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Ramadhan Relief 1431 Report: Aid reaches families in Syria

Updated 29 September 2010

Syria, the heartland of so many sacred shrines and graves is also a country where one will find widows, families, children and the elderly living in dire poverty.

This year, aid through the Ramadhan Relief program was distributed to both Sayyid and non-Sayyid families across Syria including Sayyida Zainab, Fu’aa, Homs, Ziyabiya, al-Salihiya, Sidi Miqdad, Shara’Amin and Bahdaliya:

Financial support was provided to a number of Sayyid and non-Sayyid families
Food rations were distributed among 81 deserving families in and around Sayyida Zainab
Food rations were distributed to 45 families in Fu’aa

Among those who received aid through the Ramadhan Relief program in Syria, was a poor widow who did not have any work or financial resources to support her family. Her elder daughter is terminally ill and her second daughter is suffering from paralysis and a blood clot in her brain. Her husband was killed in Iraq. Through this program, she received financial support to alleviate some of her hardships during the Holy month.