Khadija
Khadija describes the hardships of camp life and the significance of small changes to her living conditions over time, including the significance of being moved from tents to a semi-permanent caravan:
"We don't have a home other than the one in Syria. Insha’allah (God willing) we will go back soon. We wish that other countries could help Syrians to return home. That’s our only wish: to go back home. We suffered a lot in this camp and we are willing to suffer again when we go back to Syria, but it is better to suffer at home than to suffer elsewhere."
According to research conducted by the UNHCR in 2018/19, 75% of refugees continue to hope to return to Syria one day. However, of those consulted, only 5.9% intended to return within the next year, implying that the Syrian situation - in terms of both livelihood opportunities and security from conflict - still requires dramatic improvement before refugees consider it safe to return. You can download the full UNHCR situational report here.
