More than ten years of relentless bombing and violent clashes have brought the country to its knees. The airstrikes have killed thousands of innocent Syrians and destroyed schools, hospitals, and supermarkets. Every day, hundreds of refugees try to escape, making the perilous journey on foot, with nothing other than the torn clothes that they are wearing.

The majority seek shelter in existing IDP camps in Turkey and Lebanon, where there are insufficient tents to accommodate everyone. Women and children sleep in open fields, in sub-zero temperatures, food and clean water are in short supply and medication is scarce.