• Location: Syria is located in Western Asia
• 12 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance due to a violent civil war that began in 2011.
• Around 800,000 Syrian refugees and asylum seekers are currently living in Germany

Reasons - WEEPETH

Employment/wealth:

• More than 80% of Syrians live below the poverty line
• More 10% of Syrians are unemployed
• There are 1.6 million vacant jobs in Germany

Health care:

• Syria’s 493 hospitals in 2010 have been seriously damaged in the war

Education:

• Syrian children with asylum status are eligible for government-provided schooling.
• Many teenage and adult refugees are currently enrolled in government-run “integration courses” into German culture

Essentials:

• 6.5 million people estimated to be short of food and water due to war
• Syrian power lines damaged → rely on timber for fuel and electricity.
• 2015 Dust Storm forced approximately 1.5 million agricultural workers to abandon their farms and head to urban areas.

To be near friends/family,

• Since 800,000 syrians already live there

Political issues,