RECOGNIZING THE MULTIFAITH ALLIANCE FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AND AFYA FOUNDATION; Congressional Record Vol. 163, No. 199

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RECOGNIZING THE MULTIFAITH ALLIANCE FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES AND AFYA

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HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

of new york

in the house of representatives

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize an important event in my

district-sponsored by the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees and

the Afya Foundation. Last week, these two organizations collected much-

needed supplies to benefit those who have suffered from the Syrian

civil war.

The Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees has a powerful story to

tell. A coalition of over 90 organizations, it has facilitated a

partnership between Israeli and Syrian organizations to help deliver

critical humanitarian assistance, including food and medicine, to

people inside Syria. Containers of donated assistance arrive at Israeli

ports, where the Israeli Defense Forces transport the supplies to the

Syrian border for distribution by Syrian organizations inside Syria.

Joining the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees is the Afya

Foundation, which has a record of collecting supplies for humanitarian

crises all over the world.

The event in Yonkers, New York will build upon similar events and

campaigns which have raised over $66 million of life-saving assistance.

I applaud the participants in Yonkers, the Multifaith Alliance for

Syrian Refugees, the Afya Foundation and all those Americans who have

made an effort to help those in desperate need in Syria. I recognize

that the Syrian crisis will not be resolved by sending humanitarian

assistance. For that, we will need a political solution. However, if we

can help a family access food and medicine, help them realize that

America has not forgotten them, then we can offer them hope for an end

to the violence and war.

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