Syrians sponsor abandoned children
Amid the rising number of abandoned children due to the deteriorating economic conditions in northern Syria, one organization seeks to care for them and secure them a family that would cater to their needs.
With child abandonment rates on the rise in northern Syria, an increasing number of newborns in northwest Syria find themselves waking up on a cold floor, if not outdoors.
In a conservative society in which relationships outside of marriage are not tolerated, deteriorating economic conditions are yet another reason driving child abandonment rates higher, as many parents leave their children on the streets in the hope someone else would take care of them.
This has led to the emergence of a new generation of abandoned children of unknown parentage in northwest Syria.
Younes Abu Amin, supervisor of the Case Management Team at the Child Home Organization, told Al-Monitor that the organization was established more than a year and a half ago in the Sarmada region in northern Syria to cater to abandoned children and provide them with basic services such as shelter, education and psychological support.
