“When we first reached at Jordan fleeing the intensity of the crises, we stayed at Al Zatary camp. Life in the camps was truly very difficult since we have two children with disabilities. They have special needs, and they need special care. Their health is very poor. I was really very afraid of losing them in the camp” Omar said. He is one of thousands of people who fled to save their lives and their families when the situation in Aleppo became intolerable. “I have five children, two of them suffer from cerebral palsy, they are a twin and their mother suffered difficulties though birth so that they were born with this health problem” his wife says.

“We stayed at first under trees for few days, it was summertime when we reached their, the sun was burning in the daytime while at night it was very cold, we suffered a lot until we could have a tent. These few days were the hardest in my life. It was very difficult to take care of the children in the tent especially their hygiene because no sanitation. There even was very little water that is hardly enough for drinking. Until Hayat Yolu visited us in the camp and saw how difficult our situation is, and we were selected between other 100 families to move to a rented flat where they covered the rent. Almost all of us were families for people who are ill or with special needs. What you have done really saved the lives of my children.” She concluded.