Music is a part of everyone's life.

“Growing up with a musical background, it was in my genes that I would be a musician. Playing music helped me become the person I am by being a release for my anger, and helped me make new friends.” This is how Riad described his relationship with music.

Riad’s family is filled with musicians and singers; he played while his brother sang with him before the war, making events together in addition to having their own band. When the war broke out, they fled their home but couldn't take the keyboard and other equipment, because they had left their house immediately and then returned after 6 years.

Due to the extremely high cost of the equipment that he needed, Riad couldn't afford to purchase them. He lost his job, and the events that he used to play in were all canceled which meant that Riad needed any work to face the difficult life circumstances.

With the help of the Micro Projects, Riad was able to purchase the keyboard and play again at events and will have more opportunities to work with his brother to increase their income.

Issues such as theft, crime, and immigration impact many people in their daily lives and push them to make life-changing decisions. When the armed groups kidnapped Jack's father, he paid the ransom and decided to flee to Latakia as it was safer at the time.

Jack followed in his father’s footsteps and worked in pastries and pies when they fled to latakia back in 2012, then after returning to Aleppo, they took his grandpa’s shop and worked together.

Due to the difficult economic conditions and the harsh war, Jack decided to have an independent place because the income was no longer enough for two families; especially after getting married and preparing to be a father after a few months.

By benefiting from his father’s experience and his work in Lattakia for 7 years, baking has always been Jack's passion, and now he wants to pursue his dream of being able to open his own bakery.

Since his project was accepted, Jack was able to open his own bakery place for pies and pastries and he became an independent business owner.

“After your bereavement leave is over, you still feel incapable to go back to work while you're still dealing with your father's death,” Gabi said.

The reason for his death was the impact of the carpentry career on his health, so Gabi decided to leave this profession.

Gabi,45 years old, is trying to find another job. He opened a sewing workshop and worked for more than twenty years. By that time, they had to sell the workshop after the death of his parents. Life was difficult for him, especially since he didn’t have a child, but he was thankful that throughout the war, they didn’t have any major losses.

In search of independence, especially after working in his brother's workshop, Gabi wasn’t satisfied with his work being an employee there. 

Gabi opened a mini supermarket in 2021 with his wife and it would be a good option to get a better income and sell some cold beverages. Having an espresso machine would increase his income and bring new customers to their shop.

Tony, a father of 3 children had to leave his house in Al-Sheik Maksoud when the fighting reached the area in 2013, leaving behind a life full of memories, settling down with his father and brother hoping to return home one day.

When he was young, Tony worked as a private driver between Syria and Lebanon for more than 15 years, in 2010 when he returned to Aleppo, he had to sell all the jewelry he had and he took a loan from the bank to buy a pickup truck to work in furniture moving with galleries.

When the war reached the city of Aleppo and it was completely besieged, there was no longer any source of fuel, so he had to sell the car and change his profession from driving a truck to recycling and selling glassware.

During the water shortage in Aleppo, he worked with the church in distributing water from a mobile water tank fixed on a pickup truck delivering the source of life to the elderly and the most in need for two years.

As a result of his tiring work for a long time, he suffered from severe aches in his back and neck, in addition to a lump in the stomach. He became unable to work in this tiring field again, "I know that working on the pickup truck is very profitable, but I can’t do it anymore because of my health condition, so I want to work in a taxi because it is suitable for me".

Today, after financing Tony with the taxi, he is very happy and ready to continue his journey to secure a better future for his lovely family.

It has been more than 9 years since Esper lost his private taxi. It was his main source of livelihood, and because the shells fell near his house, he had to sell it at a low price to live with the money due to the high cost of living and renting a new house after leaving his own due to the war.

The entire house was stolen, and he no longer owns anything but a mini pick-up truck, which has recently become his last source of livelihood.

Switching houses more than 7 times during the war was one of the hardest things he faced with his family and his sick brother-in-law.

Due to the many repairs that were made to the pickup truck it became worn out, Esper himself has been suffering from beaks for some time and this is affecting his health, he could no longer stay in this job, so he decided to sell it and apply to the Hope Center.

His experience is great in the field of driving, as he has been working with a taxi office for a long time and has old and new clients, and he will also teach driving cars as an additional income.

It is not about a car, but about a second chance in life for a family who has gone through so much suffering. He applied for this project so he could be able to improve his current situation.

Not having a mother while growing up can be a painful experience that Abdo faced when he was still too young.

