Category Archives: Syrian Children

Rayan Hasan, Age 13, Is Walking After His First Stage of Treatment!

13-year-old Rayan Hasan suffers from a congenital deformity in the lower left leg. He needed a corrective prosthesis, including 1 carbon socket, 2 trial sockets, and 1 carbon foot top adaptor.

Thanks to generous contributions from Palmyra Relief’s supporters, Rayan has recently completed his first stage of treatment, and is already able to walk!

Rayan’s prosthetics came from Ottobock Deutschland. PalmyraRelief CIO’s partner clinic, Dogan Medikal — based in Mersin — is providing treatment. Rayan’s treatment also included all orthopaedic examinations, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and training with Dogan Medikal, as well as accommodation and meals whilst being treated.

With continued support for Palmyra Relief from generous people like you, in one to two years, Rayan will get more needed treatment to further rehabilitate and restore his leg!

Rayan before treatment started

Rayan receiving initial treatment

Rayan’s mother explains how grateful she is for his treatment, thanks to Palmyra Relief

With Your Help, 16-Year-Old Halit Will Be Able to Walk!

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16-year-old Halit Hac Adbullah, a refugee from Idlib, Syria, lost both legs as a result of the February 2023 earthquake in Antakya. He suffered bilateral amputation, losing his left leg above the knee and his right leg below the knee. Halit needs to be fitted with prosthetics on both legs, including 1 carbon foot, 4 silicone lining inner and outer, 2 top adapters, 2 schieber adapters, 2 carbon sockets, 4 trial sockets, 2 cosmetic foam covers, and 1 electric hormonal (electrical stimulation).

Halit’s prosthetics will come from Ottobock Deutschland. PalmyraRelief CIO’s partner clinic, Dogan Medikal — based in Mersin — is providing treatment. Halit’s treatment will also include all orthopaedic examinations, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and training with Dogan Medikal, as well as accommodation and meals whilst being treated.

Your generous support for Palmyra Relief will help Halit walk again!

Above, Halit explains how the care he could receive — thanks to the generous support of Palmyra Relief — will allow him to walk again.

You Can Help Nasir, Age 15, Walk Again!

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15-year-old Nasir Al-Mutlak, a refugee from Palmyra, Syria, suffered a quite serious amputation at the hip joint, as a result of the February 2023 earthquake in Antakya. He needs a hydraulic hip prosthesis, including a hydraulic hip joint, 2 top adaptors, 1 tube-adapt short, 2 schieber adapters, 1 tube clump adapter, and 1 silicone specially made to fit the amputation site.

Nasir’s prosthetics will come from Ottobock Deutschland. PalmyraRelief CIO’s partner clinic, Dogan Medikal — based in Mersin — is providing treatment. Nasir’s treatment will also include all orthopaedic examinations, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and training with Dogan Medikal, as well as accommodation and meals whilst being treated.

Your generous contribution to Palmyra Relief can help ensure that Nasir will walk again!

In the video, Nasir explains how your support for Palmyra Relief will enable him to get the treatment needed for him to walk again.

A New Beginning for Kifa

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With support from Palmyra Relief’s generous donors like you, 19-year-old Kifa now has prosthetic legs. Children like Kifa appreciate any support you can provide to help them have a new start. We welcome your contributions at https://palmyrarelief.org/contribute

Palmyra Relief is Changing Lives: “It Feels Like I Have My Legs Back!”

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It’s the story of two boys whose lives have been touched by unspeakable tragedy.

Abdulbasit Al-Sattouf is now 14, and comes from northern Hama, Syria. Abdulbasit lost both legs above the knee in an attack on Al-Habeet, a village in the countryside of Idlib. Abdulbasit’s mother Meryem was killed in the war. Father Taan, and Abdulbasit’s siblings are now living in Turkey, where Palmyra Relief has funded new prosthetic legs and rehabilitation support.

Ahmad Abdulaziz is also 14, and comes from Jub Al-tine, in the countryside outside of Aleppo, Syria. That is where, in August of 2017, Ahmad lost both his legs above the knee in an aerial bombing. Ahmad lost his father in the war, but he and his mother and siblings are now in Turkey, where Palmyra Relief is helping him get new prosthetic legs and rehabilitation support.

As you can see in the video, Abdulbasit and Ahmad are in the process of rebuilding their lives, all thanks to the generosity of Palmyra Relief’s donors. Your donations enabled us to contribute the $32,000 needed to provide prosthetics and follow-up care over the course of a year for both boys.

Please consider making a donation to Palmyra Relief today, to help change the lives of children like Abdulbasit and Ahmad.

Mahmud Will Get a New Arm, Thanks to Palmyra Relief Fundraising Event Success

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Thank you to all who supported our fundraising event. Around 70 people came and we raised £3,500.

Our aim was to raise funds for Mahmud, who lost his arm in his home town of Aleppo, in one of the many bombings that are now a tragic part of Syria’s ongoing conflict.

Mahmud came to our attention via a health centre called Will Steps (run by Dr Hamza Diab). Our founder Mohammad Antabli visited the centre during his trip to Gaziantep in November 2016.

The centre works exclusively with Ottobock, the German company that specialises in prosthetics and who has trained all the staff at Will Steps. Mohammad was impressed with the level of professionalism and skill he saw.

Palmyra is now in a position to start working with Will Steps to provide a prosthetic arm for Mahmud. Please follow our website for updates.

The day was made truly memorable by all our guests who came from far and wide.
Particular thanks must go to musicians Roskar Nasan (oud) and Louai Alhenawi (ney flute and drum) who played wonderfully.

Huge thanks to Alwaha Restaurant Chefs (Ayman En Nafakh and Ali Younes) and all other staff who provided delicious food and worked really hard to make the event so successful.

We were also honoured to welcome one of Palmyra Relief’s patrons, actor Colin Firth. Colin has been a committed Palmyra Relief supporter since its creation. We are deeply grateful for his continued support.

“Daddy, Pick Me Up!” Child Loses Legs in Barrel Bomb Attack

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A recent barrel bombing on Idlib made yet another young Syrian child into a victim. This time, young as Abdulbasit Taan Al-Satouf lost both of his legs.

His plight has gotten worldwide attention, as video footage captured the aftermath of the bombing, as the child cries out for his father, “Daddy, pick me up!”

Tens of thousands of children just like Abdulbasit have lost arms, legs, or both as a result of the conflict in Syria. Palmyra Relief is working to help these children get prosthetic limbs as a start toward rebuilding lives that have been upended as a result of the war.

Please help us help the children.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IywVaNm6f6E

5-Year Old Mahmoud Needs Your Help to Get a New Arm

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This is Mahmoud. He’s five years old.

He lived in Aleppo, Syria.

He lost his arm in Aleppo, in the bombing that is a tragic part of Syria’s ongoing conflict.

An arm is not all Mahmoud lost. This precious little boy is also an orphan.

Palmyra Relief wants to give Mahmoud a reason to hope, and help him have a better childhood, by helping him get a prosthetic arm.

Every pound or dollar helps.

Please help us help Mahmoud by donating whatever you can…

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Yes I Can: An Inspiring Video!

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Many thousands of children have lost arms and/or legs as a result of the conflict in Syria. Palmyra Relief is helping them get prosthetic limbs. We want every injured Syrian child to be able to say “Yes, I Can!” After you’ve watched this amazing video, please help us help the children by making a donation to Palmyra Relief.