Build classrooms and teach kids in Syrian camps

Dear Supporter,

We want to be honest with you.

Right now, we don’t have a new update from the ground to share about this campaign. Not because the need has changed, and not because our teams are not ready, but because we simply have not received enough donations to move the project forward.

This campaign was created to build 10 new classrooms in the IDP camps of Afrin, support teacher salaries, and provide children with the learning materials they need. Everything is ready to begin again as soon as funding allows. But until then, construction remains paused, and those classroom doors remain closed.

That is painful to say, because the children are still waiting.

In Northwest Syria, more than 40% of school-aged children are still out of school. Every day without a safe place to learn leaves them more vulnerable to child labor, exploitation, and a future shaped by hardship instead of opportunity.

But your support can help change that.

A donation today can help restart this project and bring us closer to opening safe, lasting classrooms where Syrian children can learn, heal, and begin to dream again. These classrooms are more than buildings. They are places of protection, hope, and possibility.

Please consider giving today. Your generosity can help us move forward and give children in Afrin the education they deserve.

With hope and gratitude,

The Smile Givers International Team

Dear Supporters,

Thank you for standing with us and for believing in the right of every child to learn. We want to share an honest update on our Build Classrooms and Teach Kids in Syrian Camps campaign.

At the moment, the project is paused due to a lack of donations. While the need remains urgent, we simply do not have the funding required to begin construction on new classrooms, hire teachers, or cover school operational costs.

Now that Syria has been liberated from its former oppressive regime, this is a crucial time to rebuild the country—and education must be at the center of that rebuilding. Children in camps are still living with the long-term consequences of war. Many remain out of school, and without immediate support to establish a evironment that encourages learning, they risk losing even more years of education, stability, and opportunity.

We want to restart this project and expand it so more children can study in safe classrooms, receive proper materials, and learn from qualified teachers. But to move forward, we need your help.

Your donation today can directly support:

• Building new classrooms in camps
• Providing books, desks, and school supplies
• Covering teachers’ salaries
• Ensuring safe, consistent learning spaces for displaced children

Together, we can give these kids more than an education—we can give them a future!

Thank you for your continued compassion and support.

Sincerely,

SGI Team