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Last updated: December 07, 2021
The Raqqa Al-Samra region in northeast Syria is well-known as an important agricultural area. With fertile soil and access to the Balikh and Euphrates rivers, generations of families farmed the land, feeding communities and driving local commerce.
Abd Al-Rahman’s family has farmed the same plot of land in the Euphrates River Valley for generations. Farming has supported his family for years and is his community’s main source of income.
Every morning, Nawaf Anwar* goes out to care for the chickens he raises on his poultry farm in Syria’s Hasakah governorate. Since starting the farm in 2007, his routine has centered around providing the chickens with their daily needs.
USAID's collaboration with Women's Offices in northeast Syria is helping more women gain new job skills. Before the conflict, Fatima,* 48, had completed her schooling, studied English for two years, and was focused on supporting her family and her children’s education. When ISIS took over northeast Syria in 2014, including her own town, everything changed. “My primary task was to save my family and to make sure they didn’t join ISIS,” she said.
Primary school teachers in Syria’s Hasakah governorate have a difficult job. Many of their schools serve a Yazidi community near the Syria-Turkey border where residents have endured marginalization and a decade of conflict. In this environment, schools were challenging places to teach and learn.
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