Since 2012, ACTED has been implementing projects with vulnerable communities in Syria with a two-fold approach: ACTED provides life-saving support to vulnerable displaced persons, returnees, and host communities across Syria, through multi-sectorial rapid emergency services, and implements a wide range of resilience building interventions. Thus, ACTED has been able to strengthen its links with Syrian local communities and to develop an in-depth knowledge of local dynamics. A team of 900+ is currently working in theNorth and South Syria, with a coordination office in Amman.
Mission context
As the conflict in Syria has been going on for seven years, the scale and intensity of the humanitarian crisis continues to increase. Food security and livelihoods have been severely affected by the conflict, leaving many households vulnerable, unequipped to deal with repeated shocks, and forced to rely on humanitarian assistance and negative coping strategies as a means of survival (reduction of the number of meals per day…). Electrical facilities, water, sanitation and hygiene, and agricultural infrastructure are now unusable due to collateral damage or lack of maintenance.
Furthermore, due to economical and physical difficulties to access the market, exposure to sub-standard shelters, high prices of basic items and ongoing insecurity leading to sudden displacements, internally displaced people have increasing difficulties accessing their emergency shelter needs and access to critical basic items. The current situation has also created gaps in public services and affected the ability of communities to respond to the humanitarian crisis.
ACTED in Syria
Since 2012, ACTED has been implementing projects with vulnerable communities in Syria. ACTED has been able to strengthen its links with Syrian local communities and to develop an in-depth knowledge of local dynamics. These experiences have also increased its capacity to quickly react and adapt to the various contextual changes and to coordinate with new partners and stakeholders. ACTED’s Syrian staff and vetted local Syrian partners bring an increased knowledge of the local context and needs. They also enhance access to information about hard-to-access areas, allowing ACTED to provide services to the most vulnerable and involve with community networks.
ACTED’s response to the crisis is two-fold: ACTED provides life-saving support to vulnerable displaced persons and host communities across Syria, through multi-sectorial rapid emergency services (water, sanitation and hygiene, food security, shelters and basic items, nutrition, etc.). ACTED also implements a wide range of resilience building interventions across Syria including WASH, agricultural and non-agricultural livelihood and shelter assistance as well as longer-term rehabilitation of public infrastructure coupled with governance support amongst Syrian communities.
ACTED, 2017
Displaced families come to fill their buckets and jerry cans with water, Northern Syria
Current projects
ACTED, 2017
Women participating in livelihoods training in northern Syria
ACTED, 2017
Women participating in livelihoods training in northern Syria
ACTED 2017
A woman, head of household, collecting her fertilizer (distributed by ACTED partners) as part of a home gardening kit programme, Northern Syria
ACTED, 2017
A subcontractor carried out the roof and ceiling repair of one of the 550 houses selected by ACTED for rehabilitation because of their insalubrity