Syria Relief

What Syria Relief does

Syria Relief is a UK-registered humanitarian charity operating as a trading name of Action For Humanity (Charity Registration No. 1154881), headquartered at 6 Carolina Way, Salford, Greater Manchester. Founded in 2011 at the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, the organization has grown to become the largest Syria-focused charity in the UK, employing 277 staff and delivering aid to 10.3 million people over a decade of operations.

The organization operates six core programmatic verticals: Education (addressing 2.4 million out-of-school children), Food Security & Livelihoods (serving populations facing severe food insecurity), Health & Nutrition (medical care, vaccinations, mental health), Orphan Sponsorship, Shelter & Camp Management (including a Phase 3 project of 750 homes), and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene reaching approximately 240,000 individuals daily). Field operations span Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Bangladesh, and Turkey, with teams deployed in hard-to-reach conflict areas. The organization also runs donation appeals including Syria Appeal, Syria Homes, Syria Schools, and Ramadan campaigns, plus Islamic religious giving programs (Zakat, Sadaqah Jaria, Qurbani) with a digital Zakat Calculator tool.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary donations from individual supporters, corporate partners, and institutional donors via one-time and monthly recurring contributions processed through online, bank transfer, telephone, and postal channels. Distribution occurs through direct field operations rather than commercial sales channels. Marketing relies on the organization's website, social media (Facebook, YouTube, X, Instagram), article publishing, and time-sensitive emergency appeals. Leadership comprises CEO Othman Moqbel, General Secretary Dr. Ayman Jundi, and co-founder Dr. Mounir Hakimi. The underlying technology is humanitarian aid delivery infrastructure rather than a software product; no proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or commercial SaaS components are present in the offering.

Name

Syria Relief

Legal name

Action For Humanity

Website

https://syriarelief.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Syria Relief is a UK-registered humanitarian charity (trading name of Action For Humanity) and the UK's largest Syria-focused nonprofit, delivering food, water, shelter, healthcare, education, and orphan support to displaced populations across Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Bangladesh, and Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester, Greater Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Syria Relief generates revenue through charitable donations from individual supporters, corporate partners, and institutional donors. They accept one-time donations, monthly recurring donations, bank transfers, cheques, and telephone donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Syria Relief is a UK-based humanitarian charity that provides life-saving aid and long-term development assistance to people affected by the Syrian conflict. The organization delivers six core programs: Education, Food Security & Livelihoods, Health & Nutrition, Orphan Sponsorship, Shelter & Camp Management, and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene). Programs are supported by emergency appeals and religious giving campaigns including Zakat, Sadaqah Jaria, and Ramadan appeals.

Product overview

Syria Relief is a UK-based humanitarian charity that operates as a single integrated aid organization providing multiple interconnected programs. The organization offers six core programmatic areas: Education (schools and learning for displaced children), Food Security & Livelihoods (food aid and agricultural support), Health & Nutrition (medical care and mental health services), Orphan Sponsorship (support for orphaned children), Shelter & Camp Management (housing solutions including a Phase 3 project for 750 homes), and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene services reaching 240,000+ individuals). Additionally, the organization provides donation-based appeals for Syria, homes, and schools, along with Islamic religious giving programs including Zakat, Sadaqah Jaria, and a Zakat Calculator tool. The charity transitioned to become a trading name under its parent organization Action For Humanity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Programs Educational support for displaced children in Syria, including school construction and learning opportunities addressing the 2.4 million children currently out of education due to conflict.
• Food Security & Livelihoods Food aid distribution and agricultural support addressing severe food insecurity affecting 12 million Syrians, including 70% of the population unable to put food on the table.
• Health & Nutrition Medical programs delivering urgent care, chronic illness treatment, vaccinations, and mental health support to affected populations in Syria.
• Orphan Sponsorship Support programs for children who have been left without their main caregivers due to the Syrian conflict, providing sponsorship opportunities for donors.
• Shelter & Camp Management Housing solutions including short-term and long-term shelter for displaced families, including Phase 3 housing project for 750 homes each featuring a kitchen, sleeping area, and separate living space, plus a school, primary health centre, and place of worship.
• WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) Clean water access through sustainable well construction, water trucking in displacement camps, and water station establishments serving approximately 240,000 individuals daily through water reservoirs, solar-powered stations, and water grids.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The FA (English Football Association)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSyria Relief partnered with The FA to donate over 3,000 items of kit to Syrian children living in extreme poverty in refugee camps on the Lebanese border with Syria. The project, called #TackleChildPoverty, used football to bring Syrian refugees together with the host community in Lebanon while providing warm clothes and activities for children.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large US-headquartered humanitarian and development organization with active Syria programming and multi-sector emergency response. Comparable multi-sector humanitarian delivery model but at materially larger scale and geographic breadth.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major international humanitarian organization with significant Syria and refugee response operations. Comparable crisis response portfolio and multi-sector program delivery model.
• Doctors Without Borders / MSF: International medical humanitarian organization with active Syria and regional operations. Comparable emergency medical delivery and conflict-zone operating model.
• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): The UN's primary refugee organization with mandate overlap on Syrian IDPs and refugee populations. Comparable beneficiary base and cross-border delivery model, though operating as a UN agency rather than a UK charity.

Direct peers

• Muslim Aid: UK-based Muslim charity delivering humanitarian aid and emergency relief across multiple geographies. Direct peer in faith-aligned fundraising model, UK headquarters, and disaster response orientation.
• Human Appeal: UK-based Muslim humanitarian charity with comparable Zakat, Sadaqah, and emergency appeal fundraising mix targeting similar donor segments. Directly comparable operating model and UK Muslim donor base.
• Islamic Relief Worldwide: Large UK-headquartered Muslim faith-based humanitarian NGO operating globally. Direct peer given overlapping Zakat/Ramadan giving programs, UK Muslim donor base, and multi-country humanitarian delivery model comparable to Syria Relief.
• Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS): Syria-focused humanitarian organization providing medical relief inside Syria and to Syrian refugees. Comparable mission and beneficiary population with direct overlap in Syria health delivery.

Regional players

• White Helmets (Syria Civil Defence): Syria-focused volunteer rescue and emergency response organization operating inside Syria. Comparable beneficiary population and conflict-zone operating context, but specialized in search-and-rescue rather than multi-sector aid.

Others

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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SyriaRelief
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SyriaRelief
• Facebookfacebook.com/syriareliefcharity
• Instagraminstagram.com/syria_relief
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syria-relief-limited

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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