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This Video Has Won My Heart & 2015 Campaign Video of the Year


It is difficult to engage people about Syria, because it is so complex, and there are so many stories in the media depicting Syrians as passive and helpless. This ad is graphic and it presents the difficulty of the situation in a very real way.” – Jury of the Golden Radiator Award.


 

Today when we talk about Syria, the Middle-Eastern war-torn country, we usually talk about the 12.8 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria. Or, many opt to discuss the alarming 50% percentage of the Syrian population currently displaced.

What makes this video different is it effectively raises awareness without any mention or depiction of statistics, politics, or gore. In about 2 minutes, you will have witnessed one of the most incredible and heart-warming stories of Syria. I am awestruck and almost in tears every time I watch the video.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of this year’s Golden Radiator Award:

 

 

 

To learn more about Syria’s crisis, please visit The Syria Campaign.

Donate and learn about The White Helmets, the volunteers who risk their own lives to save those on Syria’s grounds.

 


To be able to understand accurately the damage and the threat and the devastation of the disaster in Syria, they are having a 7.6 earthquake 50 times a day” -Dundar Sahin


 

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Hafsah Syed
Hafsah Syed
Your ordinary cat lover, biology enthusiast, and advocate for social issues. The type of person to stress, yet procrastinate, make goals and schedules but forget, and the type to sleep late at night for no reason at all. Regardless of a few bad habits, I put 105% effort in everything I do. I tend to get excited over little things, like color-coded outfits and stationary, and I find pleasure in serving my parents and others. I often find myself wanting to make a difference in the world, however I realize that by striving to understand myself and others and by expressing my voice, I already am. And you are too. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." Hafsah Syed • Muslim • Grade 11 Student, Crescent Heights High School
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