Most of the displaced to go out of their dream to Europe or Canada Housing Syrians, but at home. And Canada's military involvement in the region will improve your chances. That's the message from a Canadian aid organization wants to convey its partners in Syria and neighboring countries.
The Mennonite Central Committee in Winnipeg 60 years of practical experience in the Middle East and is currently working with more than 25 members of the local civil society in Syria and neighboring Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan. He spent more than $ 47 million to resolve the crisis in Syria and Iraq in the past five years.
Savay whose name withheld for security reasons, rice split affected in an unfinished house cooking 10 families from the crisis in Syria and Iraq. (MCC Photo / Matthew Sawatzky)
The representatives of the Agency for Syria and Lebanon, which can not be recorded for security, working directly with partner organizations in some of the most affected areas of Syria and refugees who places such as the de facto capital fled ISIS Raqqa.
While many media reports Syria represent as little more than a place to flee to, MCC works with people who want to return people who refuse to leave, and people who need more, not their original bombed cities want to be unrecognizable.
Talking via Skype from the region, CMC employees say that their local partner "love their country." There is talk of a bishop in the city of Homs devastated a church presided, which was founded in the year 47 after JC. He will not.
In Aleppo, one of the chaotic cities, MCC staff say that current "virtually non-existent" and the water flows even in the month when the residents are happy. their days are getting largely dodge sniper fire to water and food for many people. in a very good day in Aleppo, people may be able to have a family picnic, in one of the parks is still suitable for such purposes. the recent ceasefire made it possible.
In this barren context MCC funds used provided by the Canadian Office of Religious Freedom to help a theater project that saw more than 1,200 people from a variety of Christian and Muslim sects, literally dodge bullets a piece about to visit a love story, which goes beyond the traditional boundaries.
MCC staff say that it "surprisingly resilient" people like the bishop in Homs and Aleppo organizers theater is "to rebuild the country."
Although half of the Syrians were forced to leave their homes - 4.6 million have left the country, while 6.6 million are displaced within - it is clear that there are many people who have not given up Syria. In fact, some have made of them, Canada "at home", dreaming of her new home.
Qasim (8) Tawaf (5), Hatay (61) and Murad (6) left the group Islamic State and found refuge in an unfinished house in a small town in the northern province of Nineveh, Iraq. (MCC Photo / Matthew Sawatzky)
CMC staff tell the story of the father of a family of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, who was out of desperation willing to put his family in a bored he went to Europe. His wife resisted. This is understandable; as the body of aylan Kurdi washed ashore last September, at least 340 children in the Mediterranean, according to the UN drowned by partners of MCC, the family discuss the trip to Europe you have food stamps, which made the difference between the position of the sea and the stay on the dry.
In many cases, supported waiting Flüchtlingshilfe the opportunity to return home. While the MCC partners in the region are deeply grateful to resettle on the willingness of countries like Canada - and MCC is also very active in refugee resettlement in Canada - say they want the first need in the region itself, the people do not. leaving.
Feryal (left) (22), whose parents Elyas Jandar Fatima and her sister, whose name be withheld for security reasons, to live in a tent in a refugee camp in the northern province of Nineveh, Iraq. (MCC Photo / Matthew Sawatzky)
Canada has committed $ 1.1 billion assistance to the region over three years. In a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, MCC welcomed this commitment. At the same time, the letter said MCC is "deeply concerned" anti-ISIS continued military involvement in Canada, including the recognition and support supplies for air strikes.
"Our partners have reported ...", says the letter, "the coalition air strikes to try to retake the towns of ISIS, which cause not only untold damage to the civilian population, but to destroy the vital health, sanitation and education infrastructure ... virtually uninhabitable to leave cities and massive refueling. "the partners are also concerned about the supply of arms, they say, do not always stay in the right hands.
Rooted in the Mennonite pacifist tradition MCC Canada has urged instead focus is on the humanitarian and diplomatic efforts that contribute to what partners see as the only solution, "a broad political process in Syria, strengthening inclusive governance in Iraq, support Peacebuilding initiatives to prevent the religious and sectarian violence, and invest in the humanitarian operations, strengthen regional resilience ".
This, in his opinion, is the way that many still believe.
A version of this article appeared in the Canadian Mennonite - Magazine. Brown worked for the MCC on independent spending by 1998 2002.
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