Shelter, NFI and Hygiene
Shelter and
Essential Relief
Deliver warmth, safety, and critical supplies to families affected by crisis
Hygiene, Shelter And NFI
Accessing Clean Water and Sanitation
Syria’s catastrophic damage has devastated sanitation, destroying water stations and sewage systems. Streets are littered with rubbish, causing health risks. Your support helps us rebuild vital sanitation infrastructure, restoring clean water and safe environments for affected communities.
Improving Health
Contaminated water causes widespread illness, especially in rural camps where many displaced people lack clean water and hygiene supplies. Your support helps improve community health by providing safe, reliable access to clean water, reducing disease and enhancing quality of life.
Providing Safe shelter
Over 5.8 people are in need of shelter inside Syria. The need for shelter is ever pressing. Through your donations, we are providing people with urgent safe shelter – from establishing displacement and refugee camps, to delivering the vital essentials that make life tolerable.
Giving shelter and hope
Millions have fled their homes – often at a moment’s notice – and are now living in makeshift shelters. Many others have no option but to sleep out in the open, with nothing but the clothes on their back and the little they could carry. Your donations are giving hope to the people who need hope most.
Building Sanitation
Your support also enables us to continue improving hygiene and sanitation conditions. Our rehabilitation projects include restoring sewage systems in cities, introducing water filtration, rehabilitating water networks, bolstering water wells and constructing prefabricated washrooms and toilets with disabled access in camps and communities.
Providing Comfort and Safety
By carrying out regular needs assessments, our on-the-ground teams share vital information on the ever-changing needs of IDPs within northwest Syria. Then, through our rapidly deployed and highly effective shelter projects, we use your donations to establish safe, secure camps and provide people with the basics necessary to survive.
Answering Every Need in 2023
By carrying out regular needs assessments, our on-the-ground teams share vital information on the ever-changing needs of IDPs within northwest Syria. Then, through our rapidly deployed and highly effective shelter projects, we use your donations to establish safe, secure camps and provide people with the basics necessary to survive.
HIHFAD technical engineers design home rehabilitation projects and implement them in line with shelter cluster recommendations and coordinate the distribution and replacement of damaged tents to IDPs.
HIHFAD provides basic shelter support to both host communities and camps, with a wide variety of NFI distributed to IDPs ranging from hygiene kits, dignity kits, agriculture tool kits, shelter rehabilitation kits, water filtration kits, winterisation kits, school kits, and fuel for heating.
HiHFAD's Hygiene Programs Focus On
Hand Hygiene Education:
We educate communities on the critical importance of regular handwashing to stop the spread of diseases. By promoting proper hygiene practices, we help reduce illness, protect families, and create healthier environments for children and adults alike.
Menstrual Hygiene Management:
We provide education and essential resources to support safe menstrual hygiene practices for women and girls. Our programs empower them with knowledge and supplies, promoting health, dignity, and confidence while reducing stigma and improving overall community wellbeing.
Health Awareness Campaigns:
We organize informative sessions on general health, sanitation, and disease prevention to educate communities. These programs raise awareness, promote hygienic practices, and help reduce illness, empowering people to protect themselves and improve overall community health and well-being.
What We Provide
Emergency Shelter Kits
We provide tents, tarpaulins, and vital materials to build safe temporary shelters for displaced families, offering protection and dignity. Our support helps them recover and rebuild their lives amid crisis and displacement with secure, humane living conditions.
Transitional Shelters
We build semi-permanent shelters that provide displaced families with safe, durable, and stable living spaces. These structures offer protection from harsh weather and insecurity, helping communities regain normalcy and rebuild their lives after displacement and conflict.
Non-Food Items (NFIs)
We distribute vital non-food items—including warm blankets, hygiene kits, cooking utensils, and clothing—to displaced families. These essentials help improve daily living conditions, protect health, and restore dignity for those affected by conflict and displacement.