“My mum left us when we were kids so my dad had to work and take care of us at the same time,” he said.

Abdo lives with his father and his younger sister, who is still studying. He learned a profession during his childhood rather than continuing his studies. He started it in 2014 after leaving his studies to support his father.

Starting a shoe-making business requires experience. To be successful, you need hard work, determination, and the desire to achieve greatness! Abdo decided to work and gained experience through his uncle's partner by practicing it in their shoe workshop in 2014.

After the shoe workshop closed in 2019, he began working as a seller in a shoe store. Nevertheless, selling was a good experience for interacting with people and meeting new customers in addition to gaining experience in selling too.

During the war, the family's house was damaged and needed repair, so they had to live in their grandmother's house.

Through the Hope Center. Abdo was able to buy the necessary machines and equipment in his rented workshop and this project will allow him to have his own shoe workshop and to be an independent person, as well as to have the ability to repair his beloved home.

Rimon is a 28 years old youth who wants to challenge the difficulties and prove himself in such a hard life, when he was just a kid, he used to go to his father’s shop who works in Conditioning Maintenance to help him, and year after year he loved this career.

He worked with his father for 6 years, in 2016 he decided to be independent and build his own reputation to continue the family occupation, he started to work in small maintenance tasks at the beginning and after a while, he became professional and made a good connection with many local organizations and NGOs, he made a long-term contract with Syrian Red Crescent to be the exclusive contractor in the conditioning maintenance benefiting from the experience of his father and his equipment.

During the war, their home was damaged due to a mortar shell explosion in the next building, and it was a turning point in his life because his father closed his shop and decided to travel to Latakia city to work there, therefore the father sold his shop leaving Rimon in a huge conflict between starting over in a new city or continue in Aleppo, especially he was engaged and about to get married.

But he didn’t surrender, he borrowed some essential equipment from his friends and worked with them.

"I started my career life as a self-made person, but unfortunately in these difficult circumstances, I need support in order to continue facing the difficult changes"

Today and thanks to the donor, Rimon was able to buy all the equipment he needs to continue in his career.

Losing your husband suddenly is shattering, life-altering, and indescribably painful.
After the sudden death of Rania's husband in 2013, her life changed, becoming the sole provider for her children.

Rania turned home sewing that she had learned in 1990 from her aunt into a profession in order to secure an income for her family, especially since her children were too young to work. Through her skill, she was able to prove herself and take responsibility with the help of her small sewing machine at home.

After that, Rania decided, in addition to the requests she receives from her clients, to join a sewing center and worked there for 3 years. She wasn’t limited to working at home but wanted to work in sewing workshops to gain more experience. She also wished to teach her daughter to sew, so she can join her to improve their returns.

Rania didn't expect one day that her talent for sewing would turn into a basic profession and the source of livelihood for her family. 

She wants to open her own workshop at home, her son works as a women's hairdresser, and through the Micro-project, she will be able to provide a good income for her beloved children.

Garo is 40 years old, father of one child, and expecting a second son, he used to work in his uncle's shop back in 1998 selling and repairing glasses, and he became an expert in the optics field.

During the war, the shop located in Al-Jabriyeh area was damaged a lot; in 2014 a shell exploded in front of the shop and hugely sabotaged the ceiling, smashed the windows, damaged the glasses, and destroyed the most important device for his work "the Focometer".

Garo decided to travel and leave the country, therefore he sold everything he had then and borrowed some money from his friends, and traveled to Armenia to settle there, unfortunately, he couldn’t adapt away from his country for more than one year especially since he had many new responsibilities.

He didn’t surrender, and he started immediately after he returned to rehabilitate his uncle's shop and reopened it. He repaired the shop and bought a used old manual Focometer to work again, after two years he was able to pay all his debts and start over.

Today, with the donor's help, Garo can improve his work through the new devices and his income will increase, in addition to strengthening his shop and saving time and money on maintenance.

“I've been dreaming of my own business for years, and in the past few years I've come up with an idea for a sewing project. I am finally ready to start renting a workshop and buying the necessary machinery and equipment” Fadi said.

Fadi's life was not stable at all. He was always looking for a suitable job for him; he moved around several regions, gaining experience in each place he worked in. 

Fadi is from Al-Hasakah, but because of the hard conditions there, he decided to live in Aleppo. His main occupation is sewing, and he had been working intermittently due to its poor returns. The best experience he gained was when he went to Lebanon and worked there for more than 15 years, in addition to his work in Al-Hasakah for 8 years, which helped him make a decision and open his own workshop.

