📰 300 families return from Hawl Camp to Deir ez-Zor amid major challenges

DEIR EZ-zor, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – The coordinator of the Social Welfare Center in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, Mohammed al-Shahadah, informed North Press on Saturday that the number of families returning from Hawl Camp to Deir ez-Zor has reached 300 families, noting that the most significant challenges they face are finding employment, securing housing, and obtaining personal identification documents. Al-Shahadah stated that returnees from Hawl Camp, as well as low-income families in Deir ez-Zor, require expanded backing across multiple sectors. He explained that returnees face significant obstacles, including the lack of adequate shelter, difficulties in issuing or retrieving personal documents, and limited job opportunities that would allow them to stabilize their lives. as per al-Shahadah, the Social Welfare Center in Deir ez-Zor – affiliated to the Social Affairs Board of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) – is the first institution of its kind in the area dedicated to providing services to Hawl returnees.

He added that census and registration efforts by the center are ongoing, noting that its work includes documenting and registering individuals, then preparing referral files depending on the type of aid needed—whether food, healthcare, or shelter. Al-Shahadah stressed the center’s need for a legal clinic specialized in helping returnees obtain identity documents, as well as broader backing in education, healthcare, economic empowerment, and vocational training. He affirmed that the center has developed plans to address legal issues related to documentation, launch psychological support programs, implement vocational training projects, and expand health initiatives aimed at improving the level of support available to returnees.

Additionally, reporting by Zana al-Ali Editing by Jwan Shekaki