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Despite the change of power, the humanitarian situation in Syria remains critical. 13 years of war, the neighboring Middle East conflict and disasters such as the devastating earthquake in February 2023 have further exacerbated the crisis.
Help has been active in Syria since 2008: we provide families in emergency shelters with relief supplies, strengthen healthcare and promote agricultural measures.
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How is Help providing support in Syria?
Tackling poverty and hunger

Since the fall of the government in December 2024, there has been a glimmer of hope in Syria. However, the humanitarian situation remains critical: over 16 million people are still in urgent need of help. Help has been working in Syria since 2008 and continues to support the people with humanitarian aid even after the change of power.
In north-east Syria, we are providing Syrian families in five camps for displaced people and 28 collective shelters with essential relief supplies, including food, hygiene articles and baby food. We are also currently equipping displaced children with warm winter clothing to help them survive the cold months.
Following the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, Help provided comprehensive emergency aid for affected families in north-west Syria and distributed urgently needed relief supplies. We also supported Syrian children and young people in overcoming trauma and ensured that children from the earthquake region were able to go back to school.
We are currently focusing on medical aid and, among other things, run a health center where malnourished children as well as breastfeeding and pregnant women are treated free of charge. We also provide access to medical specialists and supply medicines and medical equipment.
Help also supports sustainable agricultural projects in north-east Syria so that people can continue to cultivate their land and provide themselves and their families with food in the future. To this end, we distribute seeds, repair water pipes and provide training. We are also the first aid organisation in Syria to promote hydroponic systems, which save up to 90 percent water compared to conventional agriculture.
Providing help for malnourished children

In north-west Syria, over 500,000 small children are currently severely malnourished. Just a few months ago, little Amani was one of these children: when she came to Help's health center with her mother, Amani was very thin and weak. Rapid diagnosis and treatment is very important in such cases, as malnutrition and undernourishment can cause permanent developmental damage in children under the age of 5.
After extensive examinations, Amani was given nutritious, high-calorie food, among other things, to regain her strength. Just one month later, Amani's condition had improved significantly. Her mother Hala is relieved and confident: “She is getting better day by day, thank you very much!”
We only recently fled here. My little Amani was only nine months old when we came here. She was very weak and I was very scared for her. I tried to feed her, but she wouldn't take any food or milk.
Hala Al-Yousef, Mother of little Amani
What is the situation like in Syria?
One crisis after another
13 years of war have turned the country into a field of rubble. Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives and over 13 million Syrians have had to leave their homes. Around half of them have fled abroad.
Following the current political developments, many Syrian refugees are now hoping to return home, but the future of the country is still uncertain. One thing is certain: help is still urgently needed and people must not be abandoned now. Around 125,000 people have already been able to return to Syria and need help to restart their lives, while at the same time over 620,000 people have been displaced within the country in recent weeks.
Most of Syria's infrastructure has been destroyed by the fighting: roads, power and water lines, hospitals and schools lie in ruins. Countless children and young people in Syria face a future of poverty and unemployment due to a lack of education. Currently, over 90 per cent of people in Syria live below the poverty line. Crop failures and inflation have also meant that food prices have risen almost thirty-fold since the start of the war in 2011.
The hardship in Syria is exacerbated by natural disasters such as recurring droughts, locust plagues and the devastating earthquake in February 2023. The earthquake was another severe setback for the people of Syria. Over 59,000 people died, entire neighbourhoods collapsed and the region's infrastructure was severely damaged.
Since the escalation of violence in the Middle East, the situation has come to a head once again: following the heavy air strikes on neighbouring Lebanon, more than 560,000 people have fled to Syria. Many of them are Syrian nationals who had sought refuge in Lebanon as refugees and have now been displaced again.
We are monitoring the current situation in our project regions in Syria very closely and are constantly adapting our aid in line with the analyses carried out. After more than 13 years of war, people have lost everything and need further support. In north-western Syria, for example, the number of displaced people in some areas has exceeded the immediate aid capacity, so it is essential to expand the measures. We are urgently dependent on donations for this.
Julian Loh, Programme Coordinator
Q&A
Even though the war in Syria has ended, the humanitarian situation on the ground remains catastrophic and the need for support is huge. Around 70 percent of the population is dependent on humanitarian aid and seven million people are displaced within the country. Many of them need acute emergency aid in the form of medical support, psychosocial support, shelter, food aid and other essential goods. In addition, poverty in the country is immense due to the devastated economy and inflation, and armed conflict continues. The end of the war is the basis - but further support is needed, including for reconstruction, so that the people in the country and the returnees have a long-term perspective and future in Syria.
Help has been active in Syria since 2008 and is supporting the suffering population. Donations support our work in Syria and enable us to continue providing life-saving aid.
You can transfer your donation for Syria directly to our donation account:
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.
IBAN: DE47 3708 0040 0240 0030 00
BIC: DRES DE FF 370
Keyword: Syria
Or you can donate online.
Our projects in Syria are funded by the following donors:
Help has been active in Syria since 2008 and has already been able to support tens of thousands of people as part of its emergency aid. By repairing the drinking water supply, well over 100,000 people have regained stable access to clean water. Help has also promoted education in Syria: To prevent the feared ‘Lost Generation’ from becoming a reality, Help has renovated destroyed classrooms, built new schools and organised emergency school lessons for Syrian children and young people. In 2021, we were also able to successfully fend off swarms of desert locusts and thus prevent a plague that would otherwise have destroyed large parts of the harvest.
After the devastating earthquake in February 2023, Help provided comprehensive emergency aid:
- We distributed 19,200 food parcels, 11,200 parcels of baby and infant food and 28,800 hygiene kits to those affected.
- 12,000 people received medical aid in the form of treatment, medication and operations.
- 2,300 children received psychosocial support to help them cope better with their trauma.
- Over 35,000 people received support in the form of cash to buy food or other urgently needed goods.
- We supported two orphanages with repairs, beds, radiators, heating material, psychosocial support and further training for staff.
In order to implement our aid projects as quickly as possible and in line with needs, we have been working closely with local civil society and local aid organizations since the start of our aid in Syria. In addition to acute emergency aid, our current focus is on strengthening the healthcare system and supporting small farmers in order to strengthen agriculture in Syria and give returnees prospects in their home regions.
In north-east Syria, for example, we are providing Syrian families in displacement camps and collective shelters with essential relief supplies, including food, hygiene products, baby food and warm clothing. In north-west Syria, we provide not only medical but also psychosocial support, for example for victims of gender-based violence. The war has caused the healthcare system to collapse in parts of the country, which is why we run health centers in northwest and northeast Syria and support people with medication and funding for healthcare services such as operations. Now, after the change of power, we also assume that the topic of reconstruction will become a greater focus of our aid measures in the future.
It is estimated that more than 500,000 people have been killed during the Syrian war - including many children.
Since the fall of the Assad regime, the mood in Syria has been characterized above all by joy and hope, as the majority of Syrians see this as a long-awaited step towards freedom and the reconstruction of their country. People are optimistic about the future and are striving to create a just and democratic society.
Despite all the optimism, however, there are also concerns. The state of lawlessness in some areas makes many people fear for security and stability, while others fear the possibility of political or cultural revenge that could hinder efforts towards national reconciliation. Ensuring justice, restoring order and promoting inclusive governance will be critical to securing lasting peace.
In addition, the humanitarian situation in the country remains critical and people are in urgent need of support in the areas of food, health, water and sanitation, shelter, education, protection and security. In addition to the consequences of the war, people are suffering above all from the economic crisis and high inflation. Many families can barely afford to eat, and there is a lack of work and prospects.