She resolved to try and do something to help and started sending packages of warm children's and baby clothes to a charity who would take them to the refugees. Realising that the weather would soon turn cold again, and that the scale of the problem is greater this year, she has now started asking people to donate warm clothes and outdoor wear and raising money to pay for their transportation to the children.
Samara started by asking the parents of Brighton College Pre-Prep School where her oldest child, Dominic, now goes to school if they could bring in clothes. This expanded across all of Brighton College and she is now asking parents of other Brighton and Hove schools if they would contribute.
Said Samara, of Greenways, Ovingdean: "I was watching these poor children on television and I just thought to myself that it is hard enough as it is bringing up children and I can't imagine what it must be like to have to do it in a tent in winter and not be able to give them the basics that they need."
"It's easy to think that, being so far away, we can do nothing. I just wanted to do some small thing to try and improve some of these children's lives a little."
Samara is not only collecting adults and children's clothes but also trying to raise the £6,500 she needs to pay for the lorry provided by Mission and Relief Logistics who will transport the clothes into this challenging area.
She has held girls' nights, cooking a meal and then asking for donations to the fund, and she and her husband now plan a Middle Eastern evening at home for family and friends with donations also going in the pot.
She attends St Peter's Church on the Levels in Brighton and the church has pledged £2,500 to the cause.
IF YOU can give clothes or have a van to help Samara collect clothes call her on 07960 937716 or samara_abdelnoor@hotmail.com. She still urgently needs winter clothing such as skiwear for all sizes from babies to adult, winter footwear and wellies from toddler to adult and Moses baskets/small cribs and bedding. The deadline is October 4.