What Syrian Engineers for Construction and Development Organization (SECD) does

Syrian Engineers for Construction and Development Organization (SECD) is a Syria-domiciled humanitarian non-governmental organization founded circa 2014-2015, delivering water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure alongside reconstruction services to conflict-affected populations in northwest Syria and Rural Damascus. The organization implements emergency response programs for internally displaced persons — including water provision, sanitation facility construction, hygiene kit distribution, and solid waste management — as well as longer-term infrastructure rehabilitation covering water wells, pumping stations, sewage lines, elevated water tanks, and integrated village infrastructure projects. Technical capabilities extend to solar energy system installation for displacement camps and the reconstruction of educational and religious facilities such as the Girls' Vocational High School and Al-Sahaba Mosque in Arbin.

SECD operates from a coordination office in Gaziantep, Şehitkamil (Türkiye) and a field operations office with warehouse in Dana, Idlib governorate, Syria. The organization maintains active project footprints across Rural Damascus, Idlib, Aleppo (western and southern countryside), and Hama governorates, working directly with local councils and community governance bodies in dozens of villages and towns. Field teams coordinate with OCHA's WASH sector and have formalized cooperation through MOUs with the Syrian Ministries of Education and Endowments.

The organization's revenue model is entirely institutional donor funding — primarily grants from King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) — with no commercial products, services, or pricing. SECD also runs a capacity-building program that has trained 184 workers from local civil society organizations across Gaziantep and Urfa in Turkey. The organization publishes annual transparency reports covering 2015-2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022, and communicates project activity through its website (secdo.org) and Facebook channel.

Name

Syrian Engineers for Construction and Development Organization (SECD)

Legal name

Syrian Engineers for Construction and Development Organization

Website

https://secdo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Syrian Engineers for Construction and Development Organization (SECD) is a Syria-domiciled humanitarian NGO that delivers water, sanitation, and infrastructure reconstruction projects for displaced populations and host communities across northwest Syria and Rural Damascus, funded primarily by KSrelief grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian WASH and Reconstruction Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Humanitarian WASH services
• Water infrastructure rehabilitation
• Emergency response programs
• Displacement camp services
• Post-conflict reconstruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Dana (Idlib)

HQ country

Syria

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: SECD is funded primarily through grants and donations from institutional humanitarian donors, including KSrelief (King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center). The organization implements donor-funded development and emergency response projects rather than generating commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SECD is a Syrian humanitarian and development NGO that implements emergency WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) response, water and sanitation infrastructure rehabilitation, solid waste management, and infrastructure reconstruction projects for displaced persons and host communities in conflict-affected areas of northwest Syria. The organization also runs capacity-building and training programs for local civil society organizations. All activities are donor-funded and delivered free of charge to beneficiaries in coordination with local councils and government ministries.

