What works in Syria
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Syria
The evidence shows Syria's humanitarian response capacity across three distinct areas. WFP and UNHCR piloted an SMS-based food voucher scheme in 2009 that scaled to reach approximately 9,600 families (about 32,500 refugees) before Syria's 2011 civil war disrupted operations, demonstrating innovation in urban refugee assistance. Since 2013, UNFPA and partners have operated a growing network of Women and Girls Safe Spaces, scaling from 36 sites in 2015 to 67 by December 2019, reaching over 880,000 people nationally with GBV prevention and response services by 2023. In medical education, a 2025 survey of 564 students across three private Syrian universities found 77.8% general AI awareness but only 27.8% hands-on experience, with poor internet access cited by 57% of students as the top barrier to technology integration. The practices document historical aid innovation, ongoing gender-based violence response infrastructure, and current educational technology gaps, though they provide limited cross-sector coverage of Syria's broader crisis response.
Drawn from: WFP/UNHCR SMS Food Voucher Scheme for Iraqi Refugees in Syria · Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) — Syria Crisis Response · AI Readiness Gaps in Syrian Medical Education — A 564-Student Ethics-Focused Readiness Survey
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +55 pts 100 here · 45 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Curator validation +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Effectiveness +23 pts 100 here · 77 average
Impact on gender equality +20 pts 100 here · 80 average
Innovation level +17 pts 80 here · 63 average
Achievement / evidence +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Weaknesses
Transparency, ethics & data protection -14 pts 33 here · 48 average
Equity & inclusion -19 pts 33 here · 52 average
Evidence of learning impact -28 pts 0 here · 28 average
Efficiency -44 pts 0 here · 44 average
Scalability & sustainability -64 pts 0 here · 64 average
Sustainability (ongoing) -78 pts 0 here · 78 average
Evaluated outcomes -85 pts 0 here · 85 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Syria. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
WFP/UNHCR SMS Food Voucher Scheme for Iraqi Refugees in Syria · 76
Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) — Syria Crisis Response · 63
AI Readiness Gaps in Syrian Medical Education — A 564-Student Ethics-Focused Readiness Survey · 20
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Syria concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Abolition of Chhaupadi — Ending Menstrual Exile Huts in Nepal's Far- and Mid-Western Districts · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more