The loss of his job during the war period prompted him to do anything to secure income for his family, and, therefore, he became an assistant driver for a bus. After his family left him, he decided to marry again, and now he has a one-year-old daughter.

Fadi wants a stable source of livelihood because he recently moved to Aleppo. this support will be an opportunity to achieve the dream that he has always looked forward to. 

“You never know until it happens to you”.

"Being a victim of theft is a tricky thing to handle. I have been a victim, and I feel empathetic for others who have fallen victim." This is how Ayman described his feelings, after all that happened to him.

Ayman’s workshop was fully equipped with all the necessary tools and, suddenly, he lost everything in addition to some money. He is the father of two young men. One of them is in the military. Starting this career in 1977, promoted him to gain lots of experience. 

He is well known for his career. He opened his own business in 2010 in his aluminum workshop. 
In search of safety, the family had to live in the workshop for one year because of the war and then rented a house for more than 5 years.

Ayman felt lost, and he had to figure out how he would get through, When he heard about the Hope center, he applied for it because it was his only hope after losing all his equipment, and obtaining a new one would save his career.

Edward used to work on a wire cutting machine since he was a child, he learned how to use it by helping his father during summer vacations, he loved this type of work especially since his father was one of the first people to obtain such a machine in Aleppo city, the family lived in prosperity for many years, until the war started and life became hard.

During the war, after 30 years of heavy use of the machine and due to the electricity problems, the machine was damaged. It couldn't be repaired anymore because of critical damage to the motherboard. Therefore, they had to sell it and stay without a job for a long time due to the lack of electricity.

But Edward didn’t surrender, he kept searching for a new source of income and worked as a Chef in a bakery for one year then he changed his career and opened a small shop selling fish aquariums and accessories for four years, but after the sanctions and their consequences, it became hard to import the equipment, therefore, he sold his jewelry and his car and took a small loan from the bank to buy a small house and a mini Wire cutting machine to stay in the work market.

Today after the improvement of the industrial section in Aleppo city, Edward decided to buy a big wire cutting machine and work again after his father retired and wanted to be independent to help his family and parents.

Rabee has always been an expert at sewing, he had even owned his own workshop since 2003 in a small village, where he lived with his wife and three kids.

However, trouble came knocking at his door when an armed group attacked the area. Rabee and his family had to flee for their lives, leaving behind their rented small house and all their belongings, including his beloved sewing workshop.

Rabee had to start from scratch and find a way to provide for his family. He decided to move to Damascus, where he heard that it was a safer place to live. He went from one workshop to another, working as a laborer, to put food on the table and find a safe place to live, But he didn't give up on his dream of owning a sewing workshop again.

With the help of the micro project in Damascus, Rabee got all the tools and equipment he needed to start his own workshop again. He was grateful for the opportunity to recover his lost livelihood and finally earn a living for his family.

Rabee is now able to provide a better life for his family, thanks to his hard work and determination. He would never forget the hardships he and his family had faced, but he is proud that he persevered through it all.

At the age of 17 Elie Hannoun decided to leave school and start working at a hairdressing salon in his hometown Saydnaya to support his family and handle his own expenses.

soon he became very skilled and well-known in the town but he couldn't expand his work because after the war outbreak, the devastating impact spread to Saydnaya region, and all its residents became living under danger and threat, which led to the cessation of work in most professions, including Elie’s work, as he was forced to move with his parents to live in Damascus.

unfortunately, their displacement synchronized with the deterioration of his father's health as he was diagnosed with cancer which forced Elie to stop working and support his father throughout the treatment period, which lasted for four painful and harsh years and ended with his father's death in 2014.

Elie and his mother remained alone living in a small and poor flat in Jaramana and he became the breadwinner of the house, so he started working at a hairdressing salon in Jaramana to cope with the difficult circumstances but with the Corona pandemic and the quarantine started which affected his work and forced him to stay jobless for a period until he was able to continue working trying as much as possible to provide the simplest requirements of life and even his mother started looking for a job to help he son.

Elie was seeking to have his own salon, through which he could be independent and obtain a stable income matching the high cost of living.

Therefore, as soon as his friends told him about the Micro-projects program in Damascus, he immediately applied for the hairdressing salon project in Jaramana, and today, after his project was approved, Elie regained his energy and enthusiasm for work and he is opening his salon from the early morning with all faith that this opportunity he got will change his life for the better and help him secure a decent life for him and his mother.

