From the FPSC, Fernando Mazarro, technician in humanitarian aid, visited the school located in Rivas Vaciamadrid, in order to explain to a group of parents the current situation in the Middle East and the humanitarian action of the foundation in the area, that is aimed to the most vulnerable collectives since the beginning of the Syrian war in 2011: minors, disabled people, elderly, women and minorities, as they are who suffer the most the consequences of the armed conflicts.
The audience of the exhibition was not only really interested and participative in the discussion that was later celebrated, but they also contributed economically to the sustainability of the FPSC activity in the Za’atari refugees camp (Jordan) where, thanks to its physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinic, people with disabilities, most of them children, are attended, and in the Virgin Mary refugees camp, in Bagdad, the basic needs of the Christian refugees are covered.
Furthermore, the school has made the students get involved by encouraging them to draw pictures illustrating the situation of the refugees. The best picture made by a primary student has been awarded and the pictures made by secondary students will be sent to the field in order to be distributed among children living in the Jordan and Iraq refugees camps.
From the FPSC we would like to express our gratitude to the school for this great solidarity initiative and for their support to our work in Iraq and Syria, and give thanks to all the people involved for their active and generous participation.