Seeds of Hope

The children of the Seeds of Hope Project after-school programs in Syria have achieved excellent academic results despite the difficulties around them.

Farah’s mother talks about the little girl’s newfound serenity in Syria, after starting a language rehabilitation program, thanks to the Seeds of Hope program.

Daad lives in Syria, she suffers from cancer and because of the war she had to change accommodation several times, until she settled in Homs where she now fights against the disease accompanied by the Seeds of Hope programme.

The volunteers of the Seeds of Hope project in Syria, with their support, are constantly at the side of a family that has lived and lives in great economic difficulty, and has had to face health problems and serious bereavements: “We could not stand by and do nothing in the face of the pain of these people”.

Hayat’s life in Syria has not been easy, up until now that she is 55 years old: the disease, the fear of not making it, the war, the economic crisis, the feeling of being alone to face everything. Hope and then a new pain to face.

Judy has been working for three years at the EHIS center in Aleppo, which was created to assist deaf-mute boys and girls with their studies.

Since 1992, December 3rd has been celebrated as the International Day for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. On this occasion, we would like to remember the commitment of AMU alongside disabled people in Syria with the program “Seeds of Hope”.

Bushra lost the use of her hand in an accident two years ago. With the support of her physiotherapist, everything is returning to normal.

Thanks to physiotherapy and care at the Homs center, Dima is making “giant steps” toward his dream of going out and playing freely with his friends.

At the Damascus after-school program “Our Youth is Our Future” the kids spent a day together to get to know each other and their country better.

In August, for the end of the school year, students, teachers and operators of the “Generazione di Speranza” center organized a big party with their families.