More than 11 years of conflict in Syria has killed hundreds and thousands of people, including women and children. The standard of living has been set back by decades. Roughly 6.9 million people are displaced within Syria while 6.8 million have been forced out of their country – which when combined, amounts to more than half of the country’s population in distress.

More than 70% of Syrians live in poverty. Millions have lost their livelihoods and are unable to meet their basic needs including access to food, clean water, and health care. The children of Syria are of the most affected. Many don't know life outside of war and will be forced to face the long-term effects of physical and mental trauma. As Muslims, it is incumbent upon us to help our brothers and sisters suffering across Syria. 

Project Spotlight

Access to Education in Syria

People supported: 22,554

Start date: January 2021

Close date: May 2022

The Idlib Governorate of Syria is home to a high proportion of out-of-school children. This project helped increase school enrollment and ensure quality education for over 22,000 young boys and girls across 60 different schools through the provision of food aid, school kits including bags and supplies, stipends for staff, and equipment including desks, chairs, and sports equipment. With your investment in this effort, IRUSA was able to help create conducive learning environments for the children of Idlib, increase school performance, and help them grow into the next generation of young adults aspiring to change the world. 

Thanks to you, we’ve been able to accomplish so much. But there’s still so much more to do. By continuing to support our efforts in Syria, you can help make a difference in the lives of those in desperate need.

• $100 can provide food aid for a family 
• $12 can provide one student with educational materials and kits for school.
• $27.50 can provide a school supply kit for one refugee child in Turkey.
• $55 can provide a child in Jordan with an education kit, extracurricular activities, and psychosocial support. 
• $350 can provide a woman or a young person with business training and support to build a livelihood. 
• $415 can provide educational support, including one school supply kit as well as a tablet for online learning and Turkish language support, to refugee orphan families in Turkey. 
• $1,000 can provide a mother with business training and business items to start her own business.

PLEASE NOTE: Donations made to IRUSA’s Syria fund may serve urgent or long-term programs for Syrian refugees and internally displaced families.

Islamic Relief has been working in Syria since 2011. Since the start of the war, we have strived to help both families inside of Syria as well as those living in neighboring countries. Our work continues to this day, and will continue until the need for humanitarian aid no longer exists.

Every bit of help provide means new hope for families. With your continued to compassion and support, IRUSA can provide more relief for people in need of aid.

Here’s just a sampling of our recent efforts for Syrians in need

• Distributing vital food aid to families suffering from hunger

• Providing micro financing support to help individuals build livelihoods

• Implementing psychosocial programs to bring much-needed relief to trauma survivors

• Distributing vital food aid to families suffering from hunger

• Providing micro financing support to help individuals build livelihoods

• Implementing psychosocial programs to bring much-needed relief to trauma survivors

When you make the decision to help fundraise for the effort, you go beyond just thoughts and prayers. This increased IMPACT is priceless, because it means we’re able to meet more needs of those who are waiting for us to lend a helping hand.

And if you're reading this message, it's because you want to go beyond the call the duty. For you, it's not enough to just keep those children in your thoughts and prayer.  You want to double your impact by helping to sponsor these emergency efforts and helping deliver aid to those affected by creating a fundraising page. Get started by creating your page today!

We’re so glad you came. Just scroll to the top of the page and click "become a fundraiser" to setup your page and start promoting to your network via e-mail, social media, and your preferred messaging app. Even with a goal as small as $50, you can provide urgent food aid for families.