Where We Work

Syria

Since 2016, COOPI has been present in Syria with Protection, Food Security and Agriculture, Education, and Early Recovery projects in the rural areas of Damascus, Dara'a, Hama, Homs, Raqqa, Latakia, and Aleppo.

Our results in the country

Areas of intervention:
Areas of intervention:
Humanitarian assistance Education in Emergency Protection Food Security Economic development
5 projects
77% emergency
23% development
27,233

beneficiaries

3

Expat workers

+80

Local workers

Areas of intervention:
Areas of intervention:
Water and Sanitation Humanitarian assistance Education in Emergency Protection Health Food Security Economic development
36 projects
100% emergency
0% development
340,615

beneficiaries

The presence of COOPI in Syria

In 2017, with funding from AICS, COOPI launched its first food security and livelihoods and water and hygiene intervention in Qatana, in the rural area of Damascus. In 2018, COOPI launched a protection program in Aleppo, funded by UNHCR, to provide support to people with special needs, including vulnerable children and people with disabilities. In 2018 and 2019, targeting returnees from Eastern Ghouta, COOPI promoted life-saving food assistance and household-level agricultural production support interventions, funded by ECHO and OCHA. Since 2020, COOPI has provided educational and psychosocial support to children in Aleppo and the rural area of Damascus, to reduce school dropout and promote children's well-being.

COOPI in Syria today

In Syria, COOPI implements emergency, resilience, and development projects, in coordination with local authorities, civil society actors, and national and international organizations.

COOPI is supporting the transition from emergency response toward more sustainable and lasting recovery and development processes, contributing to creating favorable conditions for the safe and dignified return of displaced persons and for strengthening the well-being and resilience of Syrian communities. In 2023, COOPI provided assistance to populations affected by the earthquake in the areas of Aleppo, Latakia, and Hama. In 2024, 2025, and 2026, COOPI further expanded and consolidated its presence, carrying out interventions in Daraa, the rural area of Damascus, Hama, Aleppo, Raqqa, Latakia, and Homs, in the sectors of Protection, Education, Early Recovery, and Livelihoods.

Main sectors of intervention today

In response to the Syrian crisis, COOPI implements directly Protection activities supporting the most vulnerable, including women heads of household, people with disabilities and the elderly. In this area, COOPI implements several activities, including:

  • psychosocial support, both with mobile units and community centres, especially aimed at women AND CHILDREN;
  • accompanying those needing psychological support, through case management and supply of specialized and quality services, such as those provided by therapists;
  • reactivation of social protection mechanisms;
  • supply of Non food items materials and medical devices for people with disabilities;
  • awareness campaigns, social cohesion and community led initiatives.
2024-2025
4

projects

49,062

beneficiaries

COOPI promotes education in emergency in Syria mainly by:

  • supporting students in studying and catching up on their school years distributing school supplies;
  • providing light rehabilitation of damaged schools;
  • providing psychosocial support;
  • engage families to increase student’s attendance.
2024-2025
1

project

2,520

beneficiaries

COOPI implements Agriculture, Early Recovery and Livelihoods activities supporting directly the economic revitalization of Syria. This is done by sustaining:

  • Market based vocational training;
  • Business development and direct support to micro, small and medium enterprises;
  • Installation of solar systems supporting small businesses;
  • Public infrastructure rehabilitation through cash for work;
  • Improving access to water for production and fostering agriculture through solar systems and electrical transformers installation in rural areas.
2024
3

projects

6.739

beneficiaries

Find out where we operate in Syria

Rif Damascus

Education in Emergency Economic development
Aleppo

Food Security Protection Economic development Humanitarian assistance
Hama

Food Security Education in Emergency Economic development
Al-Raqqa

Food Security Economic development
Dar'a

Food Security Protection Humanitarian assistance
Damascus

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COOPI development lines in Syria

COOPI main areas of intervention in Syria in the near future will include:

  • Protection, by focusing on case management, mental health, legal and psycho-social assistance, prevention of violence and abuses against women and children. In parallel, COOPI will continue implementing social cohesion and community led initiatives fostering peace and community well-being.
  • Education, closely linked with protection activities, COOPI will focus on out-of-school children, children with disabilities, adolescents at risk, returnee children, parents and teachers. COOPI will continue working inside and outside of schools, reaching vulnerable children. COOPI will also continue to engage for the rehabilitation of public education infrastructures and in the provision of key education materials to the most vulnerable.
  • Early Recovery, livelihoods and resilience with a focus on vocational training, Micro small and medium enterprises (Msme), agriculture value chain and improved access to markets. COOPI will work on soil and water conservation systems to increase agriculture production. We will focus in parallel to improve access to Energy through solar systems, mini-grids and electrical transformers installation.
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INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

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Cash Working Group • Early Recovery and Livelihood • Education • Food and Agriculture Security • Protection sectors and AoRs (Child Protection, GBV, Mine Action)

Ministries of Agriculture, Social Affairs and Labour, Education

GOAL • Save the Children

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Smiling again in Aleppo

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13-07-2017

Syria: what we are doing

Syria: what we are doing

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19-01-2017

COOPI in Syria

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