Where We Work
Enabling Dignity in Urban Displacement
RPI is currently working with grassroots nonprofit implementing partners in southern Turkey and Lebanon to co-design, fund, and monitor humanitarian projects implemented for Syrian refugees and IDPs across the Middle East. Projects overseen and funded by RPI have been implemented by RPI’s local partners in the following locations:
Locations of projects in southern Turkey:
- Gaziantep
- Sanliurfa
Location of projects in Syria:
- Underserved neighborhoods of Aleppo
- Daraa province
- Eastern Ghouta
- Idlib province
Location of projects in Lebanon:
- Bekaa Valley
- Aarsal
- Shatila
- Tripoli
Shaded areas = Areas of Interest | Circles = Projects by RPI’s nonprofit partners
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Launched in 2012, Basmeh and Zeitooneh implements humanitarian and livelihoods assistance for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Syria, with a focus on women and children. This NGO is registered in Lebanon and Turkey.
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Based in Turkey, Olive Branch has benefited thousands of internally displaced persons in Syria since 2012 through its projects in education, humanitarian aid, development, and agriculture. This NGO is in Turkey and Lebanon.
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The Sustainable International Medical Relief Organization was established by a group of Syrian doctors in 2014. Registered in Turkey, SIMRO implements strategic medical relief projects in Syria.
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Multi Aid Programs was set-up by a Syrian neurosurgeon in 2013. Registered in Lebanon by 2015, MAPS has provided over 400,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon with non-formal education, health care, continuing education, community service, and relief items.
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The Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA) seeks to be an influential reference for humanitarian work in Lebanon and the leading umbrella for grassroots initiatives with sustainable capabilities working professionally to develop the society under international standards.
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Kids Paradise Organization implements projects in Turkey and Syria focused on food security and livelihoods, urgent response, shelter, non-food items, water and sanitation. Founded by a group of Syrian volunteers in 2012, Kids Paradise was registered as an NGO in Turkey in 2016.
