Proven success

After fleeing the besieged city of Homs in Syria, Noura ( above) now lives in Lebanon with her husband Hussein and four young children. Their shelter was badly flooded by last year’s winter rains and snowmelt. Winter cash assistance from UNHCR gave them the ability and choice to buy a heater for the first time. “Without the winter aid, my situation would’ve been very bad,” says Noura. “It came as a saviour in a time of hardship. It really helped me; it helped me a lot.”

Noura hopes that she’ll receive cash assistance again this winter, so she can afford to keep her children warm and dry. “It will be a weight off our shoulders,” says Hussein.