Beneficiary: Subhi AL-Shahaf
Fund Date: 06/2023
Age: 43 years old
Family members: 3
Skills and experience: 5 Years
Subhi grew up in the small village of Elmismyah, surrounded by rolling hills and fields of green. As a young man, he worked hard in his construction business and owned several tools to help him with his trade. Life was good, and Subhi was proud of all that he had accomplished.
But in 2013, everything changed. The armed groups entered the area and took everything that Subhi had worked so hard for. Overnight, he found himself without a business and without any tools to help him rebuild.
Things got even worse when shells started raining down on Elmismyah. Subhi, his wife, and their daughter who suffered from autism barely escaped with their lives. With their home destroyed, they were forced to move to Damascus and rent a small house there.
Subhi knew that he had to find a way to provide for his family. He started working as a delivery man, delivering goods around the city to make extra money. His wife took a job caring for people with special needs but eventually had to quit so that she could devote all of her time and energy to their daughter because they couldn’t afford the special care she needs.
caring for someone with autism is expensive, and with no source of income, Subhi and his wife struggled to make a living. They sold all the gold they owned and any belongings they had left back home just to afford the best care possible for their daughter.
It was a tough time for the family, but Subhi refused to give up. He was determined to give his daughter the best possible life, even if it meant working day and night to do so.
After applying, Subhi received a pickup truck from the micro project in Damascus. With this truck, he was able to start his own delivery business, working for himself and making better money than before. He is finally able to give his family the life they deserved, and his daughter to receive the special care she needed.
Subhi never forgot the struggles he went through, but he was grateful for all of the lessons he had learned. He continued to work hard, taking nothing for granted and always striving to do his best.