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Site: https://www.searchingforsyria.org/
Story about site: https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15674060/google-unhcr-syria-refugee-crisis-website

Searching for Syria combines data from the UNHCR and Google to answer five questions: “what was Syria like before the war?”; “what is happening in Syria?”; “who is a refugee?”; “where are Syrian refugees going?”; and “how can I help Syrian refugees?” The site includes stories of people who have been displaced by the six-year war, alongside statistics that detail the scope of its devastation.

It also features 360-degree videos of ancient sites that have been damaged or destroyed during the conflict, as well as Google Earth imagery taken before and after the war. A link to donate to the UNHCR is included at the very bottom of the page, as well as a link to the organization’s #WithRefugees petition, which calls for guaranteed education for refugee children and adequate homes for displaced families.

The website isn't about laying the blame for the war or its atrocities on anyone, but rather about how life has changed for Syrians (including Syrian refugees) since 2010, back when the top Google searches were Arab Idol, Bodybuilding, Summer Fashion, and Miley Cyrus, when Gorillaz had a huge concert in Damascus with Syria's National Orchestra, and when the tourist industry had eclipsed Australia's and New Zealand's combined visitors to, well, now, when half of the Syrian population has been forced from their homes and five million+ have fled the country entirely (the vast majority to neighboring Turkey/Lebanon/Jordan). And there's a section on how you can help.

But you should visit the website itself, rather than read a summary of its contents.

 

[Shiloa]

Late bump but only got around to looking at the site. Surprised by lack of replies to the thread.

It's nicely made and hits home.