Child Guardians Syria

What Child Guardians Syria does

Child Guardians Syria, legally operating as Hurras Network and founded in 2013, is a Syrian humanitarian non-governmental organization headquartered in Gaziantep, Turkey, with field offices across nine Syrian locations including Damascus, Daraa, Idlib, Aleppo, Eastern Ghouta, Azaz, Atareb, Dar Azza, and Aqrabat. Its mission is to provide child protection services to Syrian children affected by armed conflict, displacement, and natural disasters. Programs include case management (an automated, multi-provincial system with referral pathways), child-friendly spaces (558 established to date), monitoring and documentation of violations (feeding the UN Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism), capacity building for teachers and staff, awareness campaigns (protection messages, landmine/UXO safety, forced displacement), the Tayara Warak children's magazine, earthquake-response programming launched in February 2023, and a Back-to-School initiative. The organization also coordinates The National Program for Education and Child Protection.

The organization is funded through a mix of individual donations (via PayPal, Wise bank transfers, and the Enthuse platform, with tiered giving from $10 to $800 covering books, school kits, case management, disability equipment, and teacher salaries) and institutional grants from major international humanitarian organizations including War Child Holland, Save the Children, Mercy Corps, IRC, and GIZ, alongside foundation support from the Alasfari Foundation. Operationally it runs on approximately 130 paid staff supported by 1,058 volunteers and 31 Local Child Protection Committees; cumulative reach since 2013 is 735,244 children impacted, 115 schools operated, 18,755 people trained, and 48,603 children returned to school. The organization holds a steering-committee seat at the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (ACPHA) and co-chairs ACPHA's Localization task force.

Governance sits with co-founder and CEO Riyad Al-Najem and co-founder/board member Hanan Lakoud, with board members Waleed Mostafa Zayed (operations manager since 2018, ex-Ernst & Young, ex-CFO of Gitex Group) and a senior team spanning programmes management (Majdi Bashimam), monitoring and policy (Ruba Alahmad), operations (Basem Shaaban), northern region management (Ahmad Turki Arafat), and advocacy and communications (Maimouna Al-Ammar). Recent strategic outputs include joint policy publications with the White Helmets (November 2024) and the Syrian American Medical Society (December 2024) on attacks against schools and hospitals in Northwest Syria, indicating a broadening civil-society advocacy posture alongside direct service delivery.

Name

Child Guardians Syria

Legal name

Hurras

Website

https://hrs.ngo

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Child Guardians Syria (Hurras Network) is a Syrian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in 2013 that delivers child protection, education, and psychosocial support services to Syrian children affected by conflict and disasters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Child Protection Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Psychosocial support services
• Emergency education programs
• Violations monitoring documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Turkey

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through the organization's website using PayPal, Wise bank transfers, and Enthuse platform. Donations are used to fund child protection programs, educational initiatives, and emergency response activities.
2. Institutional Grants: The organization receives funding from international humanitarian organizations and foundations including War Child Holland, Save the Children, Mercy Corps, IRC, GIZ, and others. These grants support specific programs and operational costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Child Guardians Syria (Hurras Network) is a humanitarian NGO that delivers direct child protection services to Syrian children affected by conflict and displacement, including case management, psychosocial support, child-friendly spaces, awareness campaigns, education access, and emergency response. Services are funded through individual donations and institutional grants from international humanitarian organizations and are delivered via field offices, schools, and community-based protection committees across Syria with operational management based in Turkey.

