Elie works as a floor tiler since 1986, he lives with his wife Jackeline who is a teacher, and their three children; two girls and a boy. 

One day, Elie was driving home during the war times when suddenly, an armed group stopped him and took his car by force. This incident had a huge impact on him and made him think of leaving the city of Homs for a while until it became a safer place. On the next day, Elie and his family moved to a village near Homs where they stayed for four years, during those years, he found a job and continued working in his profession but his income was very low and barely enough to cover the house rent, which forced the family to return home.

Unfortunately, life became very different and hard after the war; the frequent blackouts affected all life activities and Elie’s business was heavily damaged especially that he was using the same equipment for 35 years, all that decreased his productivity and his income as well.

Having the new equipment for floor tiling and the electric generator will give him the chance to have wider job opportunities and to improve his livelihood. 

The war forced Angela, who is a well-known seamstress to use her mother’s old sewing machine after losing her workshop during the war. She lives with her husband Issam, who works as a simple employee and her only son Elie who is still a high school student. 

In 2014, living conditions started to get harder, which forced Angela to think of a way to provide an additional source for livelihood and help her husband, because working on her mother’s machine was not enough so she started giving private English lessons to some children in her neighborhood. Unfortunately, in 2018 she had to stop teaching to take care of her husband who had a sudden heart condition and went through an open-heart surgery. Angela didn’t give up during the tough times and a church helped her to buy two essential machines and work in her house, but the frequent blackouts and lack of some important equipment were a huge obstacle in her way and disrupted her productivity a lot. 

Providing Angela’s project with the needed equipment and tools, especially the electric generator will improve her business, and allow her to support her family and guarantee that her son will be able to continue his education. 

Asaad has been working as a van driver since 2007, he is a married man and a father of three beautiful girls; Maryam 14 years old, Rita 12 years old and Selena 10 years old. This family was living in a rented apartment but the rent costs started to get a real burden on Asaad’s shoulders, in the beginning of 2011, he got a chance to buy a small house, but due to his limited financial resources, he had no other choice but to sell his vehicle and work on his brother’s car as a taxi driver splitting the profits with him. Lately, the severe inflation and the high prices affected all the aspects of life, Asaad’s income became very low and not even enough to cover his family’s needs all that encouraged him to think of another way to provide for his family. 

As a driver for 14 years, he didn’t have any other working experience, but buying such a vehicle without any financial support was impossible during the economic crisis. having a mini pick-up truck will insure Asaad the independence he needs at work and will help him to improve his livelihood. 

Life in Syria was never the same after the war, many obstacles made it harder for Syrians especially on those who chose to stay. Like all the other craftsmen, Abdullah’s business was heavily affected during and after the war. He is a floor tiler and the sole provider for his wife and his two sons. In 2011, this family was displaced from their home in Homs to a city near Tartus where they stayed until Homs became a safe city again in 2014.

Unfortunately, the equipment he owned became worn out, and the frequent blackouts affected his business and decreased his productivity to half, which for sure reflected on his income and made it insufficient to cover his family’s basic needs. 

Providing Abdullah with the essential and modern equipment, especially the electric generator, will help him to ensure a decent income for his family and the most important thing is to guarantee that his two sons will be able to continue their education.