for the family, the young children decided to help their father by working with their uncle in the field of electricity, moving between Damascus and Aleppo. 

Riad has been working as a taxi driver since 1980 by renting a taxi to work on it, but lately he suffered from the high costs of rent and he had to look for other opportunities. Currently, Riyad isn't working and his daughter is responsible for their livelihood. 

The Micro-project is Riad's hope to have his own taxi after a long time, and with his experience he could increase his income and be the provider for his family again and overcome the difficulties to improve his family’s situation.

Habib is a very hardworking man who had a prosperous life before the unjust war started in Syria. He has always worked in the industrial sector, specifically in the lathing craft where he gained great experience and became the workmaster at his workshop.

Unfortunately, in 2011 when the war began, the Syrian economy collapsed, Habib had to close the workshop and live on the savings, in addition to securing his father's treatment who sadly passed away, leaving the family heartbroken.

Habib moved with his wife, daughter, and mother to Tartous to work at a spare parts company where he stayed for about ten years. Despite all the hardships, the employer upgraded him to his assistant after noticing his determination and good skills. 

Once again, Habib lost his job when the company closed due to the enforced sanctions, so the family went back to Aleppo and settled at Habib's sister's house, without any income whatsoever. The wife worked as a teacher, while Habib, despite all his professional knowledge, couldn't find a job.

When he heard about the Hope Center initiative to support micro projects, Habib thought it would be the best opportunity to restart his lathing workshop. The help he got was the first step towards a more stable, independent future, and a sustainable career.

Losing a house and being forced to leave it was one of the most difficult challenges that Dalal's family had to face. After leaving everything behind escaping from the war in Raqqa city, they have been displaced since 2014 to Hama, then Homs, and finally to Aleppo.

Dalal,50 years old, is the mother of four young children who are still studying. Her husband had a grocery store in Raqqa, but he lost it when they left and later couldn't work because of his illness. Dalal worked as a teacher at the Art School, specializing in sewing and detailing from 1993 until 2013, and at the beginning of the war and after the displacement to Aleppo, she continued her work here.

We hear a lot about a mother's sacrifice for her family to secure their needs, and Dalal is one of those mothers who work from morning until late evening to secure an income for her family, being the only provider. One of the consequences of displacement that affected her children is quitting their old colleges and starting over. 

the low income and especially for her big family prompted her to consider starting her own business with all the experience she has. She applied to hope center, took a rented workshop to put her sewing machines, this project will be an important chance for this lady to become self-dependent and for the young children to have a stable life at last.

Adel is a 33-year-old man, who spent almost the third of his life serving in the military; ten years of war in the front lines of battles were enough to exhaust this young man who survived by a miracle and returned to his beloved family.

Before the crisis started, Adel used to work in a clothes shop, Later, he tried to help his mother who is a hairdresser, trying to gain some experience in this profession. He thought that in two years he would finish his service, while the war prolonged for many years wearing out all the people who had to struggle for their survival. 

Adel's family flee to Damascus escaping the shells, and to be near him. Just after he was discharged, they came back to Aleppo, but he couldn't find any job with his limited work experience and that was a huge problem due to the expensive livelihood, so he worked as a private driver with a small salary.

Adel and his mother are the only providers for the family. She encouraged him to seek out the micro-project program in the Hope Center, so he applied for a taxi.

Now he can be financially independent with a stable income, especially since he got engaged and is planning to create a family of his own.

The war had many calamities; death, poverty, immigration, but the hardest was the vague destiny of the kidnapped people. Hasmik had to deal with the most painful loss when her eldest son Levon was kidnapped in 2012.

"I will never forget that day, it changed our lives forever", she said.

This terrible experience was enough to make any person give up, but her motherly heart always tells her that one day she will meet her beloved son again.

Levon's wife took Hasmik's two grandkids and moved out of the family house. To forget her adversity, Hasmik focused on her career as a professional tailor, she worked in this domain from an early age. But the machine she used was an old-fashioned manual one, which takes a long time to sew and finish each piece with the required quality.

As the war escalated, Hasmik became the only provider for the family after her husband's retirement. To improve her work and increase her productivity, she decided to apply to the Hope Center, hoping to be supported with a new sewing machine that can help her improve her business.

Hasmik's tears were very honest and precious when she got her project approval. With these heartfelt words, she expressed her joy "My dream came true with your support, I hope my happiness would be completed when I meet my son or know anything about him".

"Each time I try to establish my life, something bad happens," Fadi said. He lost his mother when he was still a kid, and his father passed away two years ago, he had to borrow some money because he couldn't afford the funeral expenses.

