Building Resilience in Syria
Awarded by the OECD as one of the“Better Programming to Deliver Comprehensive Solutions to Refugee Crises” (2017)
“The Programme adopts a market-based approach that is unique in Syria, where humanitarian aid distribution is the norm. All inputs and services are provided to direct beneficiaries using a “Cost Recovery” system. This means that any beneficiary who receives services or inputs from the Program pays them back at a subsidised price that equals 70% of their value. Collected payments are then deposited in a dedicated bank account and used to fund similar inputs and services for new beneficiaries.”
In short, beneficiaries participate in the funding of activities. A new way of creating development.
CIHEAM Bari in Syria
CIHEAM Bari is one of the four Mediterranean Agronomic Institutes of CIHEAM (Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes). Founded in 1962, CIHEAM Bari carries out post-graduate education and training activities which help reinforce cooperation across the Mediterranean area. Development Cooperation dates back to the early 2000s with project related to…
The on-going R.A.L.N.E.S. Project
Today, more than in the past, supporting agricultural value chains in the target areas and linking cities with the rural dimension is the key to ensuring resilient livelihoods. As the COVID-19 Pandemic has shown in recent months, healthy and locally active and productive food chains are essential and beneficial for the health of a population that wants to get out of the crisis…
Early Recovery - Intervention Areas
CIHEAM di Bari has introduced several Innovative methodologies that have added to its impact. Starting from an emergency/early recovery intervention in agriculture, the Programme is a valid attempt to go beyond a mere emergency approach, contributing to the development of the local economy.
“I can afford to provide a better livelihood for my family; my sons and daughters have gone back to school and university and I can hire the workers I need for my farming activities .”
