3/15/16
Last night our team decided to leave earlier than usual, at 6:30AM today, since we had 25 water tanks to distribute. The tanks are large and we were unsure as to how long it would take to set each of them up. In addition to this, we were unsure how distant each family was from one another and we wanted to be able to reach all of the families and set up a water tank for each group while there was still light outside.
After we met with the team in Al-Azraq, we made our way to the tents to start distributing. At each tent the families would rush out to greet us and ask if they were going to get a tank. The amount of tanks distributed at each site was based on the number of tents in the area.
There was one site we went to where a Jordanian man approached the group to ask if he could get one tank but was told we were only helping Syrians. Denying the man water was tough for our team to hear as we want to be able to help everyone, but we could not help him because the funds we had raised were specifically for Syrian refugees.
We were asked to conduct more interviews today, focusing on individuals with more dire their medical needs.
The cost for each water tank is $77JD (roughly $108.57 USD) and to refill a tank with water costs $5JD (roughly $7.05 USD).
-Yasmen Bagh
Last night our team decided to leave earlier than usual, at 6:30AM today, since we had 25 water tanks to distribute. The tanks are large and we were unsure as to how long it would take to set each of them up. In addition to this, we were unsure how distant each family was from one another and we wanted to be able to reach all of the families and set up a water tank for each group while there was still light outside.
After we met with the team in Al-Azraq, we made our way to the tents to start distributing. At each tent the families would rush out to greet us and ask if they were going to get a tank. The amount of tanks distributed at each site was based on the number of tents in the area.
There was one site we went to where a Jordanian man approached the group to ask if he could get one tank but was told we were only helping Syrians. Denying the man water was tough for our team to hear as we want to be able to help everyone, but we could not help him because the funds we had raised were specifically for Syrian refugees.
We were asked to conduct more interviews today, focusing on individuals with more dire their medical needs.
The cost for each water tank is $77JD (roughly $108.57 USD) and to refill a tank with water costs $5JD (roughly $7.05 USD).-Yasmen Bagh
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