Jordan[Syrian refugees] Blog

An interview with a mom living in the Syrian refugee camp

2012.10.01

She, having fled to the Zattari camp by night over two days with her six children and husband, said “I have six-month-old baby, but I don’t have enough baby formula to feed my baby.” Amid a stressful situation of the camp, it’s a heartwarming time with children like this that allows us to forget all about unpleasant things for a time in the camp.
Jordanian short autumn is now coming and so it’s getting so colder every day that you can’t go without outer wear. In right of this situation, it’s feared the poor sanitary conditions in the camp will help spread flu or infectious diseases among children in days ahead. She said “I don’t have enough children’s clothes.
I feel gloomy about the future of ours.”There are so many refugees like her who got to the camp with only the barest necessities and don’t even have enough clothing or living goods.
Activities initiated by international agencies are improving access to safe drinking water and baby formula in the camp. However, refugees still suffer from shortage of commodities such as clothing, sanitary goods like soaps and detergents, baby formula and diapers.
That creates frustrations that are growing daily among refugees.