Syria: Aid to the Church in Need opens emergency fund to help victims

Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has opened an emergency fund specifically for people in northern Syria desperate for help following the series of devastating earthquakes that have hit the area in the last few days.  ACN is appealing for funds to support local Church partners in that particular region helping those plunged into dire need by the natural disasters. The charity is currently in dialogue with trusted and reliable project partners with whom it has already joined forces after ISIS lost control over the region. Since then, ACN has restored or rebuilt hundreds of homes and community buildings that were vandalised or even completely destroyed by the fundamentalists during their violent persecution of Christians. ACN will focus on supporting urgent repairs in Aleppo which will allow those currently being sheltered by the Church to return to their homes. These include repairs to heating and water systems, as well as structural damage resulting from the strong earthquakes. It is estimated that more than 7,500 persons have been sleeping at night in Aleppo’s churches, convents and other locations as from last Tuesday. Furthermore, the Mekhitarists – an...