Documentary 10 Years ARAMAIC RELIEF International

Moved by the plight of persecuted Christians in the Middle East, Severiyos took action in 2013. It all started with a small food distribution when he traveled during his work holidays to the Syrian border to help victims of the conflict. This led to the foundation of the Swiss NGO ARAMAIC RELIEF International, dedicated to providing immediate humanitarian assistance to the forgotten and voiceless war victims in conflict zones.
For the past decade, ARAMAIC RELIEF International, positively impacted over 500,000 lives through 467 humanitarian projects in 6 countries.
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Over 180,000 victims of war in Syria and Iraq helped

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Over 180,000 victims of war in Syria and Iraq helped

The ARAMAIC RELIEF International “celebrated” its fifth anniversary at the Burgbachsaal in the city last Saturday evening when a moving documentary film showed those attending how desperate the situation was for victims of war in Aleppo in Syria.

The film showed Severiyos Aydin, the founder of ARI, amid the rubble of destroyed buildings, unable to find the right words to describe the dreadful scenes around him.

The 32-year-old, who lives in Baar, comes from a Christian Aramaic family with its roots in southeast Turkey. When conflict started in Syria in 2011, what perturbed him was that hardly anyone seemed to be doing anything to help persecuted minority groups. “I wanted to help,” he said, while admitting he had no experience in this area. “We aim to help where need is most urgent,” he continued, adding how he wanted administration of it all to be as simple as possible with everything transparent. “Those who donate can easily see how their money has been spent.”

Over the past five years, Aydin and his team have built up a large network, concentrating on providing help in situ. “When I go out there,” he explained to the hundred or so people attending the event, “I do not stay in hotels but with local people, hence I can get a better idea of all they are going through,” he said. Not that all this is easy for him to take in, “but helping helps”.

It is only right that Aydin is proud and thankful of the fact that some180,000 people in Syria and northern Iraq have been helped through his organisation, a similar version of which is also active in South Sudan. Two highlights in his campaign over the past five years have been his having had the opportunity to speak before the European Parliament and visit the Swiss Guard in Rome. Much use is made of social media, too, to publicise all what is being done and inform the public about what is planned for the future.

At present, those in need are being provided with basic foodstuffs and warm blankets. Furthermore, flats are being renovated and help for traumatised children sought. One sad point he had to mention was that life expectancy in these regions was falling, especially in the case of children, many of whom die from what elsewhere would be regarded as harmless illnesses; hence some funding goes to providing medication or paying for operations.

Not that the film showed solely scenes of desperation, scenes of happy and dancing children were shown, too, with others enjoying sweets distributed among them. “Despite all they are going through, it is good to see that the local people have not lost their sense of joy,” he concluded. All of which spurs him and his team to do yet more to help.

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Arrival of 10 tons of relief supplies from Switzerland in Northern Iraq, July 2017

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Arrival of 10 tons of relief supplies (clothes, blankets, shoes, toys, books and medical equipment) from Switzerland in Duhok, Nordirak.
After the 10-day trip, our truck reached the Nordirak on 23 July 2017. After the sorting and packing of the goods, we will distribute them in the coming days to the displaced and distressed families from the Niniveh level. We keep you up to date with picture and video material. On behalf of ARAMAIC RELIEF International, we would like to thank all the donors and helpers involved in this important aid project.

 

VIDEO distribution of 17.5 tons of food Uganda

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At the beginning of March 2017, we traveled to Uganda as part of an emergency aid operation and from there on to Sudan, where there is an acute famine. In Uganda, there are more than half a million South Sudanese refugees, and every day more cross the border with the already poor and drought-stricken country. We visited these regions and carried out a total of 4 food distributions in cooperation with World Action Fund. A total of 17.5 tonnes of flour and beans were distributed to approximately 1200 families.
The aim of our mission in South Sudan was to carry out a situation assessment and to form new cooperations for rapid, efficient and long-term assistance to the internally displaced and the hungry. With your help, we can soon realize more life-saving food distributions. Thank you very much for your valuable support! (Donations below)

Would you like to support our food projects in Africa? With a donation of CHF 50.-, we provide a family with food for one month.

