Ahamd Caher, 15, a Syrian refugee from Golan Heights, sits on a bed in his family’s caravan in Azraq refugee camp, January 19, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A young boy pushes a gas tank up a street in Azraq refugee camp, January 19, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Mousa Hassan (left), 35, and Mamon Gabao (right), 37, both Syrian refugees from Daraa and coaches trained by the Premier League for the soccer program, pose for a portrait during a soccer match on one of the pitches provided by World Vision at Azraq refugee camp, January 19, 2016.
Recreation soccer teams are formed to provide a better quality of life for the children living in the camp. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Filippo Grandi, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, speaks to his staff during a press conference at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan on January 18, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A group of refugee children cheer as they watch their peers play soccer on one of the pitches provided by World Vision at Azraq refugee camp. Recreation soccer teams are formed in order to provide a better quality of life for the children living in the camp. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A man hauls a box of blankets during distribution hours in Zaatari refugee camp on January 18, 2016 . First opened on July 23, 2012 as a temporary settlement in Jordan for Syrians fleeing conflict, it has since turned into a permanent fixture resembling a small city. Over 80,000 refugees are estimated to be living there. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Children peer through the fence during distribution hours in Zaatari refugee camp on January 18, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A man walks on top of his caravan while making repairs in Zaatari refugee camp on January 18, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A view of a wedding dress shop in the main marketplace of Zaatari, nicknamed Champs-Elysée. The majority of the dresses are Syrian designed and made but are imported through Jordan. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A Syrian refugee pulls a trailer that is used to haul large objects, including a whole caravan, down a street in Zaatari refugee camp on January 18, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Ebraham Alatmia, 11, a Syrian refugee from Daraa, fixes a bicycle in a makeshift bike shop where he works in the main marketplace of Zaatari. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A view of Zaatari refugee camp. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Ammeh Salah (center left), 29, from Damascus, sits with her children Jhazel (right), 6, Mohamed (center right), 3, and Arreeg (left), 5, in their caravan in the Zaatari refugee camp. Ammeh, a single mother, whose husband disappeared in Syria, supports her five children alone. The family has been living in Zaatari for four years. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Young boys play outside of Dar Al-Ihsan For Orphans. Of the 112 children Dar Al-Ihsan houses, 100 are Syrian refugees. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Asmaa Ayob, 13, a Syrian refugee from Daraa has been living in Amman, Jordan, for four years, poses for a portrait in the community center of Dar Al-Ihsan For Orphans, an organization that provides aid to orphaned children. Her father was killed during shelling in Syria.
(Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Young boys play with a soccer ball outside of Dar Al-Ihsan For Orphans (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Mohamad Maher, 12, a Syrian refugee from Daraa, has been living in Amman, Jordan, for three years poses for a portrait in the community center room at Dar Al-Ihsan For Orphans. His mother died during childbirth. Dar Al-Ihsan For Orphans was started in April 2014 and provides education, housing, food vouchers, medical insurance and other services to the most vulnerable cases. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Rama (right), 12, a Syrian refugee from Daraa plays with her peers at Dar Al-Ihsan For Orphans on January 16, 2016.(Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Young girls played in the community center room of Dar Al-Ihsan For Orphans on January 16, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A view of Jabal Al Hussein Camp in Amman, Jordan. Originally built 1952 as a refugee camp for Palestinians fleeing conflict from the Arab-Israeli War, it has morphed into a permanent neighborhood in downtown Amman that houses Syrians, Egyptians and Palestinians. Many Syrian refugees in Amman live in Jabal Al Hussein Camp because of the affordable rent and to avoid the official refugee camps. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Lebanon
A billboard for wedding services is seen on top of a building in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon on January 21, 2016. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Abu Mohammad (right), sits with his wife, Um Mohammad (left) in their improvised tented settlement in the Bekaa Valley. Out of fear for their teenaged daughter’s safety, Abu Mohammad arranged for her to be married at the age of 13. But their daughter’s husband turned out to be abusive, and she is not allowed to move or live freely. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A view of an improvised tented settlement in the Bekaa Valley. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Mahmut (left), 8, a Syrian refugee from Homs, walks to the main street to sell biscuits with his brother, Khaled (right), 12, in the Bekaa Valley. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A young girl was found on a street in between the improvised tents in the Bekaa Valley. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Khaled (left), 12, Mahmut (center), 8, and Ahmed (right), 15, brothers and refugees from Homs, wait for customers to come out of a grocery story while selling biscuits in the Bekaa Valley while selling biscuits. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Batoul (right), 15, sits with her mother, Um Mohammad (left), in their improvised tent settlement. Batoul’s family got her married off when she was 13 out of fear for her safety. However, her husband has been physically and emotionally abusive and does not allow her any freedoms. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Syrian refugee children run away from a Lebanese store owner who chased them from his property in the Bekaa Valley. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Mahmut, 8, a Syrian refugee from Homs, approaches a car in the Bekaa Valley, attempting to sell biscuits. Because of limited opportunities for Syrian refugees to work in Lebanon, women and children are forced into a world of exploitation and abuse with little opportunity for education and a prosperous future. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Mahmut, 8, a Syrian refugee from Homs, runs after a car in the Bekaa Valley while selling biscuits. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Mahmut (right), 8, a Syrian refugee from Homs, and another child waited for people to come out of a restaurant in the Bekaa Valley where they sell biscuits. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
A young girl walks along her family’s improvised tented settlement in the Bekaa Valley. Combining the lack of aid for Syrian refugee communities, governmental restrictions and growing tensions between the Syrian and Lebanese community, there is little opportunity for education and employment or meaningful economic activity. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Nasar (left), 11, and his brother Ali, 9, Syrian refugees from Aleppo, approach a car near Hamra Street in Beirut, attempting to sell packages of peanuts. Among the 1.8 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, women and children remain the most vulnerable. (Christopher Lee/GroundTruth)
Excellent photo essay!