BBC Wildlife - UK (2019-12)

Yes,I willhelpSyrian refugee families survive the winter

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With£75,youcangivea winter survival kit containing:

BLANKET Familieslefttheirhomeswith nothing.A simpleblanket could save a life.

TARPAULIN Forinsulation.Keepsthecold out and the warmth in.

WINTERCLOTHES Hats,glovesandscarves keepfamilieswarm, indoors and out.

STOVE Forheatingandcooking. An absolute essential.

Giveatunhcr.org/wintersupport or call0800 029 3883

Please post urgentlyto:Freepost UNHCR. You do not needastamp. BWPAWI19A

Khitamliveswithherfouryoung

children,husbandAbdelsalam,andhis

elderlyparentsin a single,damproom

ofa half-builtapartment block near

Trip oli,Lebanon.

Thereareholesinthe
wallsandceiling,andthey
sharea toiletwithother
refugeefamilies
crammedinto
thebuilding.
Khitamand
Abdelsalam
arementally
andphysically
exhausted
afteryearsof
strugglingtosurvive,
unabletoearna livingand
fightinga daily,relentless
battletofeedtheirchildren.
Rightnow,theyare
terrifiedbytheprospectof
anotherwinterintheircold,
uninsulatedsingleroom.
Anotherwinterwherethey
willfeeleveryblastoficy
wind.Anotherwinterwhere
everytimetheirchildren
coughorsneezetheywill
feartheyhavecontracted
a lethalrespiratory
conditionlikepneumonia
ortuberculosis.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee

Agency,needsyoursupport tohelpparentsprotecttheir childrenthiswinter. Pleasewillyougive £75toprovidea refugeefamily likeKhitam’s witha winter survivalkitto protectagainst thefreezing weather? Thekitcontains essentialssuchasa heating stove,thermalblanketsand a tarpaulinforinsulation.It couldmeansurvivalfor a familylikeKhitam’s. Twowintersago,asa resultoftheirexposed andunsanitaryliving conditions,Khitamand allfourofherchildren becameill.BabyBilalhad a hightemperatureand diarrhoea.HersonsKhaled (3,pictured)andAbdul Rahman(8)hadchest infectionsandtheirsister Fatimah (4) contracted

worms.Khitamherself developedpainfulgrowths onherthroatandlosther voice.Withoutaccessto a freehealthcare systemlikewe haveintheUK, Khitambecame overwhelmed withworryabout howtopayfor thetreatmentand medicinesher children needed. “Ifelthelpless.My childrenwerecoughing andcryingandtherewas nothingI coulddo.” Khitam believes that

withoutassistancefrom UNHCR“mychildren would bedead”. AcrossLebanonand Jordan,sevenofthe lasteightwinters have brought heavy snowfall and temperatures regularlydrop below0°C. Rightnow,with fightingcontinuingin Syria,1.7millionrefugees remainunabletoreturn home.Theyareliving,like Khitam’sfamily,inderelict buildings,orinmakeshift shelters made of little more

thanwoodandplastic sheeting.Withtemperatures falling,thelivesofthe mostvulnerable– young children,pregnantwomen andtheelderly – are at graverisk. Witha giftof£75you canprovidea winter survivalkitcontaininga stove,blankets,winter clothesanda tarpaulinto helpa familyinsulate and heattheirhome. Pleasegivetoday– you couldsavethelives of children like Khitam’s.

URGENTAPPEAL: help Syrian refugee

parentslike Khitamtoprotect their

children through the winter.

WINDSPEEDSRECORDED DURINGSTORMNORMA INLEBANON, JANUARY 2019

100 kph

£ couldprovidea Syrianrefugee familywitha wintersurvival kit

“Livinghere,in theseconditions,

I cannotkeepmy children healthy.”

BBC Wildlife - UK (2019-12)

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