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Donation Campaign – Hunger Relief in Southern Sudan

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Hunger, war, expulsion continue to shape many regions. Especially the young state of South Sudan is an example of the problems of Africa. And relief agencies warn that a humanitarian disaster has already occurred for millions of people.
In South Sudan a devastating famine has broken out. In the civil war country of South Sudan, according to UN figures, about 100,000 people are directly threatened by starvation, and around five million people need food aid. Hundreds of thousands have fled abroad since a new outbreak of the fighting last July. Around two million people have sought shelter in other parts of the country.
The organization fears a further spread of the hunger crisis. About half of South Sudanese – about 5.5 million people – are already suffering from food insecurity and are therefore hovering in the coming months in their lives, the report says. In addition, about three-quarters of all households in the East African country had only deficient food.
The United Nations speaks of a famine only when people have already died of malnutrition.

In cooperation with our local partner organization we want to distribute urgently needed food in a first step. These will be procured in Uganda and transported from there to the affected regions in southern Sudan, where our local partners then carry out the various distributions. To this end, we are launching a new fundraising campaign in favor of the starving people in southern Sudan.

Would you like to support our food projects in Southern Sudan? With a donation of CHF 50.-, we provide a family with food for one month.

Donation account:
Postal Account: 60-771959-6
IBAN: CH81 0900 0000 6077 1959 6
Bank: PostFinance, Berne
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Keywords: Africa

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Pictures of our trip to South Sudan, March 2017

Construction of our first school in SYRIA – Part 1

The construction work of our first school in Meskeneh-Homs, Syria runs on high tours. The foundation of the building is already finished. The school with kindergarten is built in cooperation with the local Syrian Orthodox church community in Meskeneh, Homs. After the completion of this project, about 220 children who are at war will be able to attend classes here. The church community of Meskeneh takes over the management and administration of the school. It is our first construction project of this form in Syria. We are very happy about this important educational project which we can only realize with your energetic support!
The costs for the 1st stage (foundation and ground floor) have already been covered. The remaining costs for the 2nd stage (1st floor) are now covered by 70%. We sincerely thank you for your continued support. We keep you informed about the progress of the construction on a regular basis. For questions please email: info@aramaicrelief.com

Visit of the liberated Christian villages in the Nineveh plain

With a delegation of politicians, jury members and clerics, we visited the liberated Christian villages of the Nineveh plain on October 30, Bartella, Karamles and Qaraqosh, the largest Christian city in Iraq. There, under the leadership of the Syrian Catholic bishop, we held the first mass since the conquest of the city more than two years ago. It was a historic moment and an important step for the Christians in Iraq! ARAMAIC RELIEF International has been supporting the displaced inhabitants of this region with humanitarian aid projects for 2.5 years. We are continuing these important projects with all our strength and will support the families in the reconstruction effortfully! Help us restore these people to their homes.

 

Arrival of the 10 tons of relief supplies from Switzerland in Duhok, Northern Iraq

Arrival of the 10 tons of relief goods (clothes, blankets) from Switzerland in Duhok, Northern Iraq.
After a 9-day trip, today the truck reached the Northern Iraq. After unloading all the boxes, we immediately began sorting and packing the goods. In the coming days we will distribute the clothes and blankets to the displaced and distressed families from the Niniveh plain. We keep you up to date with video and video material. On behalf of ARAMAIC RELIEF International, we would like to thank all the donors and helpers involved in this important aid project. We will also make further food distributions in these days.

Arrival of the 10 tons relief goods (clothes, blankets) from Switzerland in Duhok, northern Iraq. After all, we’ve got a lot of things to do. Thank you all!

10 tons of clothing and blankets on the way to the Northern Iraq

At the same time as the beginning of the liberation of Mosul in northern Iraq, we are transporting relief goods for the fourth time to the affected war region. A total of 10 tonnes of clothing and blankets have been collected in the last few weeks and shipped by truck on 17.10.2016. We have distributed these urgently needed and warming relief supplies to the distressed families in Northern Iraq.
On behalf of ARAMAIC RELIEF International, we would like to thank all donors and helpers, you have made this important project possible!

Further donations in kind (clothing, blankets, stuffed animals, etc.) can still be handed over at our warehouse (Langgasse 40, 6340 Baar). Write to us: info@aramaicrelief.com

Aid in Syria and Iraq successfully completed, Oct-Nov 2016

During the last weeks (end of Oct / beginning Nov 2016) in Syria and Iraq, we again carried out numerous distributions of aid goods and coordinated many new aid projects. We will publish all reports, videos and photos on the use of the project as well as our new projects in the Middle East in the coming days. We sincerely thank you all for the support!