Photo: Kete Shabani/IRC
Osama works with unaccompanied Syrian children who have been sent across the border to Jordan to escape the war. Since early 2013, the IRC has helped more than 400 unaccompanied children in Jordan, ensuring they are safe and can stay in a supportive environment while we help place them with family or foster parents.
By Kete Shabani, IRC communications and information manager in Jordan
ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan - Osama, a refugee from the embattled southern Syrian city of Dera’a, recalls the stark options he faced one year ago. “To leave or to die,” says the 28-year-old graphic designer and former music teacher.