Category: Middle East

World Humanitarian Day 2023: an Interview with Shoto Aiba, Peace Winds Humanitarian Aid Worker in Türkiye

On August 19, Peace Winds joins in commemorating humanitarian workers around the… Read more >

profile of a middle-aged turkish man with a white and blue building in the background
Voices of Turkish Villagers Six Months After the Earthquake

It has been more than six months since the largest earthquake in… Read more >

Woman wearing work gloves and long black pants and t shirt holds a cinderblock inside a building with an ornate gold and white door
Project Update: Shelter Upgrades for More than 500 Syrian Refugee Families

On September 30, 2022, Peace Winds embarked on a new two-year project… Read more >

Peace Winds employee Belma Sisic wears a blue Peace Winds logo shirt and is smiling next to a "Peace Winds" logo on the wall
World Refugee Day 2023: an Interview with Belma Sisic about Support for Syrian Refugees in Iraq

In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, Peace Winds would… Read more >

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World Refugee Day 2023

World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on June 20: a day… Read more >

a turkish girl of about 11 smiles holding a hand-drawn "thank you" card with the peace winds and japan platform logos
Four Months After the Earthquake: Continuing Support for Hatay Province, Türkiye

June 6 marked four months since the devastating earthquake in Türkiye that… Read more >

Six men work to load cardboard boxes off of a white truck with a Peace Winds logo
Food Support in Türkiye Three Months After the Earthquake

Last month, Peace Winds distributed a total of 1,500 kits containing food… Read more >

Two elderly Syrian refugees, a man and a woman, sit in front of a newly renovated bathroom. The woman is wearing a black dress and hijab, and the man is wearing a blue shirt with a white vest and white hat
Success Story: Khansa and Yousif

Cash-for-Work (CfW) is a method that many NGOs use to provide temporary… Read more >

A smiling Syrian refugee woman wears a black hijab and black sweater while holding a basket at an outdoor market with fruits and vegetables. In the background on the left, there is a bag of colorful soccer balls
Happy Mother’s Day from Peace Winds!

“My mother is my friend, my sister, and everything to me. If… Read more >

Türkiye: Life After the Earthquakes

“I consider myself very very lucky because I haven’t lost my family.”… Read more >