Fadi worked hard to manage his financials but unfortunately, he had an accident that caused him two skull fractures, thus he spent much money on the treatment costs. He was serving in the army when his father passed away so he didn't get the chance to spend the last days with him, later, Fadi settled in Aleppo where he worked and lived in a small apartment, sleeping on an old couch, away from the city center, he chose this place because of its affordable rent, and its location near his workplace, so he can save the transportation expenses.

Fadi has to work all day long, trying to ensure his livelihood and send some money to his siblings at Zaidal "their village", so after his working hours, he borrows his friend's taxi and drives it until late hours at night.

He applied to the micro project to help him with purchasing a taxi so he can have a stable job and save the renting fees.

This aid made Fadi very emotional, "This is the first time I own something, all thanks to your support".

Low-income families struggle from the negative effects attached to the stigma of being poor, this doesn’t solely affect the family as a whole, but it affects every single member as well. 

Antonio is a 32-years-old man, who lives in his mother’s house, since he was young he worked hard to face the financial burdens of his family and secure a decent living for his wife who is still studying at the University of Fine Arts, and his elderly mother. He had a job in an exchange company in 2010 for two years, then he had to serve in the military for more than 9 years.

After being discharged, Antonio had no idea what to do with his future. He rented a taxi to work on because he was the only provider for his family. Then he started working in a bank as an employee, but due to his low income, he still needed a second job to be able to face the harsh economic condition. During the war, the family's house was damaged and they had to repair it. 

"My current job is providing a very little and unstable income. That’s why I need this taxi to have a good source of livelihood for my family.” Antonio is looking forward for the next chapter of his life. 

Many people struggled with the remnants of the harsh war that the country witnessed, Fadi was one of those who were directly affected by those battles. He lost ten years of his life serving in the military, in addition to many physical injuries.

Before the war started, he worked as a blacksmith for two years, gained modest experience in that craft, before he had to serve in the military until he was discharged with injuries in his back that prevented him from going back to his old profession. Fadi recently finished his service and began to recover from his injuries; it became difficult for him to work in a job that would be physically demanding, which prompted him to become a taxi driver so he can secure his family's livelihood and needs.

The war -despite its cruelty- couldn't stop Fadi's determination to work and be productive. Today, the father of two sons (one is a newborn) and his wife face the daily life struggles to survive in the difficult conditions of the country.

The taxi will give this young couple new hope, and a stable source of income for a dignified living.

There is no doubt that war left many hard stories to read, no one ever wants to lose their home and be displaced to another city, but sadly, many were forced to since 2012.

Sevag and his family were from those people; They lived in Qamishli city before the war began, but the loss of their home during the crisis was heartbreaking, their lives turned upside down when they were obliged to leave everything behind and move to Aleppo.

Despite all the hardships, Sevag didn’t give up and still had hope. He worked in several places as an accountant, sales representative, and in the field of embroidery with the help of his father’s friend, he learned this career in a garment printing workshop for two years in addition to making the designs for the clothes. His father quit his job in interior design because of the difficulty of transportation to Qamishli, and his sister works as an employee with the church to secure her living expenses.

After gaining great experience, Sevag's relatives helped him to start his own workshop and now, he has lots of customers, but he still needs some important equipment for the designing process. 

With the Micro Projects funding, Sevag can help his parents and secure his independent future by making good profits from the clothes prints business. 

The cruel war forced many people to live far away from their families and children, seeking better income to afford decent living conditions.

Dekran Kendmian worked in maintenance and his salary was good enough to meet his daily expenses, but with the beginning of the war, his profession was affected badly and he became unable to afford the basic needs.

Dekran couldn’t stand watching his children deprived of having a good life or proper education, so he decided to travel to Lebanon where he started to work there in his profession and send whatever he earned to his family back in Damascus hoping that someday he would bring them to live with him. Unfortunately, the high living costs in Lebanon prevented this dream and he spent 9 bitter years waiting for the day of their reunion.

However, with the beginning of the Lebanese revolution in 2019, the security and economic situation in Lebanon worsened, and he decided to return to Syria.  But the Corona pandemic, and the quarantine that happened after, reflected negatively on his financial situation as he started to spend his savings with no income.

Dekran was a hardworking man who couldn’t stand letting his family live in need and poverty, he said:

“I am willing to tear down the walls with my bare hands to secure my family with a better life”

Through the Micro-project program, Dekran got a pick-up truck so he could be able to make a sustainable income that will improve the family's living circumstances.

For more than 27 years of experience as a shoemaker, Elias Alhelo has devoted all his life to the sake of his family and his three daughters Maha, Ayda, and Hanin.

