Syria
- Established 2002
- People Reached 176,423 (2023)
Civil Society Agriculture & Food Security Climate Resilience Early Childhood Development Health & Nutrition Education Work & Enterprise
Overview
The Aga Khan Foundation began working in Syria in 2002 with a focus on civil society, early childhood development, rural agriculture, and public health. Following the emergence of the crisis in 2012, the focus shifted to delivering humanitarian assistance. This was carried out in coordination with the United Nations and other humanitarian coordination mechanisms in Syria.
In Syria, the Aga Khan Foundation leads a range of integrated, innovative and gender sensitive humanitarian-oriented programmes in the country’s social and economic sectors.
The Aga Khan Foundation’s core humanitarian programming in Syria consists of food assistance, drinking water provision and community engagement, work and enterprise, education, early childhood development, climate resilience, agriculture and food security, child protection, saving groups and cash transfers, institution development, and building local capacity to address mass casualty incidents.
This work operates in 13 governorates of the country through its offices in rural Tartous, Homs, Aleppo and Damascus.
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Our impact in Syria in 2023
179,499
People reached directly and indirectly through 336 civil society organisations
177,520
Trees and shrubs planted
8,959
Children accessed ECD services and support, 98% of whom met developmental standards appropriate for their age
In partnership with
The following list of partners represents a selection that AKF Syria collaborates with and is not exhaustive.
Leadership
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G7CJ+992
Abdel Kader Al Jazaeree
Damascus
Syria
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The Aga Khan Foundation often plays a central convening, partnership development, grant management and policy dialogue role for the Aga Khan Development Network and its agencies in Syria, and for the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), First-Micro Finance Bank (FMFB), and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH).