Our active responses in Syria

Right now, we’re providing thermal blankets, carpets and mattresses, as well as warm winter clothing and shoes to support people through the bitterly cold winter months. We’re also distributing tarpaulins and rope to help keep shelters watertight.

But with the latest escalation in conflict and the fall of the Assad regime, we have had to temporarily pause some of our distributions until it is safe to resume.

In northeast Syria, where there is severe insecurity, our partners Bahar Organisation have paused its operations. They will assess on a day-to-day basis before resuming.

In northwest Syria our distributions with ReliefAid have also been suspended. They will resume this week if it is safe to do so.

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Our aid items in Syria

A ShelterBox tent for emergency shelter

Tents

When families lose their homes, we provide tents for people who were previously sleeping in the open

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Thermal blankets

In winter we provide items like winter clothing, high thermal blankets, mattresses and sometimes stoves to help combat the freezing temperatures.

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Solar lights

Some of our solar lights also come with a USB port to charge phones and maintain vital communication between families.

What challenges do people face?

Financial crisis

Financially, Syria is on its knees. Currency depreciation and widespread sanctions affect the flow of money coming into the country.

Basics like fuel, food and medicines are now out of reach for people who were already struggling to access them.

Extreme weather

Syria faces extreme heat in the summer and freezing temperatures in the winter. The country is vulnerable to drought, wildfires, and flooding, as well as earthquakes.

The cold weather poses a significant risk to life. Winters in northern Syria are long, harsh, and unpredictable. Temperatures regularly drop below freezing between December and March.

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Who we’re helping

Hamda is just one of the millions of people who have fled the conflict. It broke her heart to say goodbye to her home, ‘it felt so bad to leave my house…it was destroyed, robbed and looted’.

She now lives in a camp for internally displaced people with her children. But Hamda told us that life is very difficult, with temperatures reaching sub-zero over winter.

We were able to provide her family with a tent and ShelterBox filled with essential items. ‘Thank God you have provided us with blankets’.

Humanitarian aid workers deliver aid in Syria

Working with partners

Our partners help us provide aid in some of the most remote and dangerous conflict zones around the world.

In Syria, we’re working with ReliefAid and Bahar Organisation to get our aid to those who need it the most.

But what motivates these extraordinary individuals to risk their lives to deliver aid in such dangerous circumstances?

Meet Farid and find out what life looks like for aid workers in Syria.

Aid Workers In Syria
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The Syria Conflict Explained

The Syrian crisis has been ShelterBox’s largest and most sustained response in our history. As we approach the 14-year anniversary, over 12 million people have been displaced by the conflict.

News of the conflict rarely makes headlines, but it rages on. And the political stalemate means the future is as uncertain as ever. As the fighting continues, millions of displaced Syrians face brutal winters, floods that wash away shelters, and financial issues.

Learn how the war in Syria began, who is involved and how families have been affected.

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Over 13 years of conflict has left millions of Syrian people homeless. You can make a difference.

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