Sawa for Development and Aid is a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) initially founded in December 2011 as a spontaneous response in December to the arrival of the first 40 Syrian families displaced from Syria into the North of Lebanon.

VISION

Their vision is of Syrians supporting one another to build a just, civic, and democratic Syria.

MISSION

Sawa, “Together”, they provide holistic and integrated support to individuals, through sharing skills, knowledge, and resources; encouraging each other to self-organize to build strong and vocal communities; fostering networks of solidarity; and mobilizing for collective action at local and international levels.