Because on this journey we need you
Fundraising by Arianna Valentini
1,105 €
55%
2,000 €
19 Donations
Operation Dove in Lebanon - 2021
Thousands of displaced people are still living in refugee camps in northern Lebanon, many here in Tel Abbas too. The volunteers of Operazione Colomba, the nonviolent corps of the Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, share with them suffering but also hope. Support them to build peace together.
Since September 2013, Operation Dove has been present alongside Syrian refugees in the Tel Abbas camp in northern Lebanon.
The situation in Syria, where a war pitting different pro- and anti-government forces has been fought since 2011, remains dire: 400,000 dead, 6.5 million displaced, and 5 million refugees forced to flee the country; of these, more than a million have sought shelter in neighboring Lebanon (of only 4.5 million inhabitants).
Operation Dove volunteers live in the camp together with the refugees to stand by them and help them in their daily lives.
The presence of volunteers is necessary: they visit the most fragile families to give them support; they create moments of encounter to calm tensions and encourage dialogue; they organize moments of entertainment and animation for children; they collect useful testimonies to monitor and denounce violations of Human Rights; and they support and promote the "Peace Proposal" for Syria elaborated together with Syrian refugees, thanks also to the support of some institutions and civil society.
The presence of the volunteers mitigates the harshness of life in the refugee camp (which is particularly difficult due to extreme poverty, tensions and lack of prospects), but the situation is still critical and the conditions of the refugees have been made even more precarious by the health emergency that resulted from the pandemic.
Despite Covid-19, Operation Dove volunteers continue to share life and work alongside Syrian refugees still living in camps in northern Lebanon. Supporting them during this tiring time, where even moving is difficult, means still believing in the strength of relationships and the peace that comes from staying close and dreaming together.
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Since September 2013, Operation Dove has been present alongside Syrian refugees in the Tel Abbas camp in northern Lebanon.
The situation in Syria, where a war pitting different pro- and anti-government forces has been fought since 2011, remains dire: 400,000 dead, 6.5 million displaced, and 5 million refugees forced to flee the country; of these, more than a million have sought shelter in neighboring Lebanon (of only 4.5 million inhabitants).
Operation Dove volunteers live in the camp together with the refugees to stand by them and help them in their daily lives.
The presence of volunteers is necessary: they visit the most fragile families to give them support; they create moments of encounter to calm tensions and encourage dialogue; they organize moments of entertainment and animation for children; they collect useful testimonies to monitor and denounce violations of Human Rights; and they support and promote the "Peace Proposal" for Syria elaborated together with Syrian refugees, thanks also to the support of some institutions and civil society.
The presence of the volunteers mitigates the harshness of life in the refugee camp (which is particularly difficult due to extreme poverty, tensions and lack of prospects), but the situation is still critical and the conditions of the refugees have been made even more precarious by the health emergency that resulted from the pandemic.
Despite Covid-19, Operation Dove volunteers continue to share life and work alongside Syrian refugees still living in camps in northern Lebanon. Supporting them during this tiring time, where even moving is difficult, means still believing in the strength of relationships and the peace that comes from staying close and dreaming together.
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