Shiyam Galyon

Livermore - California

Aleppo - Syria

Aleppo - Syria

Aleppo - Syria

Local breakfast in Idlib

Three sisters from Jebel al Hass in Qah Refugee Camp hope to continue studying Language Arts and eventually teach with their degrees.

Two children stand near destroyed buildings in their hometown. The girl recently lost her grandfather to a rocket attack by the Syrian Army.

Children pose for a photograph after spending the afternoon picking flowers.

Qah Refugee Camp - Syria

Atmeh Refugee Camp, Syria

Atmeh Refugee Camp, Syria

Between day and night, Istanbul, Turkey.

A volunteer with the Aleppo Civilian Council has to be firm in turning away the crowds of people (mostly women) who show up to demand food despite not receiving a food voucher. It is a very difficult situation to be in. That afternoon, ACC along with Syrian Sunrise Foundation distributed 400 vouchers in an area with estimated need of 2,500 vouchers.

Aleppo - A mother cooks rice on a make-shift stove for her family. Solar power stoves would be an improvement for families inside Syria.

March 15, 2013 - Muhammad, History major at Aleppo University, administers a food voucher to a family as a volunteer with the Aleppo Civilian Council. This afternoon, Aleppo Civilian Council and Syrian Sunrise Foundation administered 400 vouchers in an area with estimated need of 2,500 vouchers.

March 15th - A boy walks across one of the many waste-fields in reef (suburb) Aleppo. A week later, the Aleppo Civilian Council began an initiative to clean up  the city’s streets.