AANES to open rehabilitation center for people left Syria’s Hawl
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – An official from the Civil Council of Raqqa announced on Sunday that the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) is planning to open a rehabilitation and social care center to cater to those who left Hawl Camp, as well as the elderly, widows, and war-affected individuals.
Jihad Hassan, Deputy Head of the Social Affairs and Labor Committee in the Civil Council of Raqqa, stated that “the establishment of the center came as a result of the need to provide care for families leaving the Hawl Camp primarily.”
Hawl Camp, 45 km east of the city of Hasakah, houses 55.829 individuals, including 28.725 Iraqis, 18.850 Syrians and 8.254 of foreign nationalities, according to the latest statistics obtained by North Press.
On October 2020, the Executive Council of the AANES, following mediations from tribe leaders and notables, decided to evacuate all Syrian IDPs who wish to leave the Hawl camp and send them back to their original regions.
The official further told North Press, “The center will have several branches and offices specialized in caring for widows, people with disabilities, and war-affected individuals, including offices for psychological support, training, and rehabilitation.”
Hassan appealed to humanitarian and international organizations to support the center, as the support provided to the region has declined, especially for the Social Affairs and Labor Committee that oversees the camps.
He also mentioned that the Social Affairs and Labor Committee has coordinated with the Education Committee and relevant committees to ensure the education of the children who left the camp and their reintegration into schools through the center.
Those who leave the camp complain that their children are not enrolled in schools due to the loss of their identification documents, which has become their biggest hardship.
Hassan stated that the Civil Registry in the AANES is responsible for issuing documents for families originating from Raqqa, while those from outside Raqqa will also be granted identification documents.
Since a year ago, the Camps and Displaced Persons Affairs Office in the Civil Council of Raqqa has revealed a plan to integrate the makeshift camps in Raqqa into four camps to facilitate support after conducting a census of 58 makeshift camps.
These camps pose a challenge for the Civil Council of Raqqa due to the difficulty of reaching all the displaced people and providing equal support.
The official in the Civil Council of Raqqa added that the center will provide psychological support, training, relief items, healthcare services, and more to the families.