The Farm
Hope has been sown, we will harvest a future
Our Agricultural Project
Project Overview
2 ha
Farmland in use
20
Workers employed
Our agricultural project 'The Farm' started in the autumn of 2023 by renting 1 hectare of land, next to the refugee camp in Northwest Syria. Our local coordinator Taha recruited ten farm workers from the poorest families in the camp to sow peas.
The beauty of The Farm is that we put people to work who had been hopelessly idle for years. Their families have some income again, and affordable, healthy food comes to market. This is how we help people help themselves.
Because the people left the camp after the fall of the Assad regime, the Farm in Northwest Syria has stopped.
Impact Stories
“There is something to do again. Something to get up for in the morning! Allawi was a farmer near Aleppo, before he tried to flee to Turkey with his wife and three children in 2017. They ended up stranded in a tent camp near the border. And there they have been waiting for over six years. Doing nothing. Praying. Hoping.”
Allawi now has work to do. There is some income again. His days are no longer endlessly empty. And that feels better.
Story from the field
Taha told us that many people come to his tent to ask for work. One story struck him deeply. A young widow came asking for work and said...
“You don't have to give me money, just give me a few aubergines...”
Timeline
Sep 2023
Phase 1: Launch — 1 hectare, 10 workers
May 2024
First pea harvest
Sep 2024
Phase 2: Expansion — 2 hectares, 20 workers