Helping Hand for Relief and Development Brings Water and Shelter to Returning Syrian Families
HHRD is helping Syrian families returning home with caravan homes, water storage tanks, and family restrooms, restoring basic living conditions after years in camps.
Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) is supporting Syrian families returning home after displacement. Some families spent a decade or longer in refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon. HHRD provided orphan support, education support, drinking water, sanitary facilities, healthcare, seasonal support, skills development, and more to disenfranchised Syrians taking shelter in neighboring countries. Now, as families can return home, many choose to leave the aid behind in favor of self-determination.
HHRD Caravan Homes for Returning Families
HHRD recognized this trend and provided returning families with several key interventions, including shelter, drinking water, and sanitation.
HHRD provides temporary housing through a project called Caravan of Hope. These basic, sturdy caravan homes protect from weather and animals in addition to providing privacy for women and girls. Caravan homes are set up individually on land reclaimed by returning families, allowing people recovering from trauma to avoid dangerous camp-style IDP housing.
The intervention in Daraa Governorate uses fully assembled micro homes manufactured in Jordan and transported into Syria for placement and handover. HHRD coordinates beneficiary verification and delivery with local authorities, targeting families whose housing is unsafe or unsuitable and who lack the resources to secure adequate shelter independently.
HHRD Water for Life Program: Clean Water for Families
HHRD will also provide 100 water storage tanks to vulnerable families in Daraa in 2027. Made from new, non-recycled materials, the six-layer tanks resist ultraviolet rays, block sunlight, help stabilize water temperature, and discourage algae formation.
Tightly closed lids keep out dirt and dust, while durable, one-piece construction prevents leaks. The tanks are designed for a 15-year lifespan in desert conditions. Tanks will be kept full regularly, ensuring families have adequate water for drinking, livestock, and household chores.
HHRD Sanitation Support: Family Restrooms in Daraa
A separate intervention targets 100 families with complete restroom units, including a shower, a wash basin, a water tank with an iron base, and both interior and exterior lighting. These facilities are intended to improve sanitation, provide household privacy, and reduce public health risks where sanitation infrastructure is insufficient.
Support for Syrian Families Returning Home
HHRD’s shelter, water storage and sanitation projects address basic living conditions for Syrian families returning to Syria with limited resources. Temporary caravan homes, household water tanks and family restrooms help returning households reestablish daily life outside refugee camps.
Learn more about HHRD’s work with Syrian families through the Helping Hand for Relief and Development Syrian Refugee Fund.
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