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After almost 14 years of war, the people of Syria are at the end of their tether. The neighbouring Middle East conflict and disasters such as the severe earthquake in 2023 have further exacerbated the crisis.
Help provides families in emergency shelters with relief supplies, provides medical aid and is involved in the fight against hunger.
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How is Help providing support in Syria?
Tackling poverty and hunger
Help has been active in Syria since 2008 and continues to support the people with humanitarian aid after the transition of power. This is how we are currently providing assistance:
- Emergency aid: We are providing Syrian families in refugee camps and emergency shelters with important relief supplies, including food, hygiene articles and baby food.
- Combating malnutrition: We run a health centre where malnourished children as well as breastfeeding and pregnant women are treated free of charge.
- Medical aid: We facilitate access to medical specialists and provide medicines and medical supplies.
- Sustainable agriculture: We distribute seeds, repair water pipes and provide training on water-saving cultivation methods.
After the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, Help provided comprehensive emergency aid for affected families in the earthquake region and distributed urgently needed relief supplies.
We also helped Syrian children and young people to overcome trauma and ensured that children from the earthquake region were able to go back to school.
Providing help for malnourished children
In the north-west of 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
Since the change in governance in December 2024, there has been hope in Syria. However, the humanitarian situation remains critical: almost 14 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 been forced to leave their homes. Around half of them have fled abroad.
Many of them are now hoping to return home, but the country's future is currently uncertain. One thing is certain: over 16 million people are still in urgent need of aid.
Years of fighting have destroyed the majority of Syria's infrastructure: roads, electricity and water pipes, 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.
In view of current developments, it is essential to step up humanitarian aid throughout the country. After 14 years of war, the people of Syria not only need hope, but also genuine stability and a peaceful future. The end of the war and peace are 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.
Mirna Abboud, Help-Landesdirektorin in Syrien
Millions of people in Syria need humanitarian aid. Your donation makes a difference!
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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 the Northeast 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 the Northwest, 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 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 government in December 2024, 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.