Name, Role in the Group, and Volunteer Duration:
Rima Qarqanaoui, volunteer with the Aleppo Ferjeh Team since 12/12/2024.

When did your group start its activities, and how many members do you have now?
We started on 12/12/2024, and we are currently about 80 volunteers.

What motivated the establishment of this group?
Our volunteer group aims to provide as much meaningful help as possible, create positive societal changes, and contribute to the development of the country.

Brief information about the founders:
A group of individuals who wanted to help their country by initiating a project that contributes to the nation's development and provides assistance to everyone.

What activities and services do you provide?
Everything related to charitable work and helping people, such as cleaning streets, parks, and schools, as well as organizing blood donation campaigns and much more.

In which governorates do you operate?
Aleppo

What is your slogan or philosophy in volunteer work? What are your primary focus areas?
Never hold back from offering help to make Aleppo beautiful. We try to focus on sustainable efforts that last, such as school, park, and hospital repairs, so their benefits can reach the largest number of people.

How can individuals join your group and participate in your activities?
By submitting a volunteer application and contacting the Aleppo Ferjeh team via Instagram or WhatsApp at +963959466971.

Do you offer training or guidance programs for new volunteers?
Currently, there's no need for such programs.

What requirements or skills do you seek in volunteers?
A love for the country and the understanding that our work is not financially rewarded — it is about giving love and support to our homeland. Volunteers should also have the ability to work as a team, with creativity and positivity, regardless of religious, ethnic, or educational backgrounds.

Do you collaborate with other organizations? If so, what is the nature of these partnerships?
In the latest initiative (Yarmouk School Initiative), we collaborated with Violet Association, Madar Detergent Company, and Anamel Bayda Organization.

Do you receive any support from government bodies or non-governmental organizations (local or international)? If so, what kind of support?
The team does not receive any support from local or international organizations.

What are the main challenges your volunteer team faces?
The lack of sufficient and consistent funding, which hinders our ability to implement the ideas and activities we plan.

How can the public support you? Are there specific ways to donate or contribute?
By providing financial assistance or helping with the logistics we need for our initiatives.

What is your vision and future plans for expanding or developing your activities?
To carry out actions that make a difference, leave a positive mark, and benefit people through our assistance, becoming impactful individuals so that when people see our work, they say, "Aleppo is beautiful."