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Firefly International supports Firefly for Syrians, a locally led organisation working in Turkey and Syria. Firefly for Syrians is refugee led and addresses the needs of children impacted by violent conflict. This project delivers safe spaces and transformative educational opportunities for refugees
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Situation
Firefly for Syrians works with children aged 5-18 forced to flee the Syrian Civil War. Thousands of displaced Syrian families currently live within Turkey and in camps on the Turkish/Syrian border. Due to conflict and the breakdown of civil society there is a lack of frameworks or projects which enable Syrians themselves to address the challenges they face by utilising their own knowledge and experience. Firefly for Syrians was founded by Firefly International to address this urgent, unmet need.
Solution
Firefly for Syrians provides safe spaces and an education programme delivering core curriculum areas to Syrian refugee children. In 2019-20, 850 children per month benefited from our programme, an increase from 700 monthly in 2018-19. This programme targets children's academic and psycho-social needs and plugs the gap of lost school years. Our Syrian team has established a very successful model which they have rolled out to centres in Antakya and to refugee camps in Northern Syria.
