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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 now live within Turkey and in camps on the Turkish/Syrian border. Due to war, C19 and the breakdown of civil society there is a lack of frameworks and 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
In 2020-21 we provided 8000 workshop spaces and 676 children attended our classes monthly. Our programme targets children's academic and psycho-social needs and plugs the gap of lost school years. Our fun hands on teaching methods engage children who have had disrupted schooling and we provide the essential opportunity to learn Arabic. Our Syrian team has established a very successful teaching model with teaching kits which they have rolled out in Antakya and to refugee camps in Northern Syria.
