Molham Orphanage - More than a shelter!
Marwa is a mother who lives in Molham Orphanage. A few years ago, she got married and became pregnant. Her happiness of having a baby daughter vanished away since her husband was martyred and they were left alone. She got sad every time she thought about her coming baby who will ask her about her father and how he looked like, what are his favorite color and his favorite dish.
Living in poor and difficult conditions, Marwa had to get married again to find who cares for her orphaned daughter, Ghaitha'a. Her husband was lovely and kind but sadly the same story happened again. Her husband was martyred and she was pregnant. Having two orphaned children and being dispalced with no sponsor was very tough for Marwa who never gave up on her dream. Nowadays, Marwa is a university student in the English Literature faculty and lives in Molham Orphanage where she received the financial support to be independent.
There are 15 rooms in Molham Orphanage in Izaz. In the middle of the building, there is a free space, an administrative room, and two rooms serve as kindergarten. In addition to a room for study and meetings. The orphanage hosts 27 children with their mothers. Molham Orphanage was established in April 2020 in Izaz - Aleppo countryside - NW Syria.
Molham Orphanage provides many services :
- Shelter: each family has a furnished room
- Food: the families have 3 meals per day
- Medical services: the families receive medical care and medications for free.
- Education: both mothers and children are registered at schools and universities for free.
- Clothing: all families have new clothes 4 times per year.
- Psychological support: the manager of the orphanage follow up on the psychological state of the children and the mothers. Besides, the orphanage affords sessions of psychological support while the cases that require treatments are transferred to specialist doctors.
In Molham Orphanage, there are 12 young mothers, one graduated mother, seven mothers, and two girls who are institute students. In addition, there is a mother who is preparing for the high school exams, and a mother prepares for the middle school final exams.
The orphanage has many activities including:
- The kindergarten: around 27 children under 6, are being taught by a qualified teacher who follows the Montessori method of education. Many external parties visit the orphanage regularly and offer additional educational services ( Turkish language, mental calculation, puppet theater, plays, and many other activities).
- Courses and Internships: the orphanage offers courses in Turkish and English learning in addition to training courses for mothers ( driving license, diction, and self-introduction)
- A follow-up for students at schools is usually done by a teacher on weekly basis.
- In Molham Orphanage, there are many outdoor activities where they do regular visits to know and to participate in the activities implemented by other organizations. In addition to many trips for entertainment.
The idea behind Molham Orphanage is not only to offer a shelter for orphans but to offer all mothers the safety and the self-satisfaction to be able to hold the responsibility of their children independently.
Our wish is that every mother finds the support she needs to make a new and better life as she wishes.