Swaadna Humanitarian Organization (SHO) is a non-governmental, non-profit, and independent civil society organization dedicated to providing humanitarian relief and sustainable development to vulnerable Syrian communities. SHO operates both inside Syria and in countries of asylum, responding to the profound needs created by conflict, displacement, and instability.

Founded in September 2014 by a group of Syrian activists and professionals inside and outside Syria, SHO was established in response to the deepening humanitarian crisis and with a commitment to supporting the most affected populations—particularly women, children, and marginalized groups.

SHO delivers a wide range of programs in emergency and post-conflict settings, focusing on Education and Protection, Livelihoods, Food Security, Women’s Empowerment, Health, and Water Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH). Our interventions are designed to both address immediate humanitarian needs and foster long-term resilience and recovery.

With a community-based, rights-driven approach, SHO places affected individuals at the heart of its programming, ensuring their voices shape every stage of intervention. The organization

SHO is a legally registered non-profit organization in Syria and Turkey, operates in alignment with international humanitarian principles. We actively coordinate with national and international actors to enhance the reach, quality, and impact of our programs.

To date, SHO has positively impacted the lives of more than 66,338 individuals through its integrated and inclusive programming—offering hope, opportunity, and support in some of the most challenging environments.

From the very beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011, when cities were crumbling and families torn apart, the hands of a group of determined Syrians—both inside the country and abroad—became a symbol of hope and resistance. These hands, united by shared pain and unwavering love for their people, reached out to communities trapped under siege, hunger, and displacement.
What started as a simple initiative of volunteers quickly grew into a movement driven by these hands, these stories, these lives. By September 2014, this movement became Swa’adna Al-Souria Organization (SAO)—an organization born from the very hands of those who had endured the hardships of war.

With limited resources but limitless courage, SAO’s hands brought food to hungry families, opened classrooms for children who had lost years of education, provided psychosocial support to heal invisible wounds, empowered women to reclaim their strength, and supported local health and livelihood projects. Each action was a stitch in the fabric of survival, resilience, and hope.

In December 2016, SAO formalized its mission by registering in Turkey, strengthening its foundations with clear policies and skilled teams both inside Syria and abroad.

Yet, when forced displacement swept through between 2017 and 2018, scattering the communities and staff SAO served, the organization’s hands did not falter. They reached out once more, this time in northern Syria—across Aleppo countryside, Azaz, Afrin, Al-Bab, and Ariha in Idlib—carrying with them the same spirit and commitment.

In these new areas, SAO rebuilt its presence, expanding teams with local youth and returning volunteers, continuing to deliver education, protection, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, and relief.

With hope and passion fueling our mission, Swaadna Humanitarian Organization (SHO) proudly completed its official registration in New Syria following the liberation of lovely Syria . This new beginning marks a powerful chapter in our journey, enabling us to deepen our commitment to the recovery and rebuilding of communities long affected by conflict. With formal recognition, SHO is energized to expand its programs, forge stronger local partnerships, and provide vital support to the people of New Syria as they rebuild their lives and look toward a brighter, more hopeful future.V

A society where every person has the right—and the responsibility—to participate in managing their community and making a better future.

Swaadna Humanitarian Organization (SHO) is dedicated to supporting and empowering local communities to effectively utilize their natural & human resources, promoting inclusive participation for all members of community , In order to promote the values of effective participation of all segments of society, to achieve an independent society that preserves the human right to a decent life.