November 2013 - The humanitarian situation in Syria has rapidly deteriorated over the past year as a result of the civil war in the country. The United Nations estimates more than 110,000 people have been killed, and hundreds of thousands more wounded, due to the violence. Within Syria, some 9.3 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, 6.5 million of whom are internally displaced. In addition, over 2.2 million Syrian refugees are living in host countries in the region. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the gravest consequences of the conflict and resources in host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people needing assistance. With DFATD’s support, Save the Children is helping 7,670 vulnerable Syrian refugees and host community members in Jordan by providing protection, support to help people survive the winter, and assistance to help people earn a living. Project activities include: (i) providing protection from abuse, violence and exploitation for 700 children and 400 youth; (ii) establishing eight child- and youth-friendly spaces where children can learn and play in a safe environment; (iii) engaging 500 parents (women and men) to participate in the activities of child- and youth-friendly spaces; (iv) providing child protection training to 50 child protection committee members, four staff members and 16 volunteers of child- and youth-friendly spaces to help them identify situations exploitation, abuse and neglect of children; and (v) distributing non-food relief kits, including items such as gas heaters, gas cylinders (and refills), warm clothing, blankets, mattresses and solar lamps, to 740 households (approximately 4,400 people) and cash grants to 1,000 households (approximately 6,000 people).
