Raise Hope for Wadi Al Nakhla Fundraising for Syrian refugee children
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Raise Hope for Wadi Al NakhlaFundraising for Syrian refugee children
Arab Students’ Association (ASA) Syria Committee & TAMU-UNICEF
Maggy Ibrahim & Nahua Kang
Syrian Refugees: Drowning in the Flood
Current Situation of Syrian Refugees
More than 1.1 million refugees have fled the border, many more not registered as refugee status Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey host almost all the refugeesPsychological trauma and severe living condition trouble the refugee children UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency) is receiving only 3% of the 1.5 Billion fund it asked forUNICEF appealed for $195 million to help meet the needs of Syrian children and women until the end of June but thus far has only received about 20% of the needed funding
Protect the children of Syria
Our vision/what we do:
Raise money for one of the UNICEF schools locate in Lebanon
Raise global awareness in A&M community
Support the mission of UNICEF
Case Study: Wadi Al Nakhla Public School
A public school located near Tripoli, Lebanon
Child-friendly Spaces supported by UNICEF
Focuses on building refugee children’s self-confidence and relationships for children who might feel inferior as refugees
Donations from us will have an impact on children at Wadi Al Nakhla
“My house in Syria is invaded by mice, so my father forced us to move as quickly as we could to Lebanon until he finds a solution to disinfect our home.”
“There was a lot of shooting and bombs where we lived in Syria and even the mosque was destroyed. It was terrible and I saw homeless children in the streets, children who didn’t have food.”
“When my school was destroyed, my dream of becoming a doctor was destroyed”
“I’m very happy that school has started; I enjoy Arabic and writing the most. I would like to be an Arabic teacher.”
Hear the children’s voices:
Bake sales Kyle Field Cleanup Profit share Visiting organizations Emailing Arab and Muslim Professors Candle Vigil
What we did
Timeline Event Date
Arab Student Association
Every other Thursday for both semesters
TAMU-UNICEF Every Monday for both semesters
Muslims’ Student Association
Nov 22nd, Jan 31st, Mar 7th
Model United Nations Jan 17th
Liberal Arts Student Council
Feb 13th
Corps Outfits Feb 17th, Feb 24th
Bake Sale Feb 19th-20th
Profit Share: Schlotzsky’s
Feb 28th
MSC Wiley Lecture Series
Mar 4th
MSC LT Jordan Mar 19th
Chinese Students’ Association
Mar 20th
AIESEC Mar 20th
MSC FLI Mar 21st
Aggie International Ambassadors
Apr 4th
International Student Association
Apr 10th
Kyle Field Clean-up Apr. 14th
Candle Vigil Apr 16th
Bake Sale Apr 23rd-24th
Event FundsBake
Sales/Wristbands/Donations$608.62
Profit Share Still UndeterminedCleanup $600
Total (excluding profit share and last set of bake sales)
1,208.62
Total including George Harrison match (excluding profit share and last set of
bake sales)
$2,417.24
Money Raised
Having a specific goal Time management Lack of communication Volunteers not following through Relating situation to Aggies Method of donation
Challenges
Q&A