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To strengthen Syria’s recovery through peacebuilding, accountable governance, and inclusive economic growth — fostering trust, participation, and access to essential services and restored infrastructure, with women and youth leading lasting change.

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A peaceful, inclusive, and resilient Syria where empowered communities lead recovery, uphold accountability, and shape a just and stable future

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Protection, Recovery & Reintegration
Current • Syria

Protection, Recovery & Reintegration

Protection, Recovery & Reintegration




Community-based interventions supporting safe, dignified, and sustainable return, while strengthening protection, services, and social cohesion across Syria.

Overview

The Stabilization Support Unit (SSU), in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), implements integrated, community-based interventions to support the safe, dignified, and sustainable return of displaced populations across Syria. The program focuses on strengthening protection, providing essential services, and supporting economic reintegration through legal assistance, prevention of gender-based violence, child protection, psychosocial support, and community engagement.

Approach

These interventions are delivered through a network of community centers, mobile teams, and local volunteers, ensuring inclusive and accountable access to services for returnees, internally displaced persons, and host communities. This approach contributes to strengthening social cohesion and promoting local stability.

  • Community-based service delivery through centers, mobile teams, and volunteers
  • Legal aid, protection services, and psychosocial support
  • Support for economic reintegration and livelihoods

Emergency Response

SSU leads an emergency response in Akurhan Camp following the transfer of families from Al-Hol Camp, providing life-saving assistance including hot meals, ready-to-eat food baskets, water trucking, and waste management services. This ensures continuity of essential services during critical displacement phases.

Integration

The integration between emergency response and long-term recovery programs enhances resilience and supports sustainable solutions in line with international humanitarian standards.

Caravan of Hope

Under the “Caravan of Hope” initiative, SSU coordinated the return of dozens of families from Al-Hol Camp to their communities of origin across several Syrian governorates, providing legal and livelihood support alongside post-return follow-up to ensure sustainable reintegration.

Impact

The program delivered integrated protection and support services to thousands of beneficiaries, including around 4,000 people through emergency response interventions, while improving equitable access to services, strengthening social cohesion, and enabling sustainable return and reintegration pathways.

Peace Ambassadors Project – Empowering Women for National Reconciliation
Current • Syria

Peace Ambassadors Project – Empowering Women for National Reconciliation

Overview The Peace Ambassadors Project is a flagship women-led initiative advancing reconciliation and social cohesion in post-conflict Syria. It empowers women as key actors in peacebuilding by equipping them with the skills, platforms, and networks needed to lead dialogue, mediation, and community initiatives that foster unity and mutual trust. Approach Implemented across Northern, Coastal, and Southern Syria, the project engages women through structured dialogue sessions, intensive training in conflict resolution and negotiation, and community-based reconciliation initiatives. Trained Peace Ambassadors facilitate local “Roundtable Dialogues,” bridging divides between diverse communities and promoting inclusive participation in shaping Syria’s future. A national reference document on women’s role in reconciliation and peacebuilding is being developed to guide future policy and practice. Impact The initiative contributes to rebuilding Syria’s social fabric by amplifying women’s voices and leadership in peace processes. By combining capacity-building, dialogue, and local action, Peace Ambassadors creates lasting pathways for inclusion, reconciliation, and community resilience — positioning women at the center of Syria’s national recovery and peacebuilding journey.
Green Works Aleppo – Creating Decent Jobs through Urban Recovery
Current • Aleppo

Green Works Aleppo – Creating Decent Jobs through Urban Recovery

Green Works – Aleppo




An employment-intensive initiative combining urban rehabilitation with immediate job creation for vulnerable communities in Aleppo.

Overview

Green Works Aleppo is an employment-intensive initiative that combines urban rehabilitation with immediate job creation for vulnerable communities in Aleppo. Implemented in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the project contributes to the city’s economic and social recovery by restoring essential infrastructure while providing short-term employment, vocational training, and livelihood opportunities for returnees, youth, and women.

Approach

The project applies the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) model, using local labor and environmentally sustainable techniques to rehabilitate streets, drainage, and public spaces in the Qadi Askar neighborhood.

  • Use of local labor and environmentally responsible construction methods
  • Capacity building for municipal teams and local contractors
  • On-the-job training in construction, waste management, and green practices

Impact

Green Works Aleppo delivers dual benefits by improving living conditions while generating dignified livelihoods. The initiative contributes to a broader vision of green recovery for decent work across post-crisis Syrian cities.

