Around 1.2 million houses in Syria have been damaged since the start of the conflict, and 400,000 of those have been completely destroyed.
As a result of this and ongoing fighting, millions of Syrians have fled their homes and are living as internally displaced persons (IDPs). Of Syria’s 6.1 million IDPs, only 1.7 million are estimated to live in shelters. Meaning over 70% of Syrian IDPs are without access to adequate shelter. As fighting within the country continues, the need for adequate shelter only increases. With no end in sight to Syria’s conflict and escalating humanitarian crisis, it’s essential to provide holistic support to these vulnerable communities.
In Northern Syria, we provided shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) well rehabilitation and health assistance in Aleppo where a large number of IDPs and indigenous communities have been living in makeshift homes and shelters. The project was started to provide a healthier living standard and to better integrate IDPs with the local population. WASH support includes rehabilitating water, sewage and sanitation systems for schools and neighborhoods, providing locals with the tools needed to maintain the repaired systems. We also provided capacity-building and empowering workshops for local communities.
This project aims to respond to displaced families in Maratah Camp in the 
town of Jarjanaz and Akhtarien to fulfill SRD’s plan to respond to the needs of IDPs in emergency cases.
Distributed Materials:
437 children’s clothing kits and 1,330 adult clothing kits were distributed in Jarjanaz. 631 kits were distributed in Akhterin.
Beneficiaries:
There were 5,740 beneficiaries of this project.
Partner:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Duration:
The project ran from January through March of 2017.
This project distributed emergency kits to displaced families in Jrablus as part 
of SRD’s initiative to respond to the needs of IDPs in emergency cases.
Distributed Materials:
500 emergency kits
Beneficiaries:
There were 3,025 beneficiaries of this project.
Partner:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Duration:
The project ran from March through April of 2017.
The project distributed emergency kits to families displaced in Qabasin as part
of SRD’s initiative to respond to the needs of IDPs in emergency cases.
Distributed Materials:
1,023 emergency kits were distributed.
Beneficiaries:
There were 6,325 beneficiaries for this project.
Partner:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Duration:
The project ran from June through July of 2017.
This project provided emergency kits to displaced families in the villages of 
Maree and Soran (located in Aleppo’s countryside) as part of SRD’s initiative to respond to the needs of displaced people in emergency cases.
Distributed Materials:
708 emergency kits were distributed.
Beneficiaries:
4,050 people benefited from this project.
Partner:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Duration:
This project ran from January through March of 2017.
This project responded to families displaced from the eastern city of Aleppo, 
rural Aleppo and Idlib, as part of SRD’s initiative to aid displaced people in emergency cases.
Distributed Materials:
1,000 kerosene heaters with the needed fuel were distributed.
Beneficiaries:
There were 4,850 beneficiaries for this project.
Partner:
World Vision
Duration:
This project ran from January 2016 through January 2017.
This project rehabilitated houses in and distributed non-food items to six 
areas:
- Aleppo
- Deir Jamal
- Gergnaz
- Kfernbl
- Maara Hermah
- Has
Beneficiaries:
250 families benefited from this project.
Partner:
World Vision
Duration:
The project ran from June through December of 2015.
This project rehabilitated homes and shelters for displaced people in Pensh 
and Ma’arat Masrin. 93 houses in Ma’arat Masrin and 143 houses and 14 shelters in Benesh were rehabilitated.
The project also provided 24 awareness sessions on topics such as child labor, early marriage and gender-based violence.
Beneficiaries:
349 families and 2,090 individuals benefited from this project.
Partner:
Humanitarian Pool Fund (HPF) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Turkey
Duration:
The project ran from June 2016 through February 2017.
This project built and equipped 20 housing units suitable for receiving 
displaced people coming to Idlib’s countryside.
Beneficiaries:
This project helped 20 families.
Funding:
SRD special funding
Duration:
The project ran from February through June of 2017.
Hygiene kits were provided to displaced families in Abu Dahour as part of 
SRD’s initiative to respond to the needs of IDPs in emergency cases.
Distributed Materials:
2,500 hygiene kits were distributed.
Beneficiaries:
There were 14,175 beneficiaries of this project.
Partner:
EU ECHO
Duration:
The project ran from July through August of 2017.
This project renovated and equipped 10 shelters in the villages of Urem Al-
Kubra and Daret Ezza in the western Aleppo countryside. In addition, 200 damaged houses spread over five areas of western Aleppo were rehabilitated.
Beneficiaries:
540 IDPs benefited from the renovation of shelters. 1,178 IDPs and hosts benefited from the reconstruction of damaged houses.
Partner:
World Vision
Duration:
The project ran from January through August of 2017.