Raymon Al-Badawi, 30 years old, is married to Yara Haddad, and they have adorable twins, George and Charbel who were born in 2021.

Raymon, his family, and his old parents live in a small rented flat on Al-Qurayyat Street, Jaramana city. his father works as a tailor and his mother is retired so basically Raymon is also the responsible for their expenses.

At the beginning of his twenties, he started working at an aluminum workshop and soon after he was able to learn the profession and became very skilled in it, he wanted to empower himself more so he could have his own workshop in the future because he found that this profession provides stable and sustainable income that will secure his livelihood.

However, during the years of war, life became very difficult and despite all the hard work he was putting in, he was only earning 20% of the workshops income, while the rest was going to the workshop owner which made his wages barely enough to cover the daily food and he started to suffer from financial distress and became unable to meet the household demands.

Raymon was certain that if had the chance to have his own workshop, things will get better especially since he got the experience, acquaintances, and the demanded skills to run the project.

With great faith, Raymon applied at the Micro-project and his request was approved as he was funded with all the machines, tools, and equipment to start his own workshop which he considered the lifetime chance that will give him a strong push to be independent, have a better income and help to secure his family's future.

Aleen Salhani, 31 years old, lives with her parents and sister in a modest house in the city of Jaramana, Damascus countryside. She graduated from the Agricultural Technical Institute and started working as a seamstress assistant in a workshop, then she worked several jobs, trying as much as possible to earn enough money to afford the house demands because her parents suffered from several health problems and were unable to work which made Aleen and her sister responsible for the household expenses. 

This responsibility became heavier during the difficult years of war, especially after a mortar shell destroyed their car and ruined a part of their house. Even though the family survived but they had to pay a lot of money to repair the house which overwhelmed Aleen with more obligations. 

Aleen has always had a passion and talent for decorations and handicrafts, so she started working with her relatives and friends and tried to grow her talent into a project with the deterioration of the financial conditions in the past years, because her job was no longer providing her with sufficient income to meet the house needs, and wanted to use her talent in handcrafts to start her own project.

Every success in life starts with a small step, and Aleen took that step when she applied to the Micro projects program. Now, after being funded with all the materials and tools, she was able to have her own handicrafts shop, which made her full of determination and hope to enhance her work so she could improve her living conditions.

Jad Aghaby is 27, he lives with his mother and sister in Jaramana, his father left the family a long time ago and didn't take any responsibility for taking care of his children.

Since his childhood, Jad and his two sisters Joel and Jessica had to be self-dependent and work to afford their expenses.

He graduated from the Accounting Department and started working but unfortunately, in 2011 he was diagnosed with cancer and underwent two years of intensive treatment and had two surgeries.

In 2013, Jad and his sister Jessica decided to travel to Lebanon and work there because of the terrible condition of the country, but a year after, his sister was also diagnosed of having Leukemia and had to return to Syria to take treatment but the disease was in a late stage and she passed away in 2014.

The loss of Jessica was devastating.. and it took them a long time to get back to their normal life, especially for Jad, who suffered from the same disease and always felt death surrounding him.

However, he stayed in Lebanon until 2018 then he returned to Syria and started to work as an accountant in a clothing store until 2021 when he quit from work because of the low salary that didn't match the increasing costs of living.

Jad decided to try a different job so he worked with his friend at a detergent store to gain experience and then applied to the Micro-project program for his own detergent shop because he thinks it is a lasting career as the materials are required and always consumed.

supporting Jad with the detergent shop didn't just provide him with a good and sustainable income, but also helped in improving his psychological condition to overcome the tragedies he went through and have a positive outlook for the future

For more than fifty years, Nabil Al-Nasser lived in Al-Swaida city, got married there, had children, established a successful trading business, and had a stable home. He was about to reach his retirement age thinking that he had secured his family's future and would retire peacefully, but by the year 2010, his life had changed completely.

In the beginning, he lost all the goods of his shop due to a snowstorm that hit Al-Swaida city, which led to the collapse of the warehouse and damage to all the goods. His loss was great, and when he tried to start over, the war began in Syria, and soon its devastating effect reached the city of Al-Swaida, so he had no choice but to leave everything behind and travel to Lebanon.

