Syria

Syria is located in the Middle East, on the far western edge of south Asia, and is bordered by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel. 

Syria has been plagued by civil war since March 2011. Today, it is one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. Millions of civilians have been displaced, far from their families and livelihoods. Hundreds of thousands of people have died. 

Insufficient agricultural production and rising food prices are exacerbating the existing food insecurity problem. More than 10.9 million people (53.4% of the population) have insufficient food. 

With so many lives disrupted by years of conflict, it is extremely difficult for children to attend school. More than two million children in Syria are currently out of school.

Mary's Meals in Syria

Mary’s Meals has been serving school meals in Syria since 2017.  

Our school feeding programme in Syria provides meals for children whose young lives have been scarred by unimaginable trauma. We work with a partner organisation, Dorcas.  

Every school day, we reach 5,042 children across 18 schools and one community centre in Aleppo – a city which was under siege between 2012 and 2016. A dedicated team of volunteers prepare all the lunches in one school that has reliable access to water and electricity. The food is then delivered to the other locations across the city.