The Syrian Society for Social Development firmly believes in community participation and, hence, in the importance of safe spaces for holding social activities. Consequently, SSSD’s team in Tartous, in cooperation with the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), organized a community-based initiative entitled Fitting out a community-friendly space in Taleen.
Most villagers took part in the implementation of the CBI which aimed, thanks to the villagers’ collective efforts, to provide the already established community-friendly space with new tables and to repaint the walls with a special thermal insulating coat to prevent mould and damp. As a result, Taleen has now a safe and healthy community-friendly place where villagers can hold their various social activities.
Completed on 20/12/2017, the initiative benefited all villagers, i.e., 2,500 people, 200 of whom are returnees.