Relief International Syria Emergency Fund

The Syrian conflict is set to reach a tragic climax. Over the past seven and a half years, the war has left entire communities in shambles, destroying homes, livelihoods and, at times, all signs of hope. Since 2011, intense fighting inside Syria has:

• Killed more than 500,000 people
• Forced more than 5 million people to seek refuge abroad
• Displaced more than 6 million people inside the country

Behind these statistics are real people. People like Ahmed, an eleven-year-old boy from Aleppo, who is fitted for prosthetics at our partner’s center in Turkey after losing his legs during an airstrike. Or the displaced family who depends on RI mobile medical clinics for all their healthcare needs. Or the first grader enrolled in one of our informal education programs inside Jordan’s Za’atari camp who has never known life outside the camp.  

Relief International remains committed to providing Syrians with life-saving humanitarian assistance inside Syria and in neighboring Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan.

Inside Syria, RI works through local organizations that have been our partners for years to provide emergency healthcare to displaced families in makeshift camps, to truck in emergency supplies of clean water, and to repair damaged hospitals and infrastructure, among other life-saving activities.

Our operations are most urgently focused on supporting the last remaining rebel-held province of Idlib which holds nearly three million people, nearly all civilians, almost half of whom have already been displaced from elsewhere in Syria. RI teams, who are the only source of healthcare in many parts of the province, are preparing our emergency response teams for whatever may come.  

With your generous support, we’ve been able to meet Syrian families where they land, whether inside Syria or in neighboring countries, to help affected communities recover from the trauma of war with the safety and dignity they deserve.