They lived in Aldekhanyeh area in peace where Elias had his workshop and the profit was sufficient to secure a decent life for them.

Unfortunately, after the beginning of the crisis, things started to worsen gradually until the year 2014, when armed groups entered Aldekhanieh and started to shoot at the houses spreading violence and horror and terrifying the citizens including Elias and his wife who were in great fear for their daughters’ lives, especially that their daughter Hanin was still a newborn. Elias was forced to take his family and flee immediately without taking any of their belongings.

They became homeless, with no money or shelter so they stayed for two months in an unfinished flat until Elias managed to get some money to rent a small apartment in Kashkoul. He found himself forced to start everything from scratch; so he doubled his working hours just to afford the household necessities.

Although Elias was a skilled craftsman, being an employee at a workshop didn’t provide him with enough income to meet the living costs or secure his daughters' education costs, he was looking for a chance to improve his living circumstances.

Giving Elias the opportunity to have his own shoemaking workshop will make him independent with a sustainable income, in addition to restoring hope to his heart that life can still be kind to the ones who believe. 

"Being responsible for a lovely family with two little girls under current circumstances in Syria is something very difficult, it breaks your heart not to be able to secure the simplest needs of life and see your daughters growing in deprivation."

All that George was seeking for, is to secure a decent living for his family. Unfortunately, within the economic crisis in the country, no matter how hard he worked he couldn’t afford even the daily food.

In the previous years of war, George moved between several jobs as he worked at a coffee store for a year but his salary wasn’t good so he quit and started a Shawarma restaurant in partnership with his friend, but after one year his friend traveled abroad and George couldn’t handle all the expenses alone so he had to close it and worked as a waiter in a hotel. Since 2019, George has been working for more than 12 hours a day trying to afford his family's livelihood, but the situation is getting worse year after year and his income isn't enough to meet his monthly obligation.

He takes courage and determination from his daughters' innocent eyes to keep working and trying every day, because his main concern is providing them with a decent life.

Through the Micro-project program, George was supported to open his Coffee shop, so he could be independent and able to improve the living circumstances of his family. 

For 23 years, Nawal worked as a teacher to many generations who learned from this wise woman, she didn’t just teach them the typical curriculum but also planted true values of life in their mind and you can see that from her sons whom, despite the difficult financial and living condition of the country, were supported by their mother to become successful in their education. Hani is now in the third year of Agriculture Engineering, Fady is in the first year of Informatics Engineering and the youngest, Dani is in the eighth grade.

Unfortunately, the last decade was very hard for the whole family, as her husband’s job was affected badly by the war in addition to losing their house and land in the village of Rakham, Daraa governorate, with 125 olive trees that were cut and burned.

However, despite the losses, Nawal and her husband kept their faith as they started to work together to raise those young boys and provide them with basic needs and proper education, and even after her retirement in 2016, Nawal insisted on playing a major part in her family’s life; she tried to find a job but with the deteriorating condition and the increasing prices, nothing was suitable to secure the income she needed.

This hardworking woman kept searching for a chance and didn’t hesitate when she heard about our initiative to apply for a stationery shop which was approved. Nawal received the necessary equipment and materials to start her stationery shop where she could work along with her sons to get a sustainable income that will improve their current situation and hopefully their upcoming future.

Wissam Wakim is married to Rasha Mousa, together they have a cute little kid called Marcus.

Wissam has worked as a goldsmith since 1996, but after the beginning of the war in Syria this profession became unprofitable so he traveled to Lebanon in 2011 and started to work as a private driver for a Lebanese family. 

Unfortunately, after about four years, the family traveled abroad and Wissam became jobless, so he returned to Syria where he got employed as a driver between Syria and Lebanon. His income was enough to meet his household but a few months after his son’s birth in 2019, the corona pandemic started and because of the long quarantine period and the borders restrictions, the travel movement between Syria and Lebanon shut down, and once again Wissam found himself under the toughest conditions.

Wissam started working as a taxi driver for very long hours, but despite how hard he worked, two-thirds of his income was going straight to the taxi owner which made it very difficult to afford the increasing expenses, especially with a little kid, house rent, and daily living needs.

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have”

Wissam was in very bad circumstances but his will never weakened, and when he heard about the Micro-Project program he didn’t hesitate to apply for the taxi hoping to improve his reality. Indeed, Wissam’s request was approved and he got his own taxi. Now he can be independent and secure a sustainable source of living for his family.

Life is about moving on, accepting changes, and looking forward to what makes you stronger and more complete.

