Dear John,

This is Om Saker. She has showed remarkable strength since first having to flee ISIS in 2015. She and her family have been displaced three times. During that time, her six-month-old daughter died, and her husband – a policeman – went missing.

Om Saker was eventually able to return to her hometown, but with her family house destroyed, she and her children now live in a small tent. Life is hard, please help them now!

However, UNHCR was able to provide Om Saker with winter cash assistance, enabling her to pay off debts, cover her bills for the winter months and buy some nutritious food for her children.

Om Saker said: “I felt so happy I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t believe it. If we hadn’t received the assistance, we would have died of hunger.”

Would you help another family like Om Saker's this winter? Make a donation now:

Families in the Middle East are depending on us for warmth, shelter and to pay essential bills this winter. We must not let them down, but we can’t do it alone.

Thank you,  

Breno Valentini
International Supporter Care
UNHC, the UN Refugee Agency