AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Trust, Tolerance & Empathy
KEYWORDS
volunteers
COUNTRY
Syrian Arab Republic
DESIGNED BY
The white helmets
WEBSITE
https://www.whitehelmets.org/en
the white helmets
When the bombs rain down, the white helmets rushes in.
As the conflict in Syria worsens, ordinary people are paying the highest price. More than 50 bombs and mortars a day land on some neighbourhoods in Syria. Many are rusty barrels filled with nails and explosives, rolled out the back of government helicopters -- bakeries and markets are the most commonly hit targets. When this happens the White Helmets rush in to search for life in the rubble - fully aware that more bombs may fall on the same site. These volunteers have saved 78,529 lives - and this number is growing daily.
The volunteers save people on all sides of the conflict - pledging commitment to the principles of “Humanity, Solidarity, Impartiality” as outlined by the International Civil Defence Organisation. This pledge guides every response, every action, every life saved - so that in a time of destruction, all Syrians have the hope of a lifeline.