The Syrian Displacement Crisis Gender Alert

According to the Joint Rapid Food Security Needs Assessment (JRFSNA) undertaken in June 2013, 5-10% of the most vulnerable rural population are reportedly female-headed households. “With less or no income and very little savings, high recurring expenses and many mouths to feed, their resources are fast depleting. Coping strategy for the small farmers and female-headed households is to reduce meals from three to two times daily, stop eating meat, eating lower quality food, reducing the size of meals, buying less expensive food, buying food on credit, taking children out of school, sending children and young daughters for work, selling livestock and other assets, and cutting back medical and education expenses.”