A Toy Smuggler But Also Santa Of Syria

今天要为大家介绍一位不寻常的大叔Rami Adham。

他被阿勒颇当地人称为“玩具走私者”（toy smuggler），是孩子们口中的“玩具大叔”（uncle toy）， “叙利亚圣诞老人”（Santa of Syria）。

The 44-year-old was born in Aleppo but grew up in Helsinki， Finland — where he now lives with his wife and six children.

这位44岁的大叔，出生在叙利亚阿勒颇，在芬兰的赫尔辛基长大。现在他和妻子及6个孩子住在赫尔辛基。

When the Syrian civil war started in 2012， he decided he had to help the children of his native city in any way he could.

自2012年叙利亚内战爆发以来，他决心尽己所能来帮助故乡的孩子们。

Initially， he planned to carry food and other aid supplies — but his daughter Yasmeen， then 3 years old， had another idea. She insisted that he donate her own toys to Syrian children.

最初，他打算携带食物及其他援助物资去叙利亚——但是当时她3岁大的女儿Yasmeen另有想法。她坚持让Adham把自己的玩具捐给叙利亚儿童。

Until two years ago， he crossed into Syria through the border with Turkey， but after it closed down， he started crossing into the war-torn country illegally， carrying an 80kg bag of toys on his back all the way to Aleppo.

直到两年前，他都是从土叙边境进入叙利亚的。但是后来边境关闭，他开始非法进入这个被战火撕裂的国家，背着80公斤的玩具一路走向阿勒颇。

Its a dangerous trip that he has to make by foot， because its dangerous to drive through rebel-held and government-held districts.

这是个充满危险的旅程，他不得不步行，因为开车穿过反对派控制区和政府控制区是非常危险的。

However， the dangers he faces on his every trip arent enough to stop the toy smuggler. His mission is just too important.

但是，旅途的危险却不能阻止他的脚步。他的使命太重要了。

Adhams singular mission has blossomed into a charity called the Finland Syria Community Association， which collects donated toys from children across Europe and sponsors 420 orphans in Syria.

现在，Adham的孤军奋战已发展为“芬兰叙利亚社区协会”慈善机构，负责在欧洲范围内收集玩具，并资助了420名叙利亚孤儿。

The charity also has begun building its fourth school in Syrias refugee camps， giving more than 2，000 displaced children somewhere to learn.

该慈善机构已经开始在叙利亚难民营建造第四所学校了，为超过2000名无家可归的孩子提供学习的地方。

He has so far made the journey from Helsinki to Aleppo 28 times， and doesnt plan on stopping until the war ends.

迄今为止，他已经去了阿勒颇28次，他打算一直做下去，直到战争停止。

唐晓敏 供稿