What does land mean to you? 🌍

This World Earth Day, find out what land means to farmers benefiting from an irrigation system rehabilitated by World Food Programme in Aleppo, Syria.

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“This might be his last month of treatment, look, he’s chubby and happy again”, says Ahmad’s mother.

Ahmad has just recovered from malnutrition, after being supported by World Food Programme #Syria , just in time to celebrate #EidElFitr as a healthy child.
#EidElFitr #EidCelebrations

❗️❗️Did you know that 9 out of 10 Syrian children aged 6-23 months are not receiving the minimum acceptable diet?

See below alarming facts on malnutrition in Syria
#WorldHealthDay2024 #MyHealthMyRight

More and more vulnerable families are putting their children to work to make ends meet.
Watch below how some of these children are back to school with World Food Programme support.
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Happy #MothersDay to all moms across Syria and the Arab world.

World Food Programme thanks and salutes all Syrian mothers for the efforts they’ve poured into raising and caring for their children in 13 years of conflict and hardship.

“This #Ramadan , we fast not only from food but from memories of plenty”

Says Sana from World Food Programme Syria, as she shares her thoughts on how Ramadan has changed for Syrians after years of conflict.

How is life in #Syria today?

‼️13 years of conflict
‼️13 million people in the grip of hunger

Can you imagine being this child?

Children in conflict-affected countries face 2x the risk to be out of school than peers in stable areas. In #Syria , World Food Programme school meals are vital for 500k children–keeping them in school, helping them recover & build opportunities for a brighter future #ISMD2024 School Meals Coalition

Just before #Ramadan2024 , WFP's Rania Dagash visited a women-run kitchen producing school meals for 10,000 children in rural Damascus, #Syria .
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Here is her message 👇

While many around the world get ready for the first Iftar, many families in #Syria continue to wrestle with hunger in #Ramadan and all year round.

Holding back his tears, Ahmad wishes for people “the most basic thing in life: food.'

“I'm studying to become a lawyer and defend helpless people” says Yamen, 10 years.

On the International School Meals Day, meet Yamen who was supported by World Food Programme & UNICEF to go back to school and chase his dream.
#ISMD 2024 #ISMD

Do you know that World Food Programme school meals programme empowers women? 💪

Watch the story of Haifa who works at a WFP fresh meals kitchen.

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1 in 3 kids in #Syria go to school w/out breakfast. It's why World Food Programme is working to reach more kids with a nutritious meal so they can learn, grow, and thrive. Thank you for supporting the children.

This is Taim – he’s on the road to recovery at a clinic in #Syria where World Food Programme is helping to prevent and treat malnutrition. Taim deserves the opportunity to learn and grow. We can’t fail this generation. Let’s scale-up funding and support.

Syrian farmers endured grave losses due to damages to their irrigation systems over years of conflict. Irrigation is a lifeline for farmers, especially during summer.

WFP started rehabilitating irrigation for 800 hectares of land feeding to 600 families in rural Hama 👇

'I feel so joyful and proud.'

Do you know that World Food Programme school meals empower communities? 💪

Watch the story of Haifa who works at a WFP fresh meals kitchen in #Syria .

'When a child is hungry, they can't focus. Lack of focus will affect their education and later their entire future.'

A Syrian school principal's perspective on World Food Programme school meals 👇

💔1 in 3 children in #Syria goes to school without breakfast
❤️‍🩹In 2023, World Food Programme supported over 800,000 schoolchildren with meals and/or cash-based assistance.
❤️School feeding gets children back to school, improves their learning & supports their health & nutrition.

💔5 in each 100 children screened for malnutrition in Syria show signs of acute malnutrition.
❤️‍🩹More than 70,000 children in #Syria were treated from malnutrition in 2023 with support from World Food Programme.
❤️A peaceful and sustainable future starts with a healthy child.

It's not just a sandwich 🌯
World Food Programme fresh meals in #Syria :
✅Covers 1 third of a child's daily caloric need 💪
✅ Helps children concentrate & improve their learning at school 🎒
✅ Provides employment to conflict-affected women 💵