Product overview

Child Guardians Syria (Hurras Network) operates as a child protection NGO offering an integrated suite of programs including Case Management, Child Friendly Spaces, Monitoring and Documentation, Capacity Building, and various awareness campaigns. The organization coordinates through The National Program for Education and Child Protection and delivers publications like Tayara Warak Magazine. Emergency response programs address earthquake aftermath through Mobile Libraries, Summer Schools, and Protection Kit distribution. Core services include identifying at-risk children, providing psycho-social support, and advocating for child rights through educational materials and community-based protection committees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Case Management Child case management system that identifies children at risk and provides multi-sectoral child-friendly responses through an automated system with referral pathways and service mapping across Syrian provinces.
• Child Friendly Spaces Safe havens for children affected by conflict and displacement where they can express feelings of fear or loss through creative play, social interaction, and non-formal education activities.
• Monitoring and Documentation Field-based monitoring system that documents violations against children, presents evidence on patterns of child violations, and feeds the UN Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM).
• Protection Messages (Awareness Campaigns) Educational materials and campaigns teaching children self-protection during war, including air strikes, artillery shelling, landmines, unexploded ordnances, and hygiene awareness through child-friendly posters.
• Tayara Warak Magazine Children's magazine providing educational material online and in print to teach children about protecting themselves during shelling, bombing, and violence.
• Mobile Library Mobile library service launched in northern countryside of Aleppo to provide educational resources to children affected by the earthquake.
• Earthquake Response Program Comprehensive response to the February 2023 earthquake including protection kits distribution, case management, psychological support, school rehabilitation, and catch-up education programs.
• Summer Schools Emergency education programs launched after the earthquake providing catch-up education, relaxation techniques, and psycho-social support to children.

Quantifiable outcome

• 735,244 children impacted since 2013
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major and moderate.

• Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 December 2024Joint report on attacks on schools and hospitals in Northwest Syria published December 2024, documenting civilian infrastructure targeting.
• White HelmetsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2024Joint policy brief on attacks on schools published November 2024, documenting 43 attacks on schools between September 2023 and September 2024.
• The Syria CampaignmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy organization focused on Syria; partner in awareness campaigns and policy advocacy for child protection.
• Save the ChildrenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international NGO providing funding and programmatic partnership for child protection and education programs.
• S.R.T. (Syria Relief Team)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting relief operations in Syria.
• Relief InternationalmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian organization partnering on relief operations.
• No Peace Without JusticemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society organization partner focused on peace and justice advocacy.
• Mercy CorpsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarge international development and humanitarian organization providing programmatic support.
• IRC (International Rescue Committee)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor humanitarian organization providing funding and programmatic partnership.
• CanDo ActionmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian action organization partnering on relief initiatives.
• Development Transformations (DT)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment organization partnering on programmatic activities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian organization operating in Syria providing child protection and education programming; listed as a strategic programmatic partner of Child Guardians with overlapping target geography and beneficiary segments.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major humanitarian agency delivering child protection, education, and case management services in Syria; an institutional partner of Child Guardians with comparable operating model and beneficiary focus on conflict-affected children.
• War Child Holland: International NGO focused on child protection and psychosocial support in conflict zones, with active programming in Syria; a strategic financial partner of Child Guardians, closely comparable in child protection methodology and target beneficiaries.
• Save the Children: Global humanitarian and child rights NGO with extensive programming in Syria; a major institutional donor and programmatic partner of Child Guardians, making it directly comparable in mission (child protection, education in conflict) and operational scale.

Direct peers

• Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS): Syria-focused medical and humanitarian organization co-publishing reports with Child Guardians on attacks on schools and hospitals; comparable in geographic operating area and humanitarian advocacy role in Northwest Syria.
• Syria Relief (formerly SRT): Syria-focused humanitarian organization providing relief and child-focused programming inside Syria; comparable to Child Guardians in operating geography and direct service delivery model.
• White Helmets (Syria Civil Defence): Syria-based humanitarian organization operating in Northwest Syria with joint policy briefs alongside Child Guardians; comparable in geographic focus and humanitarian mission in opposition-held areas.
• Relief International: International humanitarian organization with active Syria programming in child protection, education, and emergency response; listed as a Child Guardians partner with overlapping mission and beneficiary profile.

Emerging players

• No Peace Without Justice: Civil society organization partnering with Child Guardians on peace and justice advocacy in Syria; partially overlapping mission on civilian protection and rights-based advocacy for conflict-affected populations.
• CanDo Action: Humanitarian action organization partnering with Child Guardians on Syria relief initiatives; comparable niche humanitarian actor working on protection and emergency response inside Syria.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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