Raise Hope for Wadi Al NakhlaFundraising for Syrian refugee children

Arab Students’ Association (ASA) Syria Committee & TAMU-UNICEF

Maggy Ibrahim & Nahua Kang

Syrian Refugees: Drowning in the Flood

Current Situation of Syrian Refugees

More than 1.1 million refugees have fled the border, many more not registered as refugee status Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey host almost all the refugeesPsychological trauma and severe living condition trouble the refugee children UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency) is receiving only 3% of the 1.5 Billion fund it asked forUNICEF appealed for $195 million to help meet the needs of Syrian children and women until the end of June but thus far has only received about 20% of the needed funding

Protect the children of Syria

Our vision/what we do:

Raise money for one of the UNICEF schools locate in Lebanon

Raise global awareness in A&M community

Support the mission of UNICEF

Case Study: Wadi Al Nakhla Public School

A public school located near Tripoli, Lebanon

Child-friendly Spaces supported by UNICEF

Focuses on building refugee children’s self-confidence and relationships for children who might feel inferior as refugees

Donations from us will have an impact on children at Wadi Al Nakhla

“My house in Syria is invaded by mice, so my father forced us to move as quickly as we could to Lebanon until he finds a solution to disinfect our home.”

“There was a lot of shooting and bombs where we lived in Syria and even the mosque was destroyed. It was terrible and I saw homeless children in the streets, children who didn’t have food.”

“When my school was destroyed, my dream of becoming a doctor was destroyed”

“I’m very happy that school has started; I enjoy Arabic and writing the most. I would like to be an Arabic teacher.”

Hear the children’s voices:

Bake sales Kyle Field Cleanup Profit share Visiting organizations Emailing Arab and Muslim Professors Candle Vigil

What we did

Timeline Event Date

Arab Student Association

Every other Thursday for both semesters

TAMU-UNICEF Every Monday for both semesters

Muslims’ Student Association

Nov 22nd, Jan 31st, Mar 7th

Model United Nations Jan 17th

Liberal Arts Student Council

Feb 13th

Corps Outfits Feb 17th, Feb 24th

Bake Sale Feb 19th-20th

Profit Share: Schlotzsky’s

Feb 28th

MSC Wiley Lecture Series

Mar 4th

MSC LT Jordan Mar 19th

Chinese Students’ Association

Mar 20th

AIESEC Mar 20th

MSC FLI Mar 21st

Aggie International Ambassadors

Apr 4th

International Student Association

Apr 10th

Kyle Field Clean-up Apr. 14th

Candle Vigil Apr 16th

Bake Sale Apr 23rd-24th

Event FundsBake

Sales/Wristbands/Donations$608.62

Profit Share Still UndeterminedCleanup $600

Total (excluding profit share and last set of bake sales)

1,208.62

Total including George Harrison match (excluding profit share and last set of

bake sales)

$2,417.24

Money Raised

Having a specific goal Time management Lack of communication Volunteers not following through Relating situation to Aggies Method of donation

Challenges

Q&A