#Aleppo is burning. Here’s what you can do to help #Syria
WARNING: The following post contains mature subject matter describing violent atrocities. Reader’s discretion is advised.
Aleppo is burning. The bloodied bodies of frightened, grief stricken children are being pulled from the rubble of crumbled homes or worse, piled on top of towers of decomposing bodies. This is happening right now. The world is watching, in silence. The feeling of despair is permeating my soul. In an age of the global village when information flows freely and access to information is immediate, the world is turning a collective blind eye to the pain and suffering of the remaining people of Aleppo.
World leaders hem and haw while innocent people are being shot point blank, women are raped and children are killed by airstrikes. I am revolted by the thought that this is happening right now. I don’t care about the politics of the situation. I don’t care about who started it. I don’t care about who is right and who is wrong. As a mother I care about the innocent children dying, being murdered and even for those that are living are witnessing atrocities more brutal than our worst nightmares.
As digital citizens it is our responsibility to at the very least spread the word about what is happening. The time for action is now. We cannot be complacent, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye. We need to look a these images full on and act. I have been consumed with the horrors coming out of Syria. I have been consumed with video testimonials of people saying their final goodbyes. Of parents pleading for the world to listen, pleading for the future of their children. Imagine, for one single moment if certain death was at your doorstep. What wouldn’t you do? That is the reality for over 100,000 civilians trapped inside of Aleppo right now with certain death on their doorsteps. The UN held an emergency meeting and a ceasefire was brokered only to last a few hours. The time for citizens of the world to act is NOW.
The following is a list of organizations on the ground doing work. I have not independently verified their work, they are recommendations from people I know personally. Please do your own due diligence. My recommendation is always to find out the administrative fees of those doing the work. You would be astonished at how high those can be sometimes. The time to act is now. I shudder at the thought of children lying injured in pools of their parent’s blood in the middle of the street, beside their homes that have been blown to smithereens. I refuse to sit idly by and do nothing. I’d like you to join me. Help spread the word, do your own research, if your local news agency is not covering these atrocities, write them and demand to know why. Turn to alternative media to get updates, use social media, sign petitions. Here is a good one initiated by local MP Iqra Khalid:
Let’s all do our part. Aleppo needs us NOW.
If you know of other organizations doing good work on the ground in Syria, please leave a comment below. I will try to update this list as I learn of more charities.
Preemptive Love Coalition came recommended to me. Also the Compassion Collective which is Brene Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert and others. They have been helping Syrians for a long time.
It absolutely breaks my heart to see what is happening to people out there! Definitely keep writing post about this I think the more the people write about it the less people will tend to try to ignore it. It’s a problem that the whole world should be looking at and trying to help.
It is unbelievable what is happening there. I cannot believe it is just getting worse versus better. Very sad.
This is so painful to see and know about it. It’s so hard for me to comprehend how innocent civilians especially kids and families aren’t being allowed to walk away from this tragedy peacefully.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Every day, I see something more and more horrible about that area. It’s unbelievable to me that such horrible things can be going on there, and literally NO country is stepping in to stop it.
This is such an incredibly tragic and horrific humanitarian crisis. My heart hurts for these people and especially children.
This is so horrible. I just couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to do any of this. Breaks my heart to see them going through this. I’m glad to see there are links to help out though.
I can’t stand that this stuff is happening anywhere. It really does hurt my heart. Thanks so much for letting me know about all these things that can help.
Thanks for the information on how to get involved. It’s really horrifying that so many atrocities are happening in Syria right now.
It is so important to support the organizations doing work on the ground in Syria. I will have to look into this list and donate. It is such a sad situation.
I have been watching with such sadness what is going on in Syria. We all need to spread the word about how we can help.
I will have to share this with my friends. If we all donate a little it will make a huge difference.
Thank you for speaking out and sharing. So sad what is happening and I’m glad more people are talking about it now!
Everything happening breaks my heart. Thank you so much for sharing ways we can help.
I absolutely cannot imagine what these people are enduring. Thank you for helping to spread the word. It’s so important to do what we can to help them. This just makes my whole heart hurt…
This is really heartbreaking! Thanks for sharing this! Praying for everyone in Syria and for those doing the ground work.
Thank you so much for sharing resources so that we can help – Aleppo is in my thoughts and prayers on a daily basis. I will be sharing your post with others who also want to help!
This is so heartbreaking. I couldn’t imagine having to go through th
Thank you for sharing this information. Too often we want to help but aren’t sure where to send it and what places are legit and helping the right people.
So heartbreaking, but thank you for sharing this and the information. Those with platforms need to exactly this and be a voice.