Life of Young Syrians Post-Conflict
TYPICAL STATEMENTS FROM SYRIA
H12. What do you wish people knew about what Syria has been through over the past 10 years?
Events that has happened / problems /The situation
was difficult/Difficulties and crises (22%)
"The difficult situation, the crisis, the situation that people
found themselves in, and the difficulty of living" / "a very
difficult situation and suffering from displacement and we lost
our security and stability"
The Syrians' suffering (17%)
Suffering and difficulties endured by the Syrian people.
High cost of living/ the economic situation (18%)
"About the economic and social situation of the Syrian
society in general, and the destruction of the country and the
loss of homes and children"
The Syrian citizen is good / kind-hearted / patient/
resilient (12%)
Despite the crisis and the poor situation, people still love
each other and do good deeds" / "to know that despite the
difficult circumstances, we remained unfaltering and clinging
to our country.
Lack of all essential resources (11%)
"The lack of basic life necessities and the grave shortage of
fuel and electricity, the suffering of the youth in particular,
and the great psychological stress"
Conflict in general (without mentioning anything
specific) (10%)
"On the war that Syria has endured, the displacement of
people from their homes, the economic crisis that Syria has
suffered from, and the difficult access to basic needs / war,
kidnapping, hunger, displacement, migration and losing
safety and all signs of hope"
Losing the lives of innocent people/ killing people
(9%)
"Losing people because of the war road blockage,
deteriorating economic situation and lack of security / about
the suffering of displacement and migration and the loss of
many martyrs and people"
Emigration (8%)
"How we were displaced from our homes and endured
suffering"
Lack of security (8%)
"Lack of safety and security, suffering on all fronts, and the
difficult situation that everyone endured"
Power outage (7%)
"About the lack of basic needs of fuel and electricity, and
about the difficult living conditions, the difficulty of
transportation, the lack of bread, the high cost of living, and
the bad security situation"
Destruction of housing and land/ Destruction (6%)
"War, destruction, killing, fear, and a bleak, sad period / The
whole country is lost and destroyed. Many human losses and
people have suffered a great deal of psychological pressure"
We challenged the circumstances, the crisis and
the suffering / holding onto our country despite the
circumstances (6%)
"We challenged the circumstances, the crisis and the
suffering" / "about the situations we were exposed to and
about enduring everything in order to stay in our country"
Personal psychological injury (5%)
The crisis had a great psychological impact, and caused
depression and anxiety, especially for those who personally
went through harsh conditions, not to mention the poor
economic situation.
Syria was heaven on earth/ Syria is a very beautiful
country (2%)
"That Syria is the most beautiful country and will return to its
previous state"
Fear (5%)
"The fear we lived in as we did not know if we were ever
going to return to our homes from all the bombs and
explosions/fear, fatigue, lack of basic needs and a bad
economic situation"
Not being able to study (2%)
"About the tight financial situation, people's displacement
from their homes, and that most people lost their education
Wasting the future of the youth (1%)
"Syria is a spot on the globe that is no longer fit to be a
home, but has rather become an exile and a cemetery for its
youth" / "The crisis has mainly struck our souls before
affecting the buildings and has rendered the youth's future
unknown and somewhat dark, as there is currently nothing
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