Along with his family, Nabil took shelter at the Capuchins' monastery where he worked as a driver. He stayed in Lebanon until 2020 when the security and economic situation deteriorated there and his income became a lot less than the high costs of living so he decided to return with his family to Damascus, hoping to have a better life there. Unfortunately, their return coincided with Corona pandemic, and he, his wife, and his granddaughter were infected with the virus. unfortunately, his wife remained in intensive care for more than 6 months, which ended with her death in the year 2021, and it was a great shock to him and his children

Nabil’s psychological state was greatly affected by his wife's death, especially since his two daughters traveled abroad, and he remained alone with his son in the house. He decided to work and help his son with his living obligations so he started to work in a taxi but his income wasn't enough to cover the high taxi rent.

After being funded by the Taxi project, Nabil feels that he has regained his dignity and energy to work as he has become independent and capable to handle the house expenses and secure his future. 

Rima Albitar is 35 years old, married to Hesny Kasouha and they have three adorable daughters Mira born in 2010, Rita born in 2014 and Lana born in 2016.

She graduated from the agriculture institute and was living in peace and security with her husband in Alqseir village which is located on the Lebanese-Syrian borders that’s why after the start of the Syrian war, the village was rapidly attacked by the armed groups who terrified the citizens by spreading violence and fear all over which forced most of them to flee out to save their lives.

in 2011, Rima, her husband, and her newborn baby Mira were among those who lost everything they had in the village and were displaced to Kashkoul area in Damascus.

unfortunately, due to the security incidents in the country, her brother-in-law was missing and they knew nothing about his whereabouts this affected her husband’s health and he started to suffer from Multiple sclerosis which affected the family’s situation as he became unable to work as before in addition the high treatment costs that he wasn’t able to afford in many times.

Rima couldn’t handle seeing her daughters deprived of their basic living needs and decided to work and support her husband so she started working at an undergarment shop for more than 12 hours a day trying her best to afford the livelihood expenses, yet her salary wasn’t enough to meet the high costs of living especially due to the increasing prices and the deteriorated economic situation.

Rima needed to start her project to improve her life and she was accepted at the Micro-project program to be funded with the necessary goods and equipment to start her undergarment shop with all hope that this project will provide her with a decent income and help with improving her conditions.

Fadi Al-Khoury 62, is married to Amal Rashid and has five children: Lara, Layal, Lina, Lorraine, and Elias.

He lives with his family in a rented old flat on Al-Duwailah street, in poor living conditions. 

For more than 33 years of his life, Fadi worked as an employee at a governmental institution until his retirement in 2018, after that, he started to work as a taxi driver trying his best to afford his family's livelihood, especially since his son and daughter are still at school and his wife suffers from slipped vertebrae, and needed to undergo surgery which they couldn't afford.

Moreover, his daughter Layal got divorced and moved back to live with them while being pregnant and in a bad health situation. All of that overloaded Fadi with extra responsibilities toward his family and no matter how hard he worked he was unable to meet the living demands.

his daughter Lara started to learn the nail beauty profession to work and help her father with the house expenses, yet, the living circumstances were getting worse year after year and Fadi needed to have a sustainable source of income to improve his conditions.

through the help of Micro-projects Fadi was funded with the taxi project in the hope that it will form a positive transition in his life to help him enhance his living and preserve his dignity.

"When you do anything for the sake of your family, you do it with love, because family is the most valuable thing that one can have in life"

That is what George Alyoussef said.

he is a 30-year single man who lives with his mother and two sisters in his uncle's house at Altabbaleh.

after he finished the baccalaureate, he started working to support his family because they were in bad financial condition. In 2015, he volunteered at the Two Sacred Hearts center and began his journey in the humanitarian field, the work that became his passion and gave him all his effort and time, but unfortunately, life chose another path for him to take, because in 2017 his father was diagnosed with brain cancer and began his long and painful treatment which forced George to leave his job many times to be beside his father, and in the end, he had to quit and support his family during that difficult period, especially since he was the only man in the house and his two sisters and mother were taking their strength from him.

After his father died in 2018, George found himself broke because during that period he has spent all of his savings and began struggling to secure daily sustenance and means of livelihood for his family, especially since his mother was suffering from osteoporosis and gastritis, and his sister was suffering from irregular blood sugar and they both needs medicine on daily basis.

George was forced to do any work that would provide him with a better income, so he worked as a Suzuki driver until 2020 when the car's owner sold the car to travel abroad so he started to work at a café trying as much as possible to afford the living expenses.

