We are the friendship project
The Friendship Project exists to serve- showing
compassion to those who have suffered the tragedy of war and natural
disaster in Syria and the surrounding regions.
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Our Story
In 2013, a young Palestinian man, Mohamad Sharieh, left Aleppo, Syria to search for work. Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Aleppo, he knew about poverty and hardship. In 2014, he arrived in Finland seeking asylum as a refugee. It was in Finland that his life was radically changed by the unconditional love he was shown in Finland. In 2022, through truly miraculous circumstances, Mohamad was able to return to his home city of Aleppo. The devastation from war was shocking. Then in February, 2023 while Mohamad was en-route to Aleppo, a devastating earthquake hammered the war weary people of Aleppo. Within days, churches and individual Christians in the U.S. began asking how they could help the people in northern Syria. Mohamad became the coordinator of this small emergency relief effort. Throughout 2023 and into 2024, Mohamad traveled from his home in Finland to Aleppo bringing emergency relief aid. Each time he told the people of Aleppo, “Churches and Christians in the west hold you in their hearts” and thus, the Friendship Project was born. |
First Let's
Offer Hope
 This 10 year old boy wondered what he had ever done to deserve to live like this.
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Now let's WORK
Provide Education
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IT'S UP TO US
Encourage
Soccer team with the older teens and young men.
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