Local charities in Syria work at total capacity to serve quake-impacted people

STORY: Local charities in Syria work at total capacity to serve quake-impacted people DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers preparing meals 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISSAM HABBAL, Head of the Saed Initiative 3. various of volunteers preparing meals 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): EYAD ABAZID, Board member of the al-Bir and al-Ihsan charity 5. various of volunteers putting the meals onto a small truck STORYLINE: During the past painful week after the massive earthquake that hit the already war-torn country of Syria, local charities have been working at full capacity to help the people who are suffering from the deadly tremor. The Saed Initiative is one of them. Working in Syria for years, it aims at helping people who have been impacted by the 11-year war. Following the earthquake, it decided to create a charity kitchen that would give free meals the entire year. Now it distributes between 2,500 and 4,000 meals per day in Aleppo. I