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As a disaster response, Quneitra branch held a psychosocial support course to prepare new teams of volunteers for dealing with emotional experiences they face on the field, and ways of offering help to people under stress. The course also included special training for children’s safety and well-being.
At the end volunteers work on Opendays in two shelters under the supervision of the expert teams.
In 8/5/2013 The SARC's Quneitra branch responded to the UNDOF request for receiving the four Philippine soldiers at UNDOF position(86) near Jamla-Daraa, the soldiers have been captured last Tuesday 7/5/2013
A team of six volunteers went with the UNDOF convoy using two cars to UNDOF position (85), and waited for a starting sign for about 24 hours.
The negotiations faltered after that, and the team was asked to go back thankfully. The arrival was next day without any noticed problem.
In cooperation with the UN offices that take care of humanitarian matters and SARC's Homs Branch. Together, SARC and the UN were able to offer humanitarian aid to the people in (al-Houla, Akrad dasihneh,Gaborin,Kafrnan) The mission, that lasted for 2 days, was successfully executed.
SARC's Quneitra branch is committed to draw all its effort to provide adequate psychosocial support that can prevent distress and suffering from developing into something more severe, and help the people affected cope better and reconcile themselves to everyday life.
Three teams of well trained volunteers launched the branch project of both "Directed and Entertaining Psychosocial Support", aiming to reach all children in al-Quneitra governorate as a first step, starting with the ones in shelters.
It is worth mentioning that the number of children in shelters is currently about 1100, and Quneitra branch needs more assistance to achieve its aim.
Responding to the appeals made by the people of Bustan Al-Qaser region to intervene to solve electricity problems in that region, and in the context of the work of the SARC-Aleppo Urgent Public Cases Committee for intervention and coordination.
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The Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers are carrying SARC's emblem on their chests and forgetting their names while confronting danger, and penetrating the walls of pain and fear, while planting hope and reassurance. How they resemble Syria, how they represent our home country, we thank them for their unity, their principles and their humanitarian work, for they are the source of pride for all Syrians. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent is a humanitarian organization, voluntary, elected, non-profitable, with its own prestigious character, and has its own financial and administrative independence, founded in 1942 and was recognized by the International Movement of 1946. Since the founding of this organization it has played a significant role in responding to crises experienced in the region, and has provided assistance to our brothers, the Iraqis and the Lebanese and the Palestinians, as SARC, in the current crisis in Syria, responded to the humanitarian situation in collaboration with its partners, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and also foreign National Societies like the British Red Cross, the Danish Red Cross, the Italian Red Cross, the American Red Cross, the German Red Cross, the Netherlands Red Cross and other European National Societies as well as a number of NGO's (Non-Governmental Organizations) like PU (Premiere Urgence), IMC (International Medical Corp), DRC (Danish Refugee Council), HELP, IECD, ACF (Action Against Hunger) and SIF (Secoure Islamique France). We also coordinate with several organizations from the UN like: OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, and UNFPA in addition to a large number of local NGOs in all regions of the country. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent provided, by responding to the current situation, a number of martyrs and wounded volunteers and staff while performing their humanitarian duty, I can only ask for mercy for these martyrs, and gratitude for the noble humanitarian work that they have done keeping in mind that there are more than 9000 volunteers throughout Syria . In conclusion I reiterate my gratitude and appreciation for all those volunteers in the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, who have played the most important and prominent role in the current circumstances that prevailed in the country to provide a helping hand to those affected and to save the lives of wounded, and as for me, I will not be the one who will thank them, but the Syrians are the ones who will remember them and talk about their noble work.
