Syria Crisis - Addressing Immediate Household and Shelter Needs - Humanitarian Response 2013

September 2013 - The humanitarian situation in Syria has rapidly deteriorated over the past year as a result of the civil war in the country. The United Nations estimates that 100 000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands more wounded due to the violence. Within Syria some 6.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance 4.25 million of whom are internally displaced. In addition more than 2 million Syrian refugees are living in host countries in the region. By the end of 2013 the United Nations estimates that 10 million people in Syria will need humanitarian assistance and a further 3.55 million refugees from Syria will have fled to host countries where resources are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people needing assistance. With DFATD's support the project is working inside Syria to address the immediate household and shelter needs of up to 18 000 Syrians who have been internally displaced or seriously affected by the conflict and economic collapse in the country. Project activities include: a one-time distribution of kitchen kits and winterization items such as blankets to help people survive the winter; and a monthly provision of rent subsidies hygiene kits and cooking/heating fuel.

The expected outputs for this project include: access to kitchen kits and winterization items for 18 000 crisis-affected people improved; access to shelter for 600 internally displaced families improved; access to monthly hygiene kits for 18 000 crisis-affected people increased; and access to monthly cooking/heating fuel for 18 000 crisis-affected people increased. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.