Rebuilding Syria: Strengthening inclusive coordination
After 13 years of conflict and the December 2024 transition of power, Syria is entering a new phase. Over 3 million people have returned home, yet 16 million still need humanitarian assistance (UNHCR 2025).
As rebuilding begins, communities face damaged infrastructure, limited basic services, and ongoing recovery needs. Strong coordination between local NGOs, returning diaspora organizations, and international partners is essential.
Through the B-VOICES project, implemented through DEMAC together with The Danish Refugee Council Syria and the Syrian NGO Alliance, we work to strengthen inclusive, nationally led coordination in Syria. The project promotes dialogue, shared learning, and practical recommendations to ensure that humanitarian efforts are locally grounded, collaborative, and responsive to the needs of affected communities
Our goal is simple: a more inclusive and effective humanitarian response that supports long-term recovery and social cohesion in Syria.
Syrian Diaspora Organizations' Areas of Intervention
Health
Food Security
Emergency Shelter
Education
DEMAC secures H2H fund to strengthen inclusive coordination and civil society cohesion
DEMAC, together with the Danish Refugee Council Syria and the Syrian NGO Alliance (SNA), has secured an Activation Fund by the H2H Network, supported by UK Aid.
Through research, multi-stakeholder consultations, dialogue forums, peer learning workshops, and a policy brief with actionable recommendations, the project works to:
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Improve collaboration and mutual trust between Syrian NGOs and diaspora actors
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Support evidence-based and principled humanitarian coordination
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Strengthen civil society cohesion during a critical transition period
As a member of the H2H Network, DEMAC joins four other organizations mobilizing resources to fill critical response gaps, support local responders, and improve the overall quality and efficiency of humanitarian action. This funding enables us to reinforce inclusive coordination at a pivotal moment for Syria’s recovery.
The Syrian NGO Alliance
The Syrian NGO Alliance (SNA) is an association of 23 Syrian civil society and diaspora organizations primarily focused on humanitarian affairs. Established in 2014, the alliance aims to promote joint humanitarian response in Syria, as well as cross-border efforts. It also coordinates advocacy efforts related to humanitarian issues. The SNA is based in Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Members of the SNA assist in several humanitarian sectors, such as Health, Education, Nutrition, NFI, Shelter, Food Security & Livelihoods, Protection, WASH and CCCM.
Resources for Diaspora Organizations
Events for Syrian Diaspora Organizations
Course: Leadership in Humanitarian Action
The Academy for Humanitarian Action (aha) opens for participants for Leadership in Humanitarian Action course. This course is designed for future leaders, project managers, and humanitarian organizations to leverage their leadership skills. Participants will learn the basics of value-oriented and reflective leadership in humanitarian context with practical tools and methods based on real-life case studies. The course will be held in-person on March 19 and April 4 in Bochum, Germany. An overview of the course: Basic foundation about the meaning of leadership and personal approach. Leadership principles application in challenging situations. Individual leadership action plan development for the organization. Key leadership skills (authenticity, inspiration, networking, decisiveness, and resilience). Resilience strategies and self-leadership implementation. The course will be presented in German.
Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2026 - “Humanitarianism(s) in Transition – Between Ideals, Power and Agency”
The humanitarian system is in deep upheaval: once rooted in a common ethical framework, it now faces fragmented political responsibility, politicization, donor withdrawal, shrinking access, and erosion of humanitarian law. As humanitarian actors abandon those they claimed to help, credibility and legitimacy erode—undermining humanity itself and the system’s original purpose. In light of these pressing challenges, the Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2026 – now set for April and from 2026 onward held every spring – will provide a space to confront these dynamics through critical openness, structural self-reflection, and shared accountability. To advance this effort and expand the congress community, we are delighted to welcome Oxfam Germany and The New Humanitarian as new long-term partners alongside Médecins Sans Frontières, Médecins du Monde, and the German Red Cross. Under the theme “Humanitarianism(s) in Transition – Between Ideals, Power and Agency”, we will explore how humanitarian action, in its many forms and approaches, can be renewed, reimagined, and strengthened. The Humanitarian Congress Berlin invites experts, practitioners, and critical voices to move beyond routine dialogue and work together on the future of humanitarian action hat truly serves those most impacted. Save the date: 21 – 22 April 2026
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