Syria

• Aid programmes have been plagued by chronic funding shortages

  • some refugees losing access to free healthcare
• ongoing ware making people like there is no hope

  • 4 million refugees in syrias neighbouring countries
• High cost of living in neighbouring countries and limited savings due to restricted access to legal employment
• no opportunities

  • can’t make money so have to turn to informal employment leading to exploitation
• greater cultural diversity

  • impact of Syrian culture increases
• low wage work force to do jobs of local people
• more opportunity to experience Syrian culture
• greater pressure on healthcare services and education
• greater pressure on resources like food, water, energy and land
• racism between Christian and Muslim Syrians
• political pressure

  • migrants all put together in one small area
  • causes protests
• Less pressure on aid and resources
• money can be sent back to redevelop syria
• fewer citizens targeted and are dying
• reduction in working population

  • no multiplier effect
• loss of younger people making Syria have an ageing population