BY Daniel Harkins | September 4 | 
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SCIAF assists thousands of homeless Syrian refugees who have fled to Lebanon
With donations provided by Scottish Catholics, the charity is providing aid to destitute Syrians who fled the civil war in their home country
Generous Catholics are helping SCIAF provide crucial, life-saving aid to thousands of desperate Syrian refugees who are now homeless and hungry in Lebanon.
Thanks to donations from the Scottish faithful, the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) has given £450,000 for food, clothes, blankets, mattresses, medical care, counselling, and money for rent for the most vulnerable refugees who now live in poverty having fled the ongoing Syrian war.
Working with its partner Caritas Lebanon, SCIAF is a major contributor to the Caritas response which has spent £1.2million in Lebanon to date.
Since the bloody civil war started in March 2011, more than a million Syrians have crossed the border into Lebanon, a country with a population of four million, putting huge pressure on local services including housing and health. The United Nations reported last week that the total number of refugees who have escaped Syria has topped three million. SCIAF has also given £275,000 for refugees in Jordan and £113,000 for people in Syria.
Alistair Dutton (above), SCIAF’s director, said that through their support for the charity, the Scottish people are ‘playing a crucial role in getting desperately needed emergency aid to thousands of destitute Syrians who now find themselves homeless and hungry in Lebanon.’
“With no end in sight for this merciless war, an increasing number of people need help, and those who are already in Lebanon and other neighbouring countries like Jordan need our ongoing support,” he said.
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