Bahar Stories

Cough Health
Cough

Vaccinations, limited in availability but lodged among a population where some are skeptical, perhaps others fearful.  First…

May 15, 2022
The Sound of Trucks
WASH
The Sound of Trucks

Looming in the background are permanent structures, tall buildings, well, at least compared to this.  Here, rows…

May 20, 2022
Threshold
Protection
Threshold

It started with abuse.  Verbal, physical; and eventually the spirit withered.  The birth of a daughter was…

May 10, 2022
The Cane Food security and Livelihoods
The Cane

A gnarled hand grips the cane as she shuffles toward the door.  Old, bent over, walking is…

May 25, 2022
Who Decides? Food security and Livelihoods
Who Decides?

It is a common question in proposal templates:  “How are perspectives of the affected population taken into…

Feb 9, 2022
One Song Social Cohesion
One Song

The glint of light reflecting off finely polished blades, two swords slicing through the air.  The dance…

Jan 30, 2022
Respite Food security and Livelihoods
Respite

Jawad is a disabled head of household who was displaced last year to Afrin from a rural…

Apr 5, 2021