Türkiye’ – Wednesday, June 16, 2021 – An SRTF WASH project, “Rehabilitation of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in a District in Northern Aleppo – Phase 1” received a delivery of safety clothes and items. The delivered items include 40 yellow safety helmets, 40 safety hard hats, 60...

Ar-Raqqa – Thursday, May 20, 2021 – The SRTF reported that the civil works for its electricity intervention, “Rehabilitation of Power Transforming Centers in Raqqa City – Phase II”, have begun in an announced made today. The civil works include repairing the doors and windows of the tran...

Ar-Raqqa – Friday, April 30, 2021 – The SRTF is pleased to report that activities started under the livelihood intervention, “Custom Home Repairs, Water Access and Cash Assistance to Stabilize Communities (Phase III)”. The implementing entity (IE) began cash-for-work (CfW) activities for t...

Water pumping stations are critical to the local communities and to the local farmers. It has been 10 years since the start of the conflict and many farmers and communities still do not have safe and reliable access to water for irrigation. In an effort to rectify this issue, the SRTF approved a W...

Amman – Monday, March 15, 2021 – The SRTF is pleased to announce its accomplishments for 2020. The unprecedented challenges that emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated already dire living conditions in Syria throughout 2020. Despite the challenges, the SRTF was able to contin...

Deir Ez-Zor- Tuesday, February 9, 2021 – The SRTF announced the completion of the rehabilitation works of one water pump under its intervention, “Rehabilitation of A Water Pumping Station in Deir Ez-Zor”.   The newly rehabilitated water pump is currently going through a test run and once i...

In continuing with the success of the first two phases of this intervention, “Home Gardens, Backyard Poultry kits, and Custom Home Repairs for Urban Households – Phase I” and “Home gardens, custom home repairs and cash-for-work opportunities in Raqqa - Phase II”, the third phase of this ...

In a first of its kind initiative in the SRTF history, the Fund approved the establishment of a Revolving Credit Fund (RCF) that aims to support local business owners to work together to promote economic development in target communities throughout northeast Syria.  In cooperation with Near East ...

During the eight years of conflict, more than one-third of Syria’s infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged.  The electrical infrastructure of urban areas of North East Syria has been seriously compromised during the conflict.  Since 2011, effective electricity generation capacity has fall...

Agriculture has always been a prominent sector in Deir ez-Zor supporting the economy with the production of crops such as wheat, cotton, sesame, and vegetables. And prior to the war, agricultural cooperatives played a prominent role in supporting the availability of fertilizers, pesticides, fungic...

During the conflict, the northern and eastern Aleppo countryside experienced intensive battles; these battles have directly affected public infrastructures such as hospitals, schools, and roads, which have been completely or partially destroyed. Moreover, many private properties such as buildings, shops, and markets were also destroyed and a large number of residents of this area have been displaced. Recently, due to relative stability, an improved security situation, and forced displacement of the population from other parts of Syria, thousands of families have returned or have been displaced...

Since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict in 2011, solid waste collection and disposal services have been disrupted across the country, becoming a public health issue in many cities including Deir Ez-Zor province located 450 km northeast of Damascus. It is considered the seventh largest city in ea...