SYRIA
Syria remains trapped in a complex humanitarian crisis. 13 years of conflict have forced more than 12 million people to flee their homes. Donate today.
What's Going On?
Six million are internally displaced and another five million are refugees in neighbouring countries. The majority are in urgent need of food, shelter, healthcare and protection. Your donation today will make a huge difference.
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Food Security and Livelihoods
The country continues to grapple with severe food insecurity, with 12.9 million people facing food insecurity. In 2024, hunger rates hit their highest point since the conflict began. A staggering 70% of the population is unable to put food on the table for their families. Child malnutrition is increasing at a speed never seen before. In northeast Syria, the condition has surged by 150% in a six-month period. This has coincided with an 800% increase in food prices.
Record droughts have devastated the agricultural sector. This has left swathes of the population without the income needed to afford the basics, driving food insecurity even further.
In response to these interlinked crises, our teams:
1. Distribute food aid
2. Provide cash assistance
3. Implement livelihoods projects
Frequently Asked Questions
How does AFH provide education to the students in Syria?
After over a decade of devastating crisis, a whole generation of Syrian children have lost access to education. 7,000 schools have been damaged or destroyed, leaving more than two million children out of school.
The impacts of this are devastating. With no school to provide a sanctuary, children are at extreme risk of child labour, child marriage, and other protection concerns.
In response to this crisis, we run education programmes in over 100 schools and provide more than 350,000 students in Northwest and Northeast Syria with access to education. Our key projects include school rehabilitation, teacher training and provision of accelerated learning programmes.
How is AFH providing access to clean water?
Access to clean water is a human right. But across Syria, 7.6 million people are in acute need of water, sanitation and hygiene services. The situation inside camps is particularly difficult, with the lack of electricity making it almost impossible to access clean water.
Our teams run water trucking projects that provide clean water to IDP camps across northern Syria.
How is AFH helping displaced people?
As of 2023, informal camps in Syria hosted almost 2 million internally displaced people of the more than 7 million who have been displaced by war. Every year these sites are impacted by extreme climate events, such as flooding and snowstorms. One third of IDP camps were flooded in 2022.
We believe that all people deserve a safe and dignified home. For this reason, we’re rebuilding Syria, one village and one home at a time.
In 2022, we completed our first housing project. This provides hundreds of climate-resilient homes featuring a bathroom, kitchen and separate living space.
In 2023, we’re pushing through on phase 3. This will see the construction of 500 homes for displaced families, each featuring a kitchen, sleeping area and separate living space. This phase will also see the establishment of a school, primary health centre and place of worship.
This may be the final phase of our current project, but it’s only the start of our plans to Rebuild Syria.