That’s what could be concluded from the life journey of Wassim Nanaa, a 37-year-old man who was struggling for the last decade to survive. Wassim was living along with his mother and two brothers in Al-Dwalaa area, working as a hairstylist with his brother and their work was good enough to secure them a decent life.

Wassim was like any young man of his age, dreaming about having a home and starting a family without knowing he was about to face many dark days that will change his life completely with the first months of the war outbreak, he got called to serve the military in the city of Aleppo, the center of the darkest battles in the country.

Soon after, his brother had to close the Salon and travel to Erbil, while the third one stayed with their mother whose health deteriorated from fear for her sons' future. During the first years of his service, Wassim went through very hard circumstances and escaped death many times.

In 2016, Wassim was transferred to serve in the city of Damascus, where he became close to his family and neighborhood so he began to do any work available to secure his income and improve his family's living conditions, then he started working as an English tutor at home in addition to some freelance-translation work.

Wassim was finally discharged from the military service last year, so he volunteered at St. Elias Church in Al-Dwalaa teaching English to needy students who couldn't afford private lessons, but despite his long working hours, his income wasn’t meeting the increasing living expenses.

Through the Micro-project program, Wassim was able to transform a room in his house into a teaching class and prepare it with the tools and equipment to give lessons and secure a sustainable income. 

Firas Haddad, 46, lives with his mother in a modest house in Jaramana, Damascus countryside.

as a child, Firas went through very difficult circumstances as he was exposed to a fire accident in his childhood that caused severe burns on his hands and face. He has undergone many surgeries since then and still suffers from deformities, but it didn't prevent him from working or having a normal life.

In 2010, Firas started working as a salesperson using his small car, and even during the period of war, he continued to tour on the roads, trying his best to afford his living expenses and take care of his sick mother; secure her medicines as she suffers from severe back pains and osteoporosis which needs lots of attention and permanent treatment.

This situation continued until the year 2020, when Firas had a health problem, as a result of which he had to go through a stents placement operation, then he had to stay at home to rest. During that period, his financial situation was affected greatly, especially after the high treatment costs and the increasing living expenses, after his recovery, he wanted to start working again, but the prices had risen dramatically, and that prevented him from buying any new goods.

Firas and his mother became reliant on the church’s relief support, he kept looking with all hope for a way to restore his old life. It was when the church's priest told him about the Micro-project program, so he applied to be financed with the goods and materials to get his job back, secure a decent income for him and his mother, and become an independent and productive person once again.

"I always trust God’s will in my life and reconcile with all my struggles, the one who believes…. will always survive” With those words, Emil began telling us his tragic story.

Emil Philips is 51 years old, married with two kids Thomas and Maroska. Emil and his family are Egyptians living in Syria; he originally came to Syria from his home country Egypt in 2010 to find better career opportunities. He got employed as a food officer at Albal Hotel in the Old Damascus area and his income was good enough to provide him with a good living style.

Emil’s job didn’t last for long; as after a year of his arrival, the crisis in Syria started and the first to be affected were the hotels as the tourism movement stopped and his hotel was one of many that lost a lot of their income and started to discharge their employees. Unfortunately, Emil was among those who were fired, he found himself jobless in a completely new country within a brutal and severe war. 

Emil didn’t let despair enter his life, so he rented a small shop and started to sell beverages, and even when his income didn’t level with the living expenses, he didn’t hesitate to add a display table for selling vegetables and fruit.

No matter how hard Emil tried, life kept getting challenging; his wife Shery was diagnosed with cancer and had to go through intensive treatment between Syria and Egypt which cost a lot of money and put the family in a critical financial situation. Despite all that pain and loss, Emil thanked God for curing his wife and had the faith that tomorrow will be better. 

Through the Micro Projects initiation, Emil now has his own Pickup truck that will develop his work at the shop by getting fresh vegetables daily, and at the same time provide him with an additional source of income to improve his living conditions.

Fady Yazjy, 47 years, is married and has two kids; George born in 2006, and Mary-belle born in 2011.

Fady and his family used to live in Alkabbas area in Damascus, but during the crisis, the area was surrounded by armed groups and hit daily by dozens of mortar shells which caused huge damage to the family's house, so they had to flee to another area without being able to take any of their belongings or furniture out of the house. 

Unfortunately, after that incident, their stable life turned to insecurity and constant moving between many rented houses living in the worst conditions under the terrible financial situation. However, Fady and his family had to overcome all of those struggles and continue their life hoping things will improve in the future.

During that period Fady was working as an employee at a Tobacco company, but he was discharged in 2018 and became jobless, then he worked in the Cathedral of Lady of El Nayah in Damascus as a receptionist and maintenance worker but his salary wasn’t enough to meet living expenses or his children’s education costs. 

