Syria

ACTED in Syria provides services in an out of camp across a variety of sectors: food security and livelihoods; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); and shelter/non-food items. ACTED combines emergency response and early-recovery assistance to meet the immediate needs of the most vulnerable, whilst building the resilience of conflict-affected communities.

An illustration of this approach can be seen in ACTED’s provision of complementary assistance at each stage of the agricultural value chain: ACTED supplements the rehabilitation of water infrastructure for irrigation by rehabilitating agricultural assets and providing inputs (for example kitchen garden kits containing seeds adapted to the upcoming agricultural season). ACTED also trains local farmers using community-based practical trainings such as ‘Farmer Field Schools.’  Agricultural production thus benefits from both key infrastructure and a better trained and equipped workforce. Ultimately, this increases food production at household level and contributes to building the resilience of conflict-affected communities. Indeed, in the context of a recent project in northeast Syria, the majority of families who had received kitchen garden kits highlighted that they had used the surplus of their harvest to support their neighbours.

Similarly, ACTED relies on local labour and capacities to conduct shelter rehabilitations, directly benefiting vulnerable households and the local economy.

Overall, ACTED focuses on building the capacity of local communities to meet their needs durably, fostering local acceptance and ensuring the sustainability of interventions.