Japanese aid worker Eriko Hibi is unequivocal when giving her view of the ongoing situation in Syria.

"We cannot overcome this unending crisis unless we do something other than handing out supplies," says Hibi, 52, who works for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, supporting people who remain in the war-ravaged country.

"It is a harsh environment facing civil war, but I hope that a lot of people will acquire skills to become self-sustaining."