REBUILD SYRIA
August 2026: 3 million Syrians have returned home since opposition forces overturned the Assad regime, restoring stability and hope to the country that’s been in conflict for almost 14 years.
They’ve returned to scenes of devastation. Schools and health centres were destroyed. Water and electricity services are patchy or unusable. Entire neighbourhoods are demolished and unrecognisable.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Syria will need significant international aid to recover.
Salam Charity has sent teams to support Syrian people moving home, giving them individual help to transport their things and repair their houses.
We’re also launching large-scale projects, rebuilding medical centres,
schools, and mosques to provide the foundations for a successful future.
- £30 pays for one place in a mosque, which costs £16,000 to rebuild
- £60 pays for a bulk box of groceries like rice, oil, onions, potatoes and lentils to feed a family of 4-5 for about a month
THE REALITY IN SYRIA
- 3 million people have returned home since 2024 (source: UN)
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90% of people are living below the poverty line (Source:
United Nations) -
40-50% of 6-15 year olds are not able to attend school. (Source:
United Nations Development Programme). -
One third of all houses and half of all water treatment plants were destroyed during the civil war (Source:
United Nations Development Programme). -
70% of power plants and power lines have been damaged (Source:
United Nations Development Programme).
OUR PREVIOUS WORK IN SYRIA
Salam Charity’s shelter programme in Syria has been rebuilding homes for returning families since 2022. We renovated more than 30 homes, and another 32 during the mass return in 2025, hiring local plumbers and builders.
We have also been working to restore the education facilities, rebuilding large schools in Kefer Kermin and Kefr Nabl – between them, accommodating about 2,200 students.
CASE STUDY
RESTORING A MOSQUE IN AL-YARMOUK CAMP
In 2014, Al Hasan mosque was almost completely destroyed. Formerly occupying a 250m² plot, this community mosque was rendered unusable in conflict.
Our local team helped to draw up plans to restore this mosque and open it as the beloved heart of the community. In 2026 we completed work, including new windows, rewiring, sewage and water systems, new doors, plastering and painting. The mosque is now reopened with a spacious prayer hall. We want to restore more mosques, schools, and health centres to help Syrians rebuild their sense of community – please give whatever you can.
