Displaced families in Syria moved to housing block – in pictures

  • Ghiras Al Nahda, a non-governmental organisation that is helping to house displaced Syrian families, transports people to their new homes in the Rama residential complex in Idlib. All photos: Moawia Atrash
    Ghiras Al Nahda, a non-governmental organisation that is helping to house displaced Syrian families, transports people to their new homes in the Rama residential complex in Idlib. All photos: Moawia Atrash
  • Trucks arrive with people's belongings as families prepare to move into their new homes.
    Trucks arrive with people's belongings as families prepare to move into their new homes.
  • A child removes a heater from a van and carries it to his new home.
    A child removes a heater from a van and carries it to his new home.
  • The new housing complex has turned a dream into reality for 50 displaced families.
    The new housing complex has turned a dream into reality for 50 displaced families.
  • Ahmed Al Othman moves furniture into his new home. Ahmed lived in a tent for more than two years.
    Ahmed Al Othman moves furniture into his new home. Ahmed lived in a tent for more than two years.
  • Each house has two bedrooms, a bathroom and kitchen.
    Each house has two bedrooms, a bathroom and kitchen.
  • Yassin Al Hamad is pictured with his children who are overjoyed with their new home.
    Yassin Al Hamad is pictured with his children who are overjoyed with their new home.
  • The houses will provide essential shelter from Syria's cold winters and hot summers.
    The houses will provide essential shelter from Syria's cold winters and hot summers.
  • A child looks out from a window in her new home.
    A child looks out from a window in her new home.
  • Ahmed starts to make his house a home.
    Ahmed starts to make his house a home.
  • The complex is equipped with sanitation services to help prevent flooding when it rains.
    The complex is equipped with sanitation services to help prevent flooding when it rains.
  • There are just under two million displaced people in northern Syria, according to United Nations statistics.
    There are just under two million displaced people in northern Syria, according to United Nations statistics.
  • Ghiath Al Zein, executive director of the Grass Al Nahda Organisation, said it took about a year to build the complex.
    Ghiath Al Zein, executive director of the Grass Al Nahda Organisation, said it took about a year to build the complex.
  • Ghiath hopes Rama is the first of many safe and secure residential areas in northern Syria for displaced families.
    Ghiath hopes Rama is the first of many safe and secure residential areas in northern Syria for displaced families.