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    Want to help Syrian refugees? Start working with the EU's Madad Fund

    Launched less than a year ago to mobilize support for refugees and host communities in Syria's neighboring countries, the EU's Madad Fund is a unique and flexible source of financing for groups striving to find sustainable solutions to the Syrian crisis. But how to access such funding? Here are four things to keep in mind.

    By Manola De Vos // 18 September 2015

    In the past few weeks, shocking images of hundreds of Syrian asylum-seekers seeking safe haven in Europe have put a face to what the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has described as the “biggest humanitarian emergency of our era.” But back in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt — five countries where 98 percent of the Syrian refugees live in congested camps under increasingly dire living conditions — global attention on the scale of the human tragedy is dwindling.

    As the conflict enters its fifth year, donor fatigue is slowly creeping in: As of September 2015, about two-thirds of U.N. coordinated appeals dedicated to the Syrian crisis remain unfunded. The needs, however, are huge: 4.1 million Syrians — or nearly a fifth of the country’s prewar population — have now sought shelter abroad. And the numbers are climbing.

    This isn’t to say that donors have not demonstrated a commendable amount of solidarity with Syrian refugees. Despite an uncoordinated, lurching stance toward those reaching their borders, the European Union and its member states have already disbursed some 3.9 billion euros ($4.4 billion) worth of relief to Syria and its neighboring countries.

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      Manola De Vos is an Engagement Lead for Devex’s Analytics team in Manila. She leads and designs customized research and analysis for some of the world’s most well-respected organizations, providing the solutions and data they need to grow their partner base, work more efficiently, and drive lasting results. Prior to joining Devex, Manola worked in conflict analysis and political affairs for the United Nations, International Crisis Group and the EU.

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