"Syria Lifeline"

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Welcome to BBC Media Action's library of video content and other resources which are freely available to NGOs and all humanitarian agencies working on the Syria refugee crisis. Here you can view and download these videos, which provide practical help and guidance on issues such as health, hygiene, nutrition, education, legal status, family breakdown and social cohesion.

Our own experiences suggest their impact and value are enhanced if they are used to stimulate discussions among viewers. For this, we have a dedicated website for aid agencies with suggestions and guides about how to stimulate discussion in community meetings and on each subject in the films.

Go the Albums where you can browse through the video content by category of interest. All the videos can be downloaded in high definition suitable for showing on a large screen. NGOs and humanitarian agencies are welcome to use them without restriction as part of their aid activities.

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s charity for international development. Its aim is to inform, connect and empower people around the world and works in partnership to provide access to useful, timely, reliable information.
We began our Syria project in 2013 to try to help the millions of refugees trying to rebuild their lives in neighbouring countries. By then it was no longer just about finding shelter, water, and food. In this battle for survival and stability information was key: how to stay clean and healthy, how to find a school, a doctor, a job, legal advice. What to do when the emotional strain becomes too much to bear.

The first challenge was how to communicate with people who had lost their normal media channels along with their homes. The result was a series of video films which were screened at UN centres registering the two million Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan. The films use an engaging mix of documentary, drama and music to provide practical help and guidance on a wide range of vital issues.

This first portfolio of films has since been expanded and updated to take account of the refugees’ changing circumstances, as the immediate humanitarian crisis becomes a struggle for long-term co-existence with host populations whose own resources are often stretched to the limit. Together with an aid partner in Lebanon, Relief International, BBC Media Action has opened a network of drop-in centres in areas where refugees are concentrated. Called ‘Dawaween’ in Arabic, they’re safe, welcoming spaces equipped with free phone charging facilities and wifi, where refugees and local residents can access information, consult trained staff, and attend film screenings, debates and other events. For those who can’t make it to one of the centres, a mobile app has been developed for download with an ever growing database of information specifically designed to help refugees.

Download Dawaween application on this link:
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apps2you.refugee
Iphone: itunes.apple.com/us/app/dwawyn/id1013777675?ls=1&mt=8