Baytna’s Blog


Before the popular, peaceful revolution began in 2011, Syria was an unknown entity for those unfamiliar with the region or with the realities of living under an authoritarian regime.

Since then, as Syrians began to spread around the world, fleeing the regime’s violence, many facets of Syrian life and social customs became better known, and civil society activities started bringing varied aspects of this wonderful country’s people to light.

Baytna’s Blog will bring some of their stories to you.

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Participation of Syrian Women in the Political and in Peacebuilding Processes

SYCAC, with the support of Baytna, has undertaken a comprehensive project, "Empowering Syrian Women," to enhance women's capabilities, foster their participation in society and politics, and build a more just and equal Syrian society. SYCAC's efforts encompass a range of activities, including legal and political empowerment training sessions for women in various regions in Syria.

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For Baytna, Every Day is Human Rights Day

In an environment where human rights are a dream for many, Baytna is keen on supporting these rights on the ground by dedicated funding, promoting local civil society actions, training, building capacities, and encouraging revival elements.

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The Skills Trainings That Continue to Appeal to Young Syrians

Themes relating to political empowerment continue to trigger much interest, as an essential part of Syrian civil society’s concept for a better future. In a training on International Humanitarian Law, nearly 70 young women and men delved into the importance of building strong and independent legal institutions, and the activation of civil society’s role in ensuring the observance of laws.

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Syrian Women are Creating Their Own Opportunities

The Women's Support and Empowerment Unit, one of the organizations Baytna supports and funds in Syria, is a non-profit civil society organization that launched in 2018 with a conference attended by more than 150 women from Aleppo's northern and eastern countryside. The Unit now has over 500 members from all around the countryside of Aleppo, from Afrin to Jarablus.

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Networks and Alliances for Aleppo’s Civil Society

Wasl Network is a group of local civil society organizations in the northern and eastern countryside of Aleppo, working to support Syrian civil society to play a more influential role in advocating the issues of its communities, and choosing its representatives to implement programs that serve these issues.

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In Eastern Syria, Rising Youth Political Awareness is Changing Communities

The Peace Tent is a non-governmental, non-profit Syrian civil society organization. Founded in 2018, it seeks to achieve community stability and to build sustainable regional and peace by spreading a culture of human rights and citizenship, and by achieving social cohesion and reconciliation in societies emerging from conflict.

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Planting a New Hope for Syria

Through their work with young men and women in the community, the female leaders of the "Basmat Janudiyat" organization seek to implement pioneering projects in the region that have not been done before, to maintain the renewal of the civil work and not to implement projects executed by other organizations, in order to avoid wasting resources and to participate in supporting the area with what it really needs.

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Messages of Peace, Advocacy, and Mobilization from Syria

The Women for Peace organization conducts periodical workshops with the young men and women of their city to convey powerful advocacy messages to their participants, spreading the culture of mobilization advocacy and empowering a group of women and youth to be community capital.

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A Unique Campaign in Jarablus to Save Every Water Drop

In Jarablus, a small city in northern Syria situated close to the Euphrates River whose population has greatly increased with the arrival of displaced persons, the issue of water safety has been an increasing concern. Jarablus Cultural Forum, supported by Baytna, has been working to raise awareness on this and other local community issues, through mobilization and advocacy campaigns.

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