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 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.

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. 

A few of our interventions include: 

• Food aid
• Access to clean water
• Access to inclusive and quality education in areas with a high proportion of out-of-school children
• Humanitarian aid including access to food, non-food items, and medicine for internally displaced people in Aleppo and Idlib as well as Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Turkey
• Winter aid