(Eqtsad)- Camps populations inside of Syria depend in making income on small projects which some have started inside the camps or by working with local and international NGOs. Others live on waste collection like plastic cans and others at a time where others wait for what NGOs offer from relief baskets and financial assistance for the orphans and children of martyrs. However, the living condition of war injured is the harshest one in the camps.
Economic experts Mohamed Abu Mahmoud told Eqtsad about the economic situation for the population living in the camps including the “rich” class which work in cars’ trade and livestock, food items. Others form this class depend on ruins smuggling to increase their wealth in those camps.
The expert, who preferred not to use his real name as he works in an international organization inside o Syria, adds that the middle class in the camps starts small projects like groceries, barber shop, and other professions in addition to working in transportation and securing displaced movement between the bordering camps to their cities and villages which they fled.
He indicates that the poor class is the most prevalent in the camps. They lack breadwinners and depend on NGOs assistance working in the camps. War injured are the considered the poorest in the camps since they are unable to work in addition to absence of any organizations to tend for them and secure their needs.
In his turn, Khalid al-Zafiri, Manager of Takaful Camp, tells Eqtsad, most of the displaced depend by 75% on their relatives or sons support who work in Turkey or abroad whereas 20% depend on relief and 5% depend on small projects depending on the money they have.
Regarding the small projects which opened in the camp, al-Zafiri points out that the most prominent small projects are small stores which make between 400 to 800 SP of profit per stores.
He indicates that a few segment of the camp population has been making some wealth. The segment does not exceed 1% of the camp population. They work in car, food, and relief trade.
Al-Zafiri points out to the wealth phenomena which appeared on some people who exploit the needs of the newly displaced. They trade with tents and relief in addition to daily life needs. They are described as the trader of “the newly displaced”.
On his part, Mohamed Abu Mohamoud from Orient Camp indicates that most of the camp population go to the used items market in the camps to buy their needs. Many families in the camps depend on what their children collect from plastic cans and dried bread to sell it to persons who want to buy it.
Om Mohamed tells Eqtsad that her two children work in collecting plastic waste. They make between 500 to 1000 SP per day and that secure in meeting the basic needs of the family.
A significant number of youth in the camp work in NGOs which provides a good income for them. The average salary for the youth is between 200 to 800 $. It is the luckiest segment of the population in the camps inside of Syria according to Abdul Razaq who supervises Ghiras team which volunteers in working in the camps inside of Syria.
Abdul Razaq indicates the percentage of those out of the total number of the camp population does not exceed 2% and they usually support families consisting of many members.
In addition to that, several war injured live in very difficult conditions due to absence of supporters and they live on salaries allocated for them by factions they used to fight in or by organizations specialized in dealing with war injured.
Activist in the field of movement disability Hasan Yousef tells Eqtsad that there are more than 1000 war injured living in the camps and depend on relief baskets and salaries allocated for them by factions they used to fight with.
Despite that some families in the camps inside of Syria can secure their needs, the biggest number of families in those camps live under very difficult conditions due to absence of supporters and insufficient humanitarian assistance to meet their needs.
Economic experts Mohamed Abu Mahmoud told Eqtsad about the economic situation for the population living in the camps including the “rich” class which work in cars’ trade and livestock, food items. Others form this class depend on ruins smuggling to increase their wealth in those camps.
The expert, who preferred not to use his real name as he works in an international organization inside o Syria, adds that the middle class in the camps starts small projects like groceries, barber shop, and other professions in addition to working in transportation and securing displaced movement between the bordering camps to their cities and villages which they fled.
He indicates that the poor class is the most prevalent in the camps. They lack breadwinners and depend on NGOs assistance working in the camps. War injured are the considered the poorest in the camps since they are unable to work in addition to absence of any organizations to tend for them and secure their needs.
In his turn, Khalid al-Zafiri, Manager of Takaful Camp, tells Eqtsad, most of the displaced depend by 75% on their relatives or sons support who work in Turkey or abroad whereas 20% depend on relief and 5% depend on small projects depending on the money they have.
Regarding the small projects which opened in the camp, al-Zafiri points out that the most prominent small projects are small stores which make between 400 to 800 SP of profit per stores.
He indicates that a few segment of the camp population has been making some wealth. The segment does not exceed 1% of the camp population. They work in car, food, and relief trade.
Al-Zafiri points out to the wealth phenomena which appeared on some people who exploit the needs of the newly displaced. They trade with tents and relief in addition to daily life needs. They are described as the trader of “the newly displaced”.
On his part, Mohamed Abu Mohamoud from Orient Camp indicates that most of the camp population go to the used items market in the camps to buy their needs. Many families in the camps depend on what their children collect from plastic cans and dried bread to sell it to persons who want to buy it.
Om Mohamed tells Eqtsad that her two children work in collecting plastic waste. They make between 500 to 1000 SP per day and that secure in meeting the basic needs of the family.
A significant number of youth in the camp work in NGOs which provides a good income for them. The average salary for the youth is between 200 to 800 $. It is the luckiest segment of the population in the camps inside of Syria according to Abdul Razaq who supervises Ghiras team which volunteers in working in the camps inside of Syria.
Abdul Razaq indicates the percentage of those out of the total number of the camp population does not exceed 2% and they usually support families consisting of many members.
In addition to that, several war injured live in very difficult conditions due to absence of supporters and they live on salaries allocated for them by factions they used to fight in or by organizations specialized in dealing with war injured.
Activist in the field of movement disability Hasan Yousef tells Eqtsad that there are more than 1000 war injured living in the camps and depend on relief baskets and salaries allocated for them by factions they used to fight with.
Despite that some families in the camps inside of Syria can secure their needs, the biggest number of families in those camps live under very difficult conditions due to absence of supporters and insufficient humanitarian assistance to meet their needs.
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