Based on our belief in nurturing a “culture of giving” in society, and in order to protect children from fierce winter cold, the SSSD team in Tartous, in cooperation with UNHCR, launched a CBI entitled To Give Is to Love.

The initiative aimed to use the skills of women who attended the Wool Knitting and Crochet course within the Hear-My-Heart Programme, and who had also come up with the idea, by making scarfs for children, both IDPs and locals.

 The scarfs were distributed in the SSSD Community Centre in Banias (Beit al-Yasmin) and al-Qreir School on 25/1/2018, to be used by more than 250 girls and boys.

Since learning is basically the inalienable right of all, and in view of our goal to remove all obstacles that hinder the integral growth and social integration of children with specific needs, the SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, organized a community-based initiative entitled Our Children.

The initiative was proposed by a group of mothers and aimed to improve the capacity of their CwSN to express themselves and to achieve the goals of the Portage Programme in improving the children’s physical, intellectual and cognitive abilities. 

To that effect, the mothers made a variety of tools and materials that would help their children and other CwSN at al-Rajaa Charity and My Child and I and Basma centres.

Implementation was completed on 18/12/2017 to benfit more than 50 CwSN.

Based on GBV standards and methods, and our belief in young women’s abilities to play an effective role in society. Moreover, aiming to protect them from intellectual abuse resulted by reading inappropriate states painted on the walls of the school.
SSSD team in cooperation with UNHCR implemented a community-based initiative in Gueran neighborhood – Al-Hasakah governorate. The CBI consisted repainting the walls at the schoolyard by the administrational staff and a group of students, in addition to painting drawings and establish resting benches made out of cement, as well as rubble removing and rehabilitating the schoolyard, a cleanup campaign and maintaining the fire distinguishers.
The CBU concluded by May 16, 2017, 689 individuals benefited from the administrational staff and school pupils.

Water in daily life is certainly indispensable. So in order to spare women and children the hardship of carrying water from the ground floor to the second floor, develop friendly relations among residents and mitigate disputes arising over the only water point available, the SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented a community-based initiative under the title Mayy w’ nadhafeh (“Water and Hygiene”) at the Ibrahim al-Sheikh Collective Shelter, Qamishli City (al-Hasakeh Governorate).

The CBI consisted in installing a water pipe network with several taps to deliver water to all floors of the facility. Furthermore, a pump and a large water tank were installed with all accessories. To crown it all, a full cleanup and rodent control campaign was conducted.

The CBI was concluded on June 6, 2017, benefiting 220 people, all being CS residents
 

Based on our belief in motivating the youth to come out with suitable solutions for community challenges, the SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented a community-based initiative at the village of Qana, in the southern countryside of al-Hasakeh Governorate, under the title “Wells rehabilitation and water tanks manufacturing.”
The village had long suffered from lack of water due to wells vandalism, water pumps theft and the security situation in the area in general. So the CBI aimed to secure water for daily use by rehabilitating several wells that were upgraded with water tanks manufactured by the village’s youth to secure a permanent source of water.
The CBI was concluded on November 15, 2017, benefiting 820 people.

Education is the cornerstone of community, of which the young are the active force. Helping students of the Nursing School improve their practical skills would, therefore, have a positive impact on their future practice with patients.
To that effect, the SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented a community-based initiative in which the students collaborated with administration and maintenance workers in the rehabilitation and upgrade of the First Surgery and Tocology labs. The CBI consisted in the rehabilitation of the false ceiling and a wall destroyed by a bombshell; then the labs were cleaned up, fully repainted and upgraded with all the necessary equipment from the school storehouse.
The CBI was concluded on May 5, 2017, to benefit 666 students of both genders, in addition to the teaching staff.

Based on our belief in the prominent role of women in society, as well as in the importance of promoting women’s participation in finding solutions for community challenges, the SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented a community-based initiative at the Maisaloon neighborhood, Qamishli City (al-Hasakeh Governorate). A group of women collaborated in making mosquito nets and distributed them on all neighborhood households. The CBI aimed to protect local community members, especially children, from the risk of Leishmaniosis, caused by mosquito stings.
The CBI was concluded on September 28, 2017, benefiting approximately 170 households (676 individuals) from the local community.

Water is life. This is too obvious. Polluted water, however, has a reverse effect. So in order to protect women and children from the risks of contaminated water and spare them the tiresome burden of bringing water from remote places, the SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented a community-based initiative at the village of Bab al-Kheir in the southern countryside of al-Hasakeh Governorate.
A group of men and youngsters from the local community engaged in manufacturing galvanized iron water tanks and distributed them on the village’s neediest HHs. Henceforward, a tank truck ensures regular water trucking and clean drinking water is stored in household tanks instead of unsafe, insufficient plastic jerry cans.
The CBI was concluded on June 5, 2017, benefiting 94 people.

Elmam (“Proficiency”) is a community-based youth initiative launched by a group of Syrian youth and supported by SSSD and UNHCR. The initiative aimed to promote the concept of self-learning by creating a self-regulated learning environment in order to meet the conflict-afflicted adolescents’ educational needs, from both local and IDP communities.

The initiative aimed to raise awareness about the importance of the Internet in both learning and acquiring information. It also enabled the beneficiaries to train on basic communication skills, such as public speaking, searching for and summarizing correct information, teamwork competencies and English language skill development.

The initiative was concluded on 25/02/2018, with over 500 adolescents of both genders benefiting.

Based on our wish to support community-based solutions, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD), in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), implemented a community-based initiative in the Hameh Girls’ Preparatory School under the title “My Most Beautiful School.”

The aim of the initiative was to protect adolescent girls, strengthen their self-confidence and provide them with a safe and appropriate learning environment. 

To that effect, various actions were done: protecting girls from the risk of broken glass by installing external wire netting on windows, painting the school walls with themes that inspire hope and encourage learning, repairing and repainting the school benches, protecting girls from diseases caused by moisture by insulating the roof. The CBI was concluded on 23/12/2017.