However, his condition was deteriorating and his income did not cover the increasing costs of living demands and medication, and he was in dire need of a project that would provide him with a good and stable income to secure his obligations.

Through the Micro-Project Program, George got his opportunity, which he was seeking, and was funded by the mini-van project that will use to deliver goods, products, school students, and children to churches.

All we hope is that this project will constitute a turning point in his life and help him improve his living conditions and secure a greater income that allows him and his family to live in dignity.

Imad Mallouh and his sons are among the survivors who experienced all the horrors of war and reached the death point but God's great mercy saved them.

He is 52 years old, married to Nahla Ghumaid, and has two sons and a daughter, he used to live with his family in Al-Swaida countryside and he was working as a policeman there.

After the start of the war, he faced many threats and dangers that ended in his kidnapping with his two sons by the armed gangs in 2013, as they suffered from humiliation and violence until his family paid a huge ransom of money to set them free.

indeed, imad and his sons were released by a miracle of God and he decided after that to flee out Al-Swaida to the countryside of Damascus where he rented a small modest flat and lived there with his family.

He was transferred to work at Al-Mleiha police station which was considered a dangerous place as he and his friends were also attacked by the armed groups and were hostages for a period until they managed to escape.

Imad retired in 2019 but his financial conditions were very bad so he decided to start working as a taxi driver trying his best to afford his family's living as his son Fadi is training to be a lawyer, his daughter Lousiana is at the fourth year at university and his youngest son Roni is still at the tenth grade.

unfortunately, his income didn't meet the increasing living demands and he needed to have his own taxi to increase his income because he was giving two-thirds of it to the taxi owner.

With the help of the Hope Center, Imad was able get a taxi to work on as he believes is suitable for his age, it will make a good daily return to support his family and improve his situation.

George Bergheil is a very talented 44-year-old man, he is married to Janet Haddad, and they have two beautiful daughters, Chanel, born in 2006, and Christelle, born in 2012.

George is from the village of Maaloula in the countryside of Damascus. When he was twenty years old, he started practicing the profession of mosaic, seashell inlays, and wood carving. He soon proved a great talent in this field and became the passion that took him all his time and effort.

After his marriage, he tried to work independently, so he bought the machines and tools that will enable him to have his own workshop in Maaloula, and his work became very desirable because of the artistic touch that he added to the pieces.

he worked hard dreaming to establish his own design signature, unaware that these dreams would fade away and that his life would turn upside down after 2011.

soon after the war outbreak, the armed groups reached the village of Maaloula and began terrorizing the citizens, practicing the most horrific acts of violence, destruction, and killing which forced most of its citizens to flee to save their souls including George and his family who left everything behind to preserve their lives without being able to take any of their possessions or work machines, which unfortunately were completely stolen, in addition to destroying their house and looting the furniture.

George lost everything he worked for and had to start over in a new place under very harsh conditions and returned to be a worker at an engraving and mosaic workshop trying his best to cope with the high costs of living, and his wife also started working and helping him, trying as much as possible to secure the life requirements for their two daughters.

with the help of the Hope Center, George gained the chance he was dreaming about all his life as he was funded with all the machines, equipment, and materials to start his workshop where he will have the space to work, create, and secure a decent living for his family.

For more than twenty years, Samer worked as a tiler for long hours to secure his family the best possible living.

Samer is 45 years old, married to Eivon Makhoul and they have two kids.

Samer and his family couldn’t afford to rent their own flat so they lived in a small room in his parent’s house in the Aldwallaa neighborhood. He was also responsible for taking care of his old parents and securing their expenses which overwhelmed him with high living costs.

He didn’t mind doubling his efforts for his family's sake and even in wartime, under the shelling and explosions, he kept his faith in God and his will and kept struggling to survive and live in dignity.

However, at the beginning of 2022, all his endeavors vanished in a blink of an eye when the iron cutting machine broke and the grinding wheel hit his left arm which led to the rupture of the tendons of his hand and caused severe injury to his nerves and bones.

After that incident, Samer went through long sessions of treatment and became unable to continue his previous work; for the following nine months, he was with no income, living with the help of his relatives and the church’s support. 

His psychological situation was affected badly since he never used to need anyone’s help and used to work and feed his family from his efforts.

Samer started to deliver vegetables and other products to shops and although his income was very low, he insisted to work to support his family.

he applied for the pickup truck project seeking work that suits his health condition and at the same time secures him a sustainable source of income to improve his livelihood situation.