Impact stories

Souad Aboud is a 20-year-old blind refugee from Syria. After surviving the war, fleeing to Turkiye, and making it through the earthquakes, she is now a community activator trained to raise awareness about topics such as early marriage, violence against…

Even though Vural was also affected by the earthquake he was one of the first to volunteer to help the people who lost their homes, their family members and friends, and everything they owned. Like may other affected aid workers, he continues his…

"I lost my home in Syria and then I lost my home in Türkiye. However, I am grateful. We survived. We are together. And with CARE I can do something with meaning. Shaping society with what I have learnt and experienced for a better future," says Aya, a 26…

Hanah* is a mother of six children. She has experienced the challenges of repeated displacement due to the war, and more recently, the earthquakes that shook Türkiye and Northwest Syria six months ago.

“Before the earthquake we had five shops and many employees. My grandfather and father already built their life with Baklava. It’s tradition. Now everything is lost,” says Hüsameddin.

Six months later, the humanitarian needs following the earthquake are still enormous. The situation for people in the affected areas of Türkiye and north-west Syria remains catastrophic.

After losing her mother and children to the earthquake, Elcin and her father now live in a 7-by-2-meter container in her neighborhood. Their town is destroyed to the ground. The earthquake destroyed homes, workplaces, markets, and schools.

Leen, a young woman originally from Palestine, is considered a refugee twice. Her grandparents were displaced from Palestine to Syria and now Leen, is a Palestinian-Syrian refugee in Türkiye.

Hussein, a 25-year-old man originally from Aleppo, Syria, has been displaced multiple times and is now a refugee in Türkiye. This World Refugee Day Hussein is sending a request to all countries around the world who receive refugees to give them a chance.