Czech charities readying aid for Syrians

Charita ČR has announced it is collecting money for food and material aid for people in the restive area of Syria and for refugees who have been forced to leave the country. The organisation says it is working with a partner who cannot be named for security is distributing the materials locally. The People in Need Foundation has also freed money from its crisis fund and has been aiding an underground network of medical workers since January. The humanitarian organisation ADRA is also working on an aid project. According to the UN more than 8,000 people have been killed in fighting in Syria since last March.