The MECC team organized two summer schools for 400 primary school students affected by the Syrian crisis in Daraa al-Balad and Khirbet Ghazaleh of Daraa governorate.

The MECC team distributed hygiene kits to 800 returning families to Kafr Nasej in the northern rural of Daraa, as part of its ongoing relief program.

The MECC team conducted vocational training courses on the mobile maintenance, women hairdressing and cooking principles and basics for 50 participants from both men and women, in Tartous governorate. The courses lasted for two months and a half, and were followed-up delicately and continuously evaluated by the MECC team.

The MECC Diakonia Department organized an awareness course against sexual harassment as part of a program launched to fight Gender-based Violence. The three-days course was held at the “Our Lady Dispensary” of MECC in Sabityeh – Lebanon. It targeted Lebanese, Iraqi and Syrian children aged 6 to 12 years old.

The MECC Grants Program team conducted two advanced business start-up courses for 30 participants who passed the basic level of the course, at Al Zabadani City in Rural Damascus.

The Middle East Council of Churches represented by its director of “Diakonia” department Mr. Samer Laham attended the International consultation workshop from May 15 to 19, 2019, at the invitation of Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission “FELM” which celebrates the 160th anniversary of its founding.

MECC organized a crochet training course in Maaloula city in Rural Damascus. The course targeted 24 women who learned the basics of crocheting and making handbags in different colors and sizes. At the end of this two months’ course, every participant received a toolkit that will help her to start-up a small business.

Department “Diakonia” of the Middle East Council of Churches concluded a home elderly care course in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, on Friday 24th of May 2019. This humanitarian program was carried out in cooperation with the LEAD Healthcare Consultancy and concluded by distribution of certificates and nursing kits to 22 women of different ages.

In cooperation with the Armenian Protestant Church, MECC implemented a Vocational Training Program in Aleppo aiming at supporting youth to enter the labor market. These courses targeted 200 young women and men between 18 and 45 years old.

Based on its belief that Education is the basis of peace and security in the world, MECC organized a remedial course for 50 students of the Grade 12 certificate in the city of Arbin in rural Damascus.

Believing in the need to help displaced and affected persons to secure a decent life for their families; MECC provided 37 financial grants to restore small businesses in Damascus and its rural areas.

MECC Health Program team implemented health awareness raising courses for 150 women in Bloudan, Al-Tal and Maloola in Rural Damascus, in addition to Ghabagheb and Izraa in Da’raa.

The MECC Health awareness Program continuing its courses for women in Al Noama village at Daraa governate. Topics covered the most common chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, breast cancer, osteoporosis and identified its causes and methods of treatment and prevention.

25 women attended the four-day course in which they were introduced to the healthy nutrition, first aid and pregnancy care basics, as well as the right methods to use blood pressure and diabetes measuring device. At the end of the course, every participant received a hygiene kit.

Once again, MECC Ecumenical and Relief Department’s team is offering his continuous assistance in supporting sheep breeding projects to secure a steady income for the people of Mseifra, south of Daraa.

MECC distribution team helped 2823 families who returned to Dara’a Al Balad area in order to face one of the major challenges during the harsh winter season. The team distributed 5164 adult coats and 6400 winter clothing kits including shoes to children whose ages ranged between 5 to 18 years old.

MECC WASH team conducted rehabilitation activities of WASH facilities in Al Asieh and Al Hayat Schools in Damascus and Al Iman Private School in Aleppo aiming at securing a healthy and hygienic environment for students.

With the aim of supporting persons with disabilities to enter the labor market, the Middle East Council of Churches organized two vocational trainings in mobile maintenance and Cosmetology in Al Haffeh village in Rural Lattakia.

The Middle East Council of Churches organized a one-day exhibition in Al-Hafah village in the countryside of Latakia and Fayrouza village in the countryside of Homs to display products prepared by women who participated in a program in which the Council offered training courses on cooking, embroidery and crocheting for two months.

This is a project that includes psychosocial group counseling sessions for women and children, knitting sessions for women and community GBV awareness sessions for men and women.

Due to livelihoods depletion, increase of medicine prices; people in Syria are finding it more difficult to cover their health needs. Cancer patients are struggling to cover their treatment costs which, in many cases may either have their cancer treatment interrupted or even stopped.