Fady was also responsible for his elderly parents which put him in a difficult situation. He had no time to feel despair because he was the only supporter of his family and parents, he kept working day and night trying to secure the most necessary requirements. 

“Having faith in God is the best hope and assurance that everything will be okay, as long as he is there for us even in the most difficult times”

Fady’s faith wasn't disappointed, as he got supported to buy his own Pickup Truck which will provide him with a sustainable source of income and reflect a big improvement over the whole family’s circumstances.

Walid Al-Bethreh, is married and lives in a small, modest house in Al Tabbaleh neighborhood in Damascus. He worked as a jeweler in a workshop since 1999, he did everything he could to provide his family with the best living, but things changed after the outbreak of war, as the Goldsmithing work began to gradually diminish until it stopped in 2014 due to the lack of demand and the workshop was closed.

Walid didn't hesitate to start in a different profession and he started working as an employee at a beverage shop in Bab Sharqi area, but in 2015 a shell exploded near his house and his eye was injured by shrapnel as a result of the explosion, which caused severe damage to the eye cornea. This incident had a great impact on Walid’s psychological and health condition, he was suffering, but he did not give in to despair and continued to work in the beverage shop until the owner traveled in 2021. 

Walid found himself helpless without a job, or someone to support him as his son was discharged from military service and was barely able to support himself.  this strong-willed man refused to rely on others, so he started going from one store to another, collecting empty bottles and reselling them trying to afford his family's basic needs. 

Walid and his family were in a deplorable state, suffering from poverty, waiting for the mercy of God to take them out of their abyss. 

“Though we may not always realize it, life’s struggles can sometimes inspire us to strive for achievements that we may not have reached otherwise”

Walid found his way to the Micro Projects initiative and was supported to open his mini-market in Dwalaa neighborhood, now he can finally restore his independence and be able to secure a decent life for his family. 

Anton did not choose to spend his youthful years in military service, but it was something imposed on him by the brutality of war and the bitterness of the crisis.

At the end of 2011, Anton was called for military service, which extended for a whole decade, during which he had to work day and night as a driver. During those years, his family was exposed to many dangers and migrated to Lebanon, while he remained in Syria. Even when his father was diagnosed with cancer and was forced to return to Syria with his mother to have treatment, Anton could not do anything to support them financially or incorporeally.

Anton was finally discharged in 2021, he found himself in his thirties, lost and confused without any savings or a profession, in addition to being responsible for his ill father and his exhausted mother in the most difficult living circumstances. He had to overcome the hardships and start working, as his family was living in extreme poverty and needed his support.

Based on his driving experience, Anton started working as a taxi driver, but the profits were much less than the living expenses especially since two-thirds of his income was going straight to the taxi owner which made him quit and start to work as a private driver for a family, but his salary was also very low and didn’t meet the costs of his basic needs or his father treatment.

Anton was in a very bad psychological state especially after one of his friends committed suicide, he felt as if God has abandoned him and that he was left alone to face life’s misfortunes. However, God has a purpose behind every difficulty we face. Indeed, the wisdom of the Lord intervened in time to lead Anton to the Micro-projects Office in Damascus, where he applied for the taxi, and his request was approved.

“The date of receiving the approval of having my own taxi was the date of starting my new life, for the first time, I will be able to secure enough income to support my family and secure a decent living for them”.

In Anton’s case, out of desperation.....a new hope was born.

"Whatever happens in your life and no matter how troubling things might seem... do not enter the path of desperation, God’s hand is always there to save you." That’s what Majd Maalouf said with great faith. 

Majd is 39, married with three sons: George, Jamil, and Jad.

Since his childhood, Majd had to work hard to afford his livelihood; he started as a tile polishing worker in 2006 and then was able to have his private tiling equipment which improved his income and made him able to provide for his family.

However, after two years of the Syrian crisis, his business declined so he had to sell the tiling equipment in order to afford the basic living needs for his children. After a period of being jobless, Majd joined the Civil Defense in Aldwalaa area trying to support them in keeping the area’s security.

After he was discharged in 2020, Majd started to work as a taxi driver but no matter how hard he worked his income was barely meeting the increasing living expenses. He became unable to pay the house rent so he took his family and belongings to live at his parents’ house. His determination didn't weaken, Majd was always ready to challenge all the difficulties in order to secure the best life for his children.

After applying to the Micro-projects program, he was supported to purchase a pickup truck which made him independent financially, and able to improve his family’s livelihood hoping for better days to come.