Donations for Refugees
How Welthungerhilfe is utilising your donations for refugees in the Middle East.
After years of civil war, Syria is now experiencing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises since World War II. Almost half of the entire Syrian population was displaced by the fighting. Millions of people are refugees in their own country and in the neighbouring states of Türkiye, Lebanon and Iraq. And after years of violence, an end is still not in sight.
Catastrophic humanitarian situation due to years of conflict
Welthungerhilfe has been providing emergency aid to civil war victims in Syria since 2013. With the large number of refugees to Türkiye and northern Iraq and with additional displacements within Iraq, Welthungerhilfe also became involved in these countries.
Coordinated by the country office in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, civil war victims and displaced persons in the region have been receiving support since the summer of 2014. Since November 2016, Welthungerhilfe has been operating another country office in the city of Dohuk in northern Iraq.
Welthungerhilfe's efforts in Syria are focusing on the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo. Most people have hardly any opportunities to earn money: Factories are shuttered, trade with neighbouring countries has dried up and the agricultural industry has broken down. Together with its partners Hand in Hand for Syria, IHSAN and People in Need (PIN), Welthungerhilfe is supporting the most vulnerable families in Syria with urgent humanitarian assistance and reconstruction of infrastructure for food security.
How Welthungerhilfe is helping
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Bread distribution and support of bakeries in the administrative regions of Aleppo and Idlib (through our partners PIN and IHSAN)
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Food vouchers in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib (through PIN and IHSAN)
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Installation and maintenance of latrines in three IDP camps in Idlib
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Distribution of vouchers for seeds, fertiliser and tools to internally displaced persons in Aleppo and Idlib to help boost local food production. In addition, a small number of people are being trained in vegetable cultivation so that they can transmit their knowledge to others (in collaboration with PIN and IHSAN).
Institutional donors: Federal Foreign Office (AA)
Syrian refugees in Türkiye
More than 3.5 million Syrian refugees had found refuge in Türkiye (UN-OCHA: March 2018). The refugee camps don't have sufficient capacity for them, and many people don't want to live in camps. The majority therefore lives elsewhere, mostly in the country's southeast or in metropolises such as Istanbul, Ankara or Izmir. Welthungerhilfe supports the refugees and provides essentials for their survival:
How Welthungerhilfe is helping in Türkiye
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Providing individual support and facilitating access to existing social and protection services
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Improving the social cohesion between Syrians and Turkish host communities by supporting community centres in Istanbul, Mardin and Kızıltepe. The centres are operated by Welthungerhilfe as well as by local Turkish partners.
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Food security through cash assistance, including cash cards and cash for work initiatives
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Supporting vulnerable families in income-generating vegetable production through agricultural training
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Providing additional assistance during winter which enables people to buy warm cloths, blankets, heaters, fuel or other heating material
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Supporting Arts Anywhere, a local organisation that organises art projects, workshops and events for children and adults
Institutional donor: Federal Foreign Office (AA), Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UNICEF, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), ECHO
Alliance2015 for Optimal Help
The people affected by the conflicts in Syria and Iraq are in desperate need of support. Welthungerhilfe is working hand in hand with other organisations to meet the needs of the suffering population as well as possible. Alliance2015 is a strategic alliance of seven European development organisations. Since 2012, Welthungerhilfe has been on location, supporting people in the region along with alliance partners ACTED, Cesvi, Concern Worldwide, Hivos and People in Need.
The current annual report offers a summary of Alliance2015’s activities in Syria and the surrounding countries affected by the conflict.
