Syria Response
What we do
War Child has been actively responding to the Syrian crisis since 2012. Our child protection, education and psychosocial support interventions combine to help children cope with over a decade of war.
These programmes - delivered through our network of ‘Safe Spaces’ - allow children to process their experiences and plan for a better future.
In the face of humanitarian access challenges, War Child and its network of local partners employ a flexible approach, seeking to reach children wherever they are. We focus our activities on children who have been forced to leave their homes and drop out of school as a result of the conflict, as well as the communities that host them.
Our projects
Curious to learn more about a specific project? Click on the pins in the map below.
Where we work

120,709
CHILD PARTICIPANTS
66,387
ADULT PARTICIPANTS
12
PARTNERS
6
WAR CHILD PROJECTS
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Syria Joint Response
Working in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this multi-sectoral response ensures delivery of basic services to displaced families. Spans education, child protection, water, sanitation and hygiene and health and was integral to our 2020 COVID-19 Response. Learn more.
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Building the Resilience of Conflict-Affected Families
Delivering critical child protection case management services in remote and under-served locations. Includes support to local partners to develop a cohort of experienced case workers, with referral networks from the community.
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Syria Education Programme
Providing distance learning opportunities to children affected by the ongoing conflict and COVID-19 restrictions. Ensures continued learning for those at risk of dropping out whilst also maintaining a vital connection between teachers and children.
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War, COVID-19 and Education
Working with UNICEF and local partners to provide emergency COVID-19 support to schools - all with the goal to adapt and continue education services and reach children in their hour of need.
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No Lost Generation
With support from the European Union, No Lost Generation establishes pathways back to education for children with no access to formal schooling. Includes mental health and psychosocial support and the rehabilitation of destroyed classrooms.
Our partners

European Commission
From establishing pathways back to education to integrating mental health support in the curriculum, War Child collaborates with this major EU body on several key projects.
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Lukas van Trier is Country Director of our Syria Response. Want to collaborate or have a specific question? Please reach out via one of the channels below.