The Woman Program

The aim of the women program is to provide and create the right atmosphere for more effective participation of women and to enhance their role in society, based on the principles of equality and equal opportunities in accordance with international conventions and charters, and based on our belief in the capacity of women to work alongside men equally in the development process and decision making and in performance in various fields.

GAV also seeks to empower women and to support their role in the society through improved livelihood, so that they can fulfill their needs, through training designed to develop their capacities and to enable them to rely on themselves to have multiple sources of income, through good planning for their activities.

The Sustainable Development Program

The purpose of GAV programs is to achieve sustainable development to provide and create development projects that last and to work through these projects to secure jobs for the local workforce. GAV seeks to provide a suitable atmosphere for building the infrastructure necessary for the advancement of the community, whether in war or peace, to provide resources for the population by encouraging them to work and be productive, and to make room for the support of creative ideas that serve developing production in the agricultural and industrial sectors.

The Medical and Health Program

The medical and health program aims to provide essential services in GAV’s activity areas through joint action with specialized organizations and institutions, and to raise awareness among the residents regarding health hazards  such as epidemics, diseases, and injuries associated with conflict situations and low level of medical and health services.

GAV also seeks to provide awareness programs and activities related to explosive remnants of war (ERW) such as landmines and improvised exposive devices (IEDs) and how to deal with them, and to deal with the physical effects on those affected or injuried, working with specialized organizations to identify areas affected by mines and (ERW) in order to remove them and clear these areas.

The Relief Program

The relief program aims to provide a quick response to affected areas and areas recovering from conflict in order to achieve stability, anabling the community to achieve self-sufficiency.

GAV seeks to assess the humanitarian needs of Syrian communities in the northern regions through several tools:

– Direct interviews

–  Focus Group Discussions

– Surveys

– Cooperation with activists, civil society organizations, and actors on the ground.

GAV seeks to build partnerships and fruitful relationships with international humanitarian organizations and civil society organizations in different regions in order to provide better services to Syrians regardless of their religion or ethnicity. In addition, GAV seeks to improve the living conditions of vulnerable people through empowering them in their communities and building their ability to work in order to create sources of livelihood so that they can become productive individuals that fit within the social development process. We also take into consideration the needs of the local market and all the conditions associate with the ongoing war in the country.