Nour Foundation for Relief and Development

What Nour Foundation for Relief and Development does

Nour Foundation for Relief and Development (مؤسسة نور للإغاثة والتنمية) is a Syrian non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization established in Damascus on October 2, 2013 and licensed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor. It was originally registered as a charitable association under decision 1438, underwent a governance transformation to a foundation structure in 2020, and was re-licensed in September 2023 under decision 1938, which authorized it to operate across all Syrian governorates. The foundation's mission is to build an effective and sustainable civil society grounded in citizenship and social justice, delivered through six programmatic pillars: Relief, Protection, Health, Education, Culture, and Livelihoods.

The organization delivers services through a hybrid model combining fixed service centers (Noor Medical Center, Noor Women Center, Noor Child Center, and the Jolan Center for Developmental Activities) with 25+ mobile teams that conduct outreach across eight governorates including Damascus, Rif Damascus, Sweida, Quneitra, Homs, and Daraa. Programs address emergency relief distribution, child protection and psychosocial support, gender-based violence prevention, primary healthcare, literacy and vocational education, cultural heritage preservation, and livelihood development. Documented beneficiaries exceed 1,000,000 lifetime and reached 2,134,901 in 2023 across all services; 2024 program-level reporting includes 142,127 protection beneficiaries, 30,836 health beneficiaries, 17,688 relief beneficiaries, 15,133 early recovery beneficiaries, and over 10,000 education and culture beneficiaries.

As a non-profit, Nour Foundation generates no commercial revenue and is funded through donations, grants, and partnerships with international organizations (UNFPA, UNICEF, Palestinian Red Crescent Society), government entities, and 25+ local civil society organizations. The organization maintains 50+ partner relationships and operates under a social-business model in which all services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. No proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capabilities are documented; operations are people-and-field-intensive rather than technology-led.

Name

Nour Foundation for Relief and Development

Legal name

Nour Foundation for Relief and Development (مؤسسة نور للإغاثة والتنمية)

Website

https://nour-foundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nour Foundation for Relief and Development is a Damascus-based Syrian non-profit, founded in 2013, that delivers free humanitarian relief, protection, health, education, culture, and livelihoods services to vulnerable populations across eight governorates via fixed centers and 25+ mobile teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Humanitarian relief services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Child protection services
• Healthcare assistance programs
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Damascus

HQ country

Syria

HQ region

Middle East

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nour Foundation for Relief and Development is a Syrian non-profit humanitarian organization that delivers free relief, protection, health, education, culture, and livelihoods services to vulnerable populations across eight governorates. It operates fixed service centers (Noor Medical Center, Noor Women Center, Noor Child Center, Jolan Center) and 25+ mobile teams to reach underserved communities, with programs covering food baskets, medical care, psychosocial support, child protection, literacy, and vocational training.

