Reviving Roots: Economic and Community Recovery for Sustainable Return

About this project

ltpgtAleppo city, once Syria’s industrial and cultural heart, continues to heal from the effects of prolonged conflict. Despite increasing return movements, returnees and host communities face overlapping challenges: destroyed infrastructure, widespread unemployment, and a near-collapse of local economic systems. The shortage of skilled labor, particularly among youth and returnees, further limits recovery, even where political and security conditions permit return.ltbrgtThis project aims to facilitate sustainable return and reintegration in Aleppo city by restoring access to livelihoods and community services through inclusive, locally led recovery. It addresses three intersecting needs: unemployment, damaged infrastructure, and small business recovery. The project adopts a dual approach, targeting both returnees and host communities, in line with the Syrian Humanitarian Fund (SHF) 2025 First Standard Allocation Strategy under Envelope 2.ltbrgtThe first component focuses on job creation through light rehabilitation of markets and public spaces. Sixty engineers from returnee and host communities, with a focus on youth and women, will be trained in damage assessments, rehabilitation cost evaluations, and conflict-sensitive rehabilitation planning. These engineers will then conduct detailed assessments of 600 shops and 15 public infrastructure assets in Dahret Awwad, Hanano, and the Old City. Based on criteria developed with the Aleppo Chamber of Commerce, 100 shops will be se…

Published by

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Syria

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Syria Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Sanad Youth for Development Foundation

Accountable

Sanad Youth for Development Foundation

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 10 Nov 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-SYR-25-S-NGO-36427.

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