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Introduction

The Trust Fund at a Glance

Introduction Video

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Since its establishment in December 2014, an increasing share of the EU's support for Syrian refugees and Syria's neighbouring countries is provided through the EU Regional Trust Fund.

Flexibility through regional scale
Enabling multi-country as well as local synergies.
Bridging
The humanitarian-development nexus with quick-impact as well as multi-year programmes.
Strategic partnerships
With donors, host countries, and implementing partners through inclusive governance in the Board and multi-partner actions.

Adaptable
Capable to respond timely to shifting needs and new developments in the region.

Critical mass and efficiency
Maximising impact through pooling of funds from across the EU budget & donors, large programmes and low transaction cost (less than 1%).

Forward planning
Potential post-crisis funding tool in support of voluntary return & recovery.

Sectors

Basic Education

Higher and Further Education

Health Services

Livelihoods and Local Development

Water and Sanitation

Protection

Impact

Our Impact: Voices from the ground

Every human being has the right to learn

Mustafa is from Syria and now lives in Tripoli with his two children, Mhammad, three, and Maryam, five.

Maryam goes to kindergarten while Mhammad follows the activities promoted by the Back to the Future programme at the Al-Nejmeh centre in Tripoli, Lebanon. “My son could not be admitted to a state kindergarten, but I simply couldn’t let him stay at home for another year. He needed to mix with other children, learn things and feed his brain,” Mustafa explains. When he found out about the programme, he immediately registered his son.

Mustafa really cares about education and wants his children...