Tom Cochrane and Darren Calabrese

Syrians: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseOTTAWA - Tom Cochrane turns his phone around to give a glimpse of where he sitting — the middle of Lebanon farming heartland that now home to settlements of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees.A Syrian mother and her sons smile and wave from a group of shacks and tarps, according to Brandon Sun. They're among the ones who will be part of the upwards of 30,000 Syrians settled in Canada by the end of this year. Cochrane is among those calling for fresh eyes to be cast on the severity of the refugee crisis worldwide as humanitarian agencies roll out an unprecedented campaign trying to raise more awareness. When Cochrane visited them this week, someone had been playing his classic song "Life is a Highway."It was a moment of connection during a visit that impressed upon the Canadian musician the importance of the West making enduring connections to all refugees, not just the ones who may settle in Canada or elsewhere one day. About half of those affected by the Syrian crisis are children; World Vision and others help fund education programs but the money is running out, putting the programs and the children they help at risk. After all, most just want to go home, he said."If there is going to be peace in our world, it got to start with the kids and they have to know that the West cares and they have to know that we care," he said in an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.