Product overview

Syrian Engineers for Construction and Development Organization (SECD) is a humanitarian and development organization, not a technology company with commercial products. The organization operates multiple interconnected humanitarian programs focused on emergency response for displaced populations, water and sanitation infrastructure, solid waste management, infrastructure rehabilitation, and capacity building. The programs work together to address basic human needs in crisis-affected areas of Syria, with funding primarily from King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and coordination with OCHA and local councils.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Projects for Displaced Persons Emergency humanitarian programs providing water, sanitation, hygiene supplies, and shelter assistance to displaced populations in northwestern Syria, including distribution of hygiene kits and construction of sanitation facilities in displacement camps.
• Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Projects WASH infrastructure projects including well rehabilitation, elevated water tank cleaning and maintenance, water pipeline implementation, sewage system construction, and water sample testing and analysis for affected communities in northwest Syria.
• Solid Waste Management Services Collection, transportation, and disposal of solid waste from displacement camps and neighborhoods, supporting cleanliness and environmental health in affected communities across northwest Syria.
• Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Reconstruction and rehabilitation of damaged buildings including schools (such as the Girls' Vocational High School in Arbin), mosques (Al-Sahaba Mosque), homes, and roads in Rural Damascus and other conflict-affected areas of Syria.
• Training and Capacity Building Programs Training workshops covering project management, risk management, English language, water pumping station rehabilitation, and water network systems, benefiting workers from local community organizations in Turkey and Syria.
• Housing Support and Shelter Assistance Provision and equipment of 55 residential housing units (caravans) in Suran city, rehabilitation of earthquake-damaged homes, and distribution of winter clothing assistance to displaced families.
• Community Dialogue and Local Council Support Dialogue sessions with local councils on tax collection mechanisms, water sterilization importance, and provision of diesel fuel and generators to local councils for operating water stations and basic services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 172,186 persons targeted with drinking water and sanitation services in one emergency response project
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Education (Syrian Arab Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SECD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education represented by Director of International Cooperation Mr. Saleh Issa. The MOU establishes a framework for cooperation to implement programs and activities in the education sector, including school rehabilitation, provision of furniture and essential equipment, and infrastructure improvement to support the educational process in Syria.
• Ministry of Endowments (Syrian Arab Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SECD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Endowments in the Syrian Arab Republic. The partnership focuses on the rehabilitation and restoration of mosques and religious facilities, including the Al-Sahaba Mosque project in Arbin, Rural Damascus.
• OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) - WASH Sector TurkeycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018SECD cooperates with OCHA's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Turkey on emergency response projects for displaced persons. This partnership was instrumental in launching the 2018 emergency response project targeting 172,186 persons in western Aleppo countryside, providing coordinated humanitarian WASH services across multiple locations.
• Beituna Syria Organization (بيتنا سوريا)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Beituna Syria Organization hosted SECD's training workshops including Risk Management training (February 2017, 22 trainees), Project Management training in Gaziantep (February 2017, 20 trainees), and Project Management training in Urfa (February 2017, 21 trainees). This partnership supports SECD's capacity-building programs for local civil society organizations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IhsanRD (Ihsan for Relief and Development): Syrian-origin humanitarian NGO operating inside Syria with shelter, WASH, and recovery programming. Highly comparable as a Syrian-led NGO delivering donor-funded humanitarian projects in the same geography.
• Syria Civil Defense (White Helmets): Syrian-origin humanitarian organization delivering emergency response inside Syria. Comparable as a Syrian-led humanitarian actor with cross-border Turkey coordination and international donor funding, though focused on search-and-rescue rather than WASH infrastructure.
• Syria Relief and Development (SRD): US-headquartered Syria-focused humanitarian organization implementing WASH, food security, and shelter programs in northern Syria. Comparable as a long-tenured Syrian humanitarian NGO with cross-border Turkey coordination.
• Hand in Hand for Syria (HIHF): Syria-focused humanitarian NGO operating inside Syria with comparable WASH, shelter, and reconstruction programs. Highly comparable as a Syrian-origin INGO delivering donor-funded humanitarian projects in the same conflict-affected governorates.
• Shafak Organization: Syrian/Turkey-based humanitarian NGO providing emergency WASH, shelter, and protection services inside northwest Syria. Directly comparable in mission, geography, and donor-funded program mix.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Major international humanitarian INGO with WASH, food security, and recovery programming across Syria. Comparable in program types and donor funder base, though SECD is more narrowly focused on engineering-led WASH and reconstruction.
• ACTED: International humanitarian INGO with significant WASH, infrastructure rehabilitation, and capacity-building presence in Syria and Turkey. Comparable as a large-scale WASH and reconstruction actor in the same geography.
• Relief International: Large international humanitarian INGO with active WASH and shelter programming in Syria and Turkey. Comparable in program mix and donor ecosystem, but broader geographic mandate and substantially larger scale.

Others

• King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief): Saudi government humanitarian donor and SECD's primary institutional funder. Included as the most material ecosystem partner rather than a competitor; KSrelief funding decisions directly shape SECD's program pipeline.
• UN OCHA WASH Sector (Turkey Hub): Inter-agency humanitarian coordination cluster that SECD works with for coordinated WASH response in northwest Syria. Included as the key coordination counterpart rather than a direct peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syrian-engineers-for-construction-and-development-organization-secd

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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