The first orphanage in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus countryside, was opened with funding and support from Qatari, Turkish and Syrian charities.
Daar al-Ataa (The Giving Home) is the first orphanage in Eastern Ghouta which will provide shelter and health care for children who lost their parents during the war.
The orphanage is funded by the Qatari RAF Foundation and run by the Turkish IHH organization and Imaar al-Sham, an independent charity working inside Syria.
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