Nadira is 30 years old. She fled Syria in 2013 and settled in Lebanon with her family. Two years later, she got married and started raising two boys—Ahmad and Mohamad.
For years, families living in Hweir Al-Eis and surrounding villages in southern Aleppo faced a difficult choice when they needed healthcare: travel long distances to find it, or risk delaying care.
During the 2026 escalation in southern Lebanon, hospitals became lifelines for communities facing displacement, insecurity, and growing barriers to healthcare.
For 29-year-old Fatima Al Alawi, pregnancy had never been a time of certainty. After four previous pregnancy losses, each new pregnancy carried the fear that she might lose another child.
In northeastern Syria, drought, rising costs and fuel shortages have made rural life increasingly difficult. For Ferial, a biogas unit is helping her turn livestock waste into energy, fertilizer and new income.