FMSI interventions on Covid-19

During this global pandemic, FMSI is responding to the requests coming from all Marist communities worldwide through emergency projects. Despite the difficulties due to the lockdown, interventions in Syria, South Africa, Haiti are currently under implementation. All projects are designed considering safety protocols of physical distancing measures as well as Government and World Health Organization guidelines, maintaining stringent health and hygiene measures at all project sites, and among all staff and stakeholders.

*Funded by the general house

COVID-19 solidarity – assistance to fragile elderlies in Aleppo

As the Syrian crisis enters its tenth year, the humanitarian situation remains very difficult. In 2019, 1.8 million people were internally displaced –an increase of 200,000 from 2018. As Millions of people have been displaced from their homes, those who remain are struggling to access sufficient food and basic health services. Conflict, displacement and economic pressures are driving hunger, and Syrian families need our help more than ever. Now, with the covid-19 epidemic and the preventive measures to limit the spread of the disease, many people are left alone and have not the means to have food because they are old, bedridden, sick or very poor. We have identified around 100 people in such situation in Aleppo: people living in very poor social economic conditions who are suffering most from this situation and they have seen drastically reduced the opportunities for a subsistence income or a help for their basic needs.

The program coordinated by the Blue Marists, wants to assist the poor elderly people living alone during the period of covid-19 epidemic to prevent their death and sickness. The project consists of preparing hot meals in the Marist center and distributing them with bread and a fruit daily to these vulnerable people. In addition to provide meals to people, this project will enable us to demonstrate our solidarity with the beneficiaries and let them feel that they are not abandoned and not alone.

5 displaced women who are good in cooking and a man who will do the shopping of the alimentary products have been selected. These 6 people will work under the supervision of Mrs. Leyla Antaki Moussalli, one of the 3 leaders of the Blue Marists. The project will last 2 months and is supported by 15,000 Euros donated by Misean Cara, through FMSI.