The presence of COOPI in Syria

In 2017 with funding from AICS, COOPI started its first intervention in Food Security and Livelihoods and WASH in Qatana, in the rural area of Damascus, In 2018, COOPI launched a protection programme 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 agricultural production support interventions at household level, funded by ECHO and OCHA. Since 2020, COOPI provided educational and psychosocial support to children in Aleppo and Rural Damascus, reducing school drop-out and promoting the well-being of children.

COOPI in Syria today

In Syria, COOPI implements emergency and early recovery projects, in coordination with local authorities, local civil society actors, national and international organisations. COOPI is currently supporting the transition from emergency response toward more sustainable and lasting development processes supporting safe returns and reintegration.

In 2023 COOPI responded to the earthquake in Aleppo, Latakia and Hama. In 2024 and 2025, COOPI has been implementing numerous interventions in Daraa, Rural Damascus, Hama, Aleppo, Raqqa, Latakia and Homs working in the sectors of Protection, Education and Early Recovery and Livelihoods (ERL). COOPI has been targeting areas where basic services are limited and Internally displaced people and returnees populations are in high need.