Child Refugee Crisis

2.4 million Syrian children are currently out of school. Save the Children supports over 90 education facilities including schools, to make sure that all children can continue to learn. Basma*, 11, is one of the children helped by your generosity. 

Despite being a diligent student and a passionate learner, Basma was forced to leave school because of the conflict in Syria. When she was in the second grade, Basma witnessed a bombardment during a school day. After that she spent the remainder of the school year in a makeshift school in a basement.

The following year was particularly hard for the family. In the space of 12 months Basma lost her father, her best friend, and her favorite teacher and her brother and sister were left with permanent disabilities from their injuries. The family was forced to leave their home and seek refuge in a displacement camp in North East Syria. This ended Basma’s education while she was only in the third grade.

After two years of disruption from her education, Basma was enrolled in Save the Children’s school at the camp. Basma dreams of becoming a doctor one day to honor her father and help fund the treatment of her sick mother.

Basma's mother, Fatma*, has this to say about Save the Children's assistance: "When I see them coming back from school, I almost tear up. It feels like the old days. They keep telling me what they learned. I follow up on their education. Life in the camp is by no means normal and that is why having schools is very important. Had it not been for school, the children would have been stuck in a vicious cycle. Save the Children school made that old dream possible again."

(*All names have been changed to protect identities.)

Links:

• Save the Children - Syria
• Save the Children - Education