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RANDOM ACTS wrote - According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 4.8 million people have fled Syria since the civil war began in 2011. Over 6 million others are internally displaced within Syria in numerous official and unofficial camps. Many of these families live in unsanitary, unsafe, inhumane conditions; where they survive on meager rations and have access to almost no health care. The stories of what is happening right now are tragic: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/27/syrias-war-on-doctors In situations like these, it s hard to know how one can help, but Gishwhes and Random Acts in partnership with our close friend, humanitarian photographer Giles Duley http://gilesduley.com/bio/ who has spent years helping families in refugee areas have decided that while we may not be able to solve Syria s problems, making some small impact is better than standing idly by doing nothing. Therefore, we have narrowed the scope and we are going to radically change the material situation of two sweet families that have suffered tremendously from this conflict. First, we invite you to join us in changing the life of Khouloud, her husband and 4 children: Khouloud was shot by a sniper and paralyzed from the neck down in 2012 while she was tending to her garden: I had tried to plant a small area of land near our house, as it wasn t possible to get vegetables like before. I was going to take care of the plants with my four children and suddenly a bullet ...