The economic situation in the country imposed a new reality where the family's main provider has to find more than a source of income to secure a decent living.

Fadi has been working as an employee for an oil factory since 2002, he lives with his wife and their two children in addition to his mother and sister and he is the sole breadwinner for the big family. 

While the financial burdens were increasing, Fadi's salary wasn’t sufficient at all to cover the essential needs, he decided to focus more on agricultural work as a sustainable source of livelihood. He used to work in the family's land in Maskanah village and he made his decision to prepare the land and improve its crops of grapes.

Planting new vines required setting iron stands, which he couldn’t afford due to the high prices. Now, Fadi planted the land and he is working hard to ensure a successful crop, waiting impatiently for his land to start producing and generously provide him and his family with a dignified living.

Maskanah village has main wells to irrigate its lands by pumping water through a network of tubes around the village. Farmers receive the water at a specific time each week and they already had prepared their lands with ponds to store the water and organize the irrigation process. 

Antoun and his brother Nayef work in their father's land of grapes and depend on that for a living. The two brothers share the land and each one of them is responsible for his part in addition to working together to guarantee the best conditions and production of good quality crops.

However, they created a pit but couldn’t afford the high costs of building it; they covered it with a plastic sheet, which was impractical and got worn out causing water loss, on the other hand renting a tanker for irrigation cost them a lot and became a heavy financial burden.

Antoun is the only provider for his wife and three children, enhancing the situation of the land will help him secure a decent income for them. With this initiative, he managed to prepare the needed pond that will enable him and Nayef to store water and take better care of their beloved land. 

Naeem and his wife live with their only son Elia and his family of seven in Al-Maamoura village; the big family depends on farming for a living and their land is planted with olive and almond trees. 

Relying on rain fed irrigation negatively affected production during the last few years due to the climate changes and the trees were in real need of sufficient watering in order to give good crops. 

However, renting a tanker for irrigation costs a lot and the income of Naeem and his son who works as a driver was barely enough to cover their family's needs and ensure the basic requirements of their land. 

Like all the farmers, Naeem aspires to guarantee the best conditions for his land and reduce the costs of agricultural activity, hoping to provide his family with a dignified life. 

In the wake of her husband's tragic death, as a mother, Maryam devoted her life to ensuring that her five children would not need anything.

During her 30 years as a school teacher, she also engaged in farming, which became the main source of livelihood for her family when she retired back in 2017.

Her family had its share of the devastating effects of war; since their home village "Al-Dwair" was attacked and people were forced to leave their land; when Maryam's family returned, their house and land were burned and the church helped them in rehabilitation. Today, Maryam lives with her youngest son Karam and they rely on their land of olive and walnut trees for a living, but they couldn’t revive the whole land without support.

She applied for a tank and some seedlings hoping to compensate for the loss, this way, the land will produce good crops again and the selfless mother won't have to search for another work to live with dignity. 

Khalil comes from a family of farmers, they lived on the bounties of their almond land for generations, and it always ensured them a dignified life. He inherited his father's land and worked nonstop to ensure good crops and support his wife and their six children.

As the years went by, the children grew up; the three daughters got married and started their own families, two of the sons are serving in the army, and today, Khalil and his wife reside in the family home in Al-Maamoura village with their son and daughter-in-law.

Since their farm is rocky and constantly needs to be plowed, Khalil used to rent a moldboard and connect it to his tractor, but due to the difficult economic conditions in the country, renting was no longer a possibility. 

Having this crucial agricultural equipment saved the high costs of rent and improved the family's income.

Although the losses were enormous, the people of Al-Dwair village returned home and did their best to get their lives back on the right track. 

Émile-Isber is a farmer who experienced the loss; he is the only provider for his wife and their two sons, in addition to his mother who suffers from a health condition and needs special care.

His father bequeathed him a land, which has been the family's main source of livelihood for generations. Émile-Isber equipped his land with the requirements in order to guarantee good crops, but unfortunately, everything was stolen through the war and he found his land empty. 

The industrious farmer started from scratch, however, buying all the essential equipment was a financial burden, especially since he has a family who counts on him.

Émile-Isber applied for a mini-cultivator that would prepare the soil for the planting process and a water pump to extract water from the well he has in his land. Thus, he will be able to resume his agricultural activities in different seasons properly and ensure his family a better income.

Duraid is a retired school teacher, he is the sole provider for his wife and their three children; two sons and a daughter. Besides his previous job, Duraid comes from a family of farmers and this is their main source of livelihood. 

When their home village, Al-Dwair was attacked, the family was displaced to Homs city for seven years, after losing all they had; their farmland and house, which were severely damaged and stolen, during these seven years the family was not able to benefit from their land. Thankfully, a local association helped them repair the house, and now, they are doing their best to settle down and compensate for their loss. 

Duraid planted a part of the land with olive trees and he is aspiring to plant the remaining part with wheat his land is prepared with a water well and a source of power. However, what stood in his way was losing the water pump he had, which he used to extract water for irrigation.

This support will give him the chance to expand and improve his project and ensure him and his family a decent income. 

Fadl-Allah is the sole breadwinner for a big family, he is a married man and a father of six; five daughters and a son. 

He used to work with a partner in his spacious land; at first, there was no water well so all of the crops depended on rain-fed irrigation, then the two partners decided to develop their agricultural project. They put all of their money and borrowed some to continue, starting with a water well and a solar power system. 

However, the partners had a few problems, which ended by splitting up leaving Fadl-Allah in a financial trouble, and in order for his land of potatoes to produce, it needed a drip irrigation system that he couldn’t afford. 

Since installing the irrigation system would guarantee good potato crops and income, he applied to the Micro Projects Program seeking support and his project was approved.

His land is well-prepared and now Fadl-Allah is ready to work hard and provide a decent income.