Product overview

Nour Foundation for Relief and Development is a non-profit humanitarian organization offering a comprehensive suite of programs and services organized into six core pillars: Relief, Protection, Health, Education, Culture, and Livelihoods. The foundation operates through a network of fixed centers (Noor Medical Center, Noor Women Center, Noor Child Center, Jolan Center) and mobile teams that deliver services across eight governorates in Syria. The programs work synergistically to address immediate humanitarian needs while building long-term community resilience and sustainable development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Relief Program (برنامج الإغاثة) Provides urgent food and non-food assistance to the most vulnerable populations in Syria, distributing relief baskets and essential supplies to those in need. Targets families affected by crises and conflict.
• Protection Program (برنامج الحماية) Delivers essential humanitarian services and psychosocial support to vulnerable groups, with focus on child protection, gender-based violence prevention, and safe spaces. Targets women, children, and persons with disabilities.
• Health Program (برنامج الصحة) Provides healthcare and medical support in underserved areas, offering health awareness campaigns, consultations, diagnostics, surgeries, medications, laboratory tests, radiology, and mobility aids. Targets communities lacking access to adequate healthcare.
• Education Program (برنامج التعليم) Supports the education sector through projects, campaigns, and activities that encourage school enrollment and combat illiteracy, including language courses and computer skills training. Targets out-of-school children and education seekers.
• Culture Program (برنامج الثقافة) Promotes Syrian identity and cultural heritage through arts, knowledge activities, community awareness, literacy programs, and cultural clubs. Targets communities seeking cultural enrichment.
• Livelihoods Program (برنامج سُبل العَيش) Helps secure employment opportunities by empowering community members through vocational training and supporting productive, micro, agricultural, and livestock projects. Targets youth and adults seeking employment.
• Noor Medical Center (مركز نور الطبي) Free medical services center providing specialized clinics (pediatrics, internal medicine, gynecology, emergency), laboratory tests, medications, and health awareness sessions. Targets underserved populations in the Zahira area.
• Noor Women Center (مركز نور للمرأة) Provides psychosocial and social support along with vocational training courses for women and girls, focusing on empowerment, capacity building, and protection from gender-based violence.
• Noor Child Center (مركز نور للطفل) Offers psychosocial and social support services for children, providing safe spaces and developmental activities for child protection and wellbeing.
• Mobile Teams (الفرق الجوالة) Mobile teams reaching underserved areas to provide outreach services, awareness sessions, child protection activities, and direct support to communities in need across multiple governorates.
• Jolan Center for Developmental Activities (مركز جولان للأنشطة التنموية) First child-friendly space offering clubs for arts, languages, chess, theater, puppet theater, drawing, Rubik's cube, and music for children and youth development. Operated from June 2015 to August 2017.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 1,000,000+ beneficiaries through various programs across 8+ governorates
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with UNFPA for women support centers and protection services. UNFPA jointly visits Nour's women support centers with diplomatic delegations to review services provided.
• International Organizations NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership network of 10+ international organizations working collaboratively to achieve humanitarian goals in Syria. These partnerships enable comprehensive coverage across multiple sectors.
• Government EntitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 15+ government entities including ministries and government institutions. Licensed by Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor. Listed on the sub-committee for relief of Damascus Governorate.
• Local Civil Society OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership network of 25+ local civil society organizations, media outlets, and private sector companies working together for community service.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Back to School' campaign 2016, focused on returning out-of-school children to education in Damascus, Rif Damascus, and Sweida areas, with emphasis on hard-to-reach and conflict-affected areas.
• Palestinian Red Crescent Society (جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration during World Humanitarian Day activities. Joint visits and appreciation events for humanitarian workers in Yarmouk camp area.
• Graras Association (جمعية غراس)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration during World Humanitarian Day activities in Yarmouk camp, joint appreciation events for humanitarian workers.
• Young Men of Syria Association (جمعية الشباب الخيرية)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership during the 2023 earthquake emergency response campaign, collaborating with Damascus Governorate to provide relief services to earthquake victims.
• Ahel Al-Sham Initiative (مؤسسة مبادرة أهل الشام)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerField visit collaboration in Quneitra as part of World Humanitarian Day activities, joint appreciation visits to humanitarian workers.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Palestinian Red Crescent Society: Regional peer and direct collaboration partner (joint World Humanitarian Day activities in Yarmouk Camp). Comparable as a National Society delivering relief, health, and protection services, though focused on Palestinian-refugee populations in the region.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Major child-rights and child-protection INGO with deep Syria presence, including partnerships similar to Nour's UNICEF 'Back to School' work. Direct overlap on child protection, education, and women's empowerment programming.
• Danish Refugee Council: Major international NGO operating in Syria on protection, shelter, and livelihoods — comparable to Nour's emergency shelter, NFI, and protection programming, but at much larger scale and with direct donor relationships.
• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian NGO with significant Syria programming across livelihoods, food security, and protection. Comparable as a multi-sector humanitarian operator in Syria, but at substantially larger scale and as a Western-headquartered prime recipient.
• Relief International: International NGO with active cross-border and inside-Syria operations delivering health, WASH, and livelihoods programming. Comparable portfolio of sectors and beneficiary focus, but operates as a larger Western INGO with different funding access.
• CARE International: Humanitarian and development INGO with active Syria programs in food security, women's economic empowerment, and WASH. Comparable on the livelihoods and women-protection pillars but operates as a global federation with substantially more resources.
• International Medical Corps: Health-focused international NGO operating in Syria running hospitals, mobile clinics, and MHPSS programs. Comparable on the health program pillar (30,836 beneficiaries in 2024) and protection/MHPSS overlap, but as a much larger global health INGO.

Others

• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund): Major UN funding and implementation partner for Nour's women-protection centers; not a competitor but a peer relationship hub. Comparable insofar as both deliver GBV response, women's empowerment, and reproductive health programming in Syria, but as a UN agency rather than a local NGO.

Direct peers

• Syrian Arab Red Crescent: The largest humanitarian organization in Syria and a primary first responder across relief, health, and protection. Directly comparable as a Syrian-headquartered multi-sector NGO operating nationwide with government authorization and a network of branches and volunteers.

Emerging players

• Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion: Specializes in disability-inclusive humanitarian response, including rehabilitation and mobility aids — directly comparable to Nour's distribution of 235 mobility aids and work with persons with disabilities in its health and protection programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kriesi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nfrd-sy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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