The poor families of the local and IDP communities live in very difficult conditions, and go through hardship in order to provide their daily basic needs, especially bread. Thus, the SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented an initiative entitled "Tannour Bread" within the Community-Led Initiatives (CLI) Programme at Beit al-Kell Center in Qamishli, Al-Hasakah.

During the initiative, residents of each of the different neighborhoods in Qamishli, that face great difficulty in obtaining bread, built a Tannour support made of the concrete bricks and mud, and installed an umbrella to protect workers from the sun in summer and rain in winter.

In conclusion, there was a very large participation of the residents in the construction of the Tannour support, as well as in making bread. The initiative saved the residents’ time spent in front of the bakeries for long hours, and contributed to the protection of women and girls from being harassed due to overcrowding at the bakeries.

In an effort to help the local community solve its problems, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD) team, in cooperation with UNHCR, implemented an initiative to make wooden beds for newborns as part of the Community Initiatives Programme at the Amal Community Center - Hay Al-Fardoss, Aleppo.

The initiative aimed at protecting newborns from rodent harm, reducing the community’s financial costs due to the increase in prices, and minimizing the accumulated costs of having children.

During the initiative, wood was cut according to the agreed lengths, and then assembled to make beds. Later on, mattresses were made, and the complete beds were distributed to pregnant women and newborns.

A number of carpenters from the local community participated in the implementation of the initiative, as well as some beneficiaries of the Livelihood Tool-kit Programme. In addition, a number of Hear-My-Heart women participated in making mattresses for each bed. The total number of the initiative’s beneficiaries was about 56 families.

In conclusion, the interaction was positive and significant during the initiative, whereby the carpenters showed great enthusiasm during the working days. One of them said: “Your initiative is bringing us back the hope of our country to heal and recover from the crisis. I am proud to be with you and participate.”

Also, one of the women said during the distribution of beds: "Al-Hamdou Lillah, thanks to God, and thanks to your beds, my children are now protected from rodents that filled our house and made us worried."

In order to spare the people of al-Cadmus, both displaced and hosts, the trouble of waiting for public transportation vehicles, the SSSD-Tartous team, Beit al-Farah Center, carried out a community-led initiative to help them manufacture waiting benches and then install them in safe places within the Cadmus Bus Station.
After the installation of the 15 benches at the Bus Station, customers—people from various social categories, including those with specific needs, children and the elderly—will not suffer any more, standing for long hours waiting for public transportation vehicles that take them to and from their villages. They can now sit on the benches and protect themselves from diseases caused by severe weather, like heatstroke and severe cold.

In order to secure the site of the water spring in the village of Hammam Wasel and offer denizens a safe space to enjoy the beauty of the scenery surrounding the spring, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD) in Tartous, in cooperation with the village’s local community, implemented a special community-led initiative benefiting about 10,000 people. CLI major works included cleaning the spring reservoir and installing metal wire mesh on its openings to prevent dirt from falling into it. In addition, wooden planks were placed on the benches, part of the square in front of the spring was paved, a metal door was installed and the whole site was lighted.

In order to ensure proper learning conditions for school children in the village of Balghunes, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD) in Tartous, in cooperation with the local community, implemented the Clean Is Safe community-led initiative. Works of the CLI, which will benefit the estimated 1,200 residents of the village, consisted mainly in placing two speed bumps in front of the school main door to protect the children from the danger of rushing cars while they are crossing the street to access their school. They also included placing traffic warning signs, installing water taps and distributing a number of garbage containers in the village, after a public cleaning campaign was carried out in collaboration with the municipality.

During a visit to the Deaf and Blind School in Hama City, many difficulties were discussed in the school's educational process.
One of these difficulties is that blind children are sometimes combusted by winter heaters, and that children in general suffer from winter rains that fill up their classrooms and the hot sun rays in the summer. Within the framework of community initiatives, A team of young people with school staff, have come together to formulate a community initiative aimed at protecting children from the risks they face .
The initiative to protect the deaf and the blind was the manufacture of metal protections and installed in a manner surrounding the heaters, and coloring them in bright colors, in addition to the manufacture of external colored umbrellas works as protectors of the rain in winter and breakers to the sun rays in the summer.
Although it is a relatively short initiative in its duration (one month), but its effects last for all seasons.
Children, parents and teaching staff felt happy, because they would not be afraid of those dangers anymore.

Community- led initiative “Prevent Tooth Cavity and Head Lice for Children”, Athar Al-Farashah and Beit Al-Wiam community centers, Rural Damascus, Jaramana.
Drawing on the belief “We Care about your Health”, especially taking care of children’s health at early ages, and due to the severity of head lice and tooth cavity spread among very young children, SSSD team, in cooperation with UNHCR, organized a community- led initiative (CLI) in Rural Damascus, titled “Prevent Tooth Cavity and Head lice for Children” on 12-10-2018.
The idea of the CLI came to life during a focus group discussion with the children who expressed their toothaches, their fear to visit the dentist, and their parent’s financial strains to treat them. They also mentioned that their friends suffer from head lice and spoke about the negative side effects on their health, everyday life, and daily routine, be it at home or school. 
SSSD cooperated with Dr. Aghiad Daheem, who was enthusiastic to volunteer and help IDP kids. 50 children, boys and girls, received full- dental treatment. This kind gesture stressed the importance of community participatory work drawing on the abilities of each individual, offering help and supporting vulnerable groups.
4 barbers who benefited from the livelihood tool-kit program performed haircuts for 100 children, boys and girls. Those barbers believe in social responsibility, especially after receiving the tool kits that enabled them to provide for themselves and support others.
Dental treatment and haircuts were preceded by health awareness campaigns pertaining the importance of keeping the hair clean and treatment steps to end head lice, as well as, shedding light on kids’ tooth problems, how to prevent them through oral health and regular dentist visits. To break kids’ fear of dental treatment, the campaigns included entertainment activities, at which the dentist participated.
The adolescents from the mentoring program and child protection club participated in carrying out the activities of the campaign, including the entertainment activities. 
This CLI had huge positive impact on all the participants and left unforgettable imprints, particularly raising awareness about health care to prevent tooth and hair problems. In addition to promoting the spirit of humanitarian assistance and aid.