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Educational Programs and Psychosocial Support: Riyada Center Opens Doors of Hope for Returning Adolescents

Educational Programs and Psychosocial Support: Riyada Center Opens Doors of Hope for Returning Adolescents

In the city of Aleppo, Riyada Center continues its activities as one of the initiatives overseen by Space of Hope Association, in partnership with the Stabilization Support Unit (SSU), with the aim of providing a supportive educational and community environment for adolescent boys and girls returning from within Syria and abroad, as well as those returning from camps. The center supports them in continuing their education, developing their skills, and reintegrating into society.

Halem Qawwas, Project Manager at Space of Hope Association, told Syria Plus that the center provides remedial education programs to help adolescents catch up on education they missed during the years of conflict. The center also offers interactive educational activities and drawing workshops that promote learning through play, encourage creativity and self-expression, and provide a safe space for adolescents.

Targeting the Age Group Most in Need

The center targets adolescent boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18, a group that faces particular challenges in returning to education and reintegrating socially. The center aims to provide psychosocial support and promote social cohesion among both the host community in Aleppo and those returning from neighboring countries and camps.

Life Skills and Non-Formal Education

The center offers life-skills courses covering effective communication, emotional and time management, decision-making, and problem-solving. It also provides non-formal and remedial education programs for children who have dropped out of school, as well as returnees from abroad who face difficulties with Arabic that affect their ability to reintegrate into schools.

Psychosocial Support and a Safe Space

The center also provides awareness sessions, as well as group and individual psychosocial support based on the needs of each case. In addition, it offers a safe space for adolescent boys and girls equipped with materials for activities and games, along with a library containing a collection of books and stories. Adolescents can also borrow books to read outside the center, helping promote a culture of reading and giving them an opportunity to express themselves.

Management and Implementation

The project is directly managed and implemented by Space of Hope Association for Development, in partnership with the Stabilization Support Unit, as part of efforts to support adolescents’ reintegration and rebuild community ties. These efforts contribute to local recovery and help open new doors of hope for a new generation.
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Discussing the state of education under the dome of the Syrian People’s Assembly.

Discussing the state of education under the dome of the Syrian People’s Assembly.

Report on Parliamentary and Oversight Performance and the Representation of Provincial Issues during the Third Session of the Syrian People’s Assembly on the State of the Education Sector

This report is part of Raased Syria’s work to monitor parliamentary and oversight performance and the representation of provincial issues within the Syrian People’s Assembly. Its purpose is not limited to documenting what was said during the session; rather, it seeks to analyze how the Assembly exercises its oversight function: What issues did MPs raise? To what extent were these issues linked to the needs of citizens and provinces? How did the government respond? What commitments did it announce? And what can be followed up and measured after the session?

The report adopts an oversight-based approach that moves from question to answer, from answer to commitment, and from commitment to follow-up and outcome. The effectiveness of parliamentary oversight is not measured solely by the number of interventions, but by its ability to identify problems, obtain information, and encourage the executive authority to announce policies, measures, and commitments that can be revisited and assessed at a later stage. Accordingly, the report monitors four interconnected dimensions: the regularity and management of the session, the quality of MPs’ oversight performance, the representation of provincial issues and affected groups, and the nature of the government’s response and the extent to which its commitments can be followed up.

To read the full report, please visit the following link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UQL_v85G8wiibfj5omwKmxxL2eygxvDa/view?usp=drive_link

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Jindires | Community Dialogue to Strengthen Security and Social Peace

Jindires | Community Dialogue to Strengthen Security and Social Peace

The Stabilization Support Unit (SSU), in coordination with the Administration of the Afrin Region, organized a community dialogue session in the city of Jindires as part of the Community Participation Project, supported by the Rishad Program and funded by the U.S. Department of State.

The session was attended by Mr. Hadi Hassano, Director of the Jindires Subdistrict, the Head of the Relations Office of the Internal Security Forces Command in Aleppo, as well as community leaders, local representatives, and civil society actors from Jindires Subdistrict.

Participants discussed key local issues and needs, particularly strengthening security and social peace, improving service provision, addressing challenges facing residents, and listening to their demands and proposals. The dialogue aimed to strengthen community participation and foster trust and cooperation between residents and institutions.

The session is part of a series of community dialogue workshops implemented by the Stabilization Support Unit across the Afrin, Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh, and Shuyukh areas, with the aim of involving local communities in identifying their priorities and strengthening community partnerships.






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