As winter approaches, bringing additional challenges for displaced families, Dan Relief and Development launched a project titled “Together… Our Strength Lies in Our Unity” as an urgent response to the humanitarian needs resulting from the displacement of families from As-Suwayda Governorate to shelters in the Sayyida Zainab area in Rural Damascus.

The project, implemented in late December, provided emergency winter assistance to families affected by the conflict and displaced in Rural Damascus through cash assistance.

Six of the most vulnerable shelters were targeted, where support was provided to 313 families (1,650 individuals).

The project also included individual and group awareness sessions on preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment, while explaining the accountability and feedback mechanisms within the targeted centers.

Dan Organization remains committed to humanitarian response and providing support to affected families across various regions.

The closing session of the project “Together for Civil Peace and Social Cohesion”, organized by the

Defa’a Human Rights Initiative, was held last Saturday morning in the capital Damascus. This session represented the culmination of a series of national dialogues that spanned seven Syrian cities and regions, aiming to formulate final recommendations and an executive roadmap to strengthen justice and stability

The session brought together a large number of activists, experts, media professionals, and human rights advocates who had participated in the previous rounds, with the purpose of analyzing and evaluating the shared outcomes reached from Qamishli to Aleppo and Daraa

Themes of the Closing Session
Discussions in the closing session focused on three main themes, seeking to transform the collected visions into concrete mechanisms of action

The role of civil society in promoting civil peace and social cohesion

Transitional justice: mechanisms of implementation and guarantees

The role of official and non-official media in producing a responsible national discourse

The session opened with a discussion of the first theme, “The role of civil society in civil peace and social cohesion.” Participants emphasized that the social bonds and bridges formed through these dialogues across different regions were evidence of the immense potential of Syrian civil society.

The session then continued with the subsequent themes, with particular focus on how to implement the recommendations on transitional justice emphasized by all provinces, and on defining the responsibility of the media in safeguarding civil peace and delivering professional and transparent discourse instead of misleading or inciting narratives.

The DAN Relief and Development Foundation, represented by the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Haval Rasho), took part in the conference “Humanitarian Action and Recovery for Syria – Local Solutions for Sustainable Impact”, held in Damascus from December 1 to 3, 2025

The conference brought together more than 150 representatives of Syrian civil society organizations engaged in humanitarian and recovery work, along with representatives of the Syrian government, the German government, and several supporting international non-governmental organizations

The event was hosted by umbrella bodies of Syrian civil society, including the Alliance of Syrian NGOs, the Syrian NGO Forum, the Syrian Networks League, the NGO Platform in Northeast Syria, the Union of Charitable Associations in Aleppo, and the Union of Charitable Associations in Damascus and its countryside

The conference proceedings were facilitated by HELP (Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe), the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), and the Syrian Localization Lab

Recognizing the vital role of Syrian civil society in addressing humanitarian and developmental needs, the organizers convened a series of consultative sessions to develop a shared vision on localization and strengthening local leadership, which formed the central theme of the conference