Crisis Response-Student Support: Rescuing Students Stranded Outside Swaida

Three emergency cash disbursements totaling $38,000 helped students who were stranded outside Swaida return home or cover urgent costs during a five-week period in 2025.

Between 2 August and 4 September 2025, the Swaida Field Operations program issued emergency cash grants to students who had become stranded outside Swaida. The assistance was delivered through three cash disbursements totaling $38,000, fully invoiced at $39,900 once the 5% transfer and remittance fee was applied.

Background

Students caught outside Swaida needed urgent financial support to manage their situation. The project responded with direct cash grants rather than in-kind assistance, allowing recipients to address their most pressing needs.

What was delivered

All $38,000 in project spending was classified as cost of goods / cash grants, distributed across three separate rescue cash disbursements to students stranded outside Swaida:

  • 2 August 2025 — $13,000.00
  • 4 September 2025 — $10,000.00
  • 4 September 2025 — $15,000.00

Financial summary

ItemAmount (USD)
Project cost$38,000.00
Transfer and remittance fee at 5%$1,900.00
Total invoiced$39,900.00

Two payments applied fully covered the invoiced amount: $4,659.99 drawn from a 22 July 2025 payment and $35,240.01 drawn from a 27 August 2025 payment, bringing the balance to $0.00. The account is settled in full.

The project ran for just over a month, from 2 August to 4 September 2025, and consisted of three transactions, all cash grants directed to students stranded outside Swaida.

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