Children thrive when their whole community recognizes their value. Families, schools, neighbors, and leaders all play a part in protecting children and ensuring they grow up with love and stability. Child Houses works to strengthen this circle of care — so support doesn’t end at home but surrounds every child wherever they are.
Activating Local Networks of Care
Community Engagement
In Syria, children are too often sent to orphanages simply because communities don’t know there are other options. That’s why we go where families and children are most likely to be found — schools, mosques, hospitals, and even local bakeries at night where children seek warmth and food. Through awareness sessions, flyers, and direct outreach, we make sure communities know about Child Houses’ services and understand that children belong in families, not institutions.
This awareness also reaches frontline actors — teachers, doctors, and local authorities — so when they encounter a child at risk, their first response is no longer “send them to an orphanage,” but “call Child Houses.” Step by step, this shifts the culture from separation to family care.
Shifting Perceptions, Changing Systems
Public Awareness
Lasting change requires not only strong communities, but a shift in how society views orphanages. Too often, well-intentioned support — both in Syria and abroad — keeps orphanages open and children inside them.
Through storytelling, digital campaigns, and advocacy in both Syrian and international spaces, Child Houses is reshaping that narrative. We highlight the harm of institutions, show the healing power of family, and equip donors and partners with evidence to redirect resources toward family-based care.
From local posters to global partnerships, our message is clear: children need love, not institutions. By changing how people think, we are changing how systems respond — ensuring that every child has the chance to grow up in a family.
Our Impact So Far
235 awareness
Sessions held in schools, religious spaces, and community centers
4,168 people
Reached through community engagement
11 schools
Or centers actively involved
10 public
Outreach campaigns launched
What’s Next
We are building a movement where communities in Syria and supporters worldwide form one circle of care. The next step is deepening those connections — equipping local communities with tools to protect children, training teachers and caregivers to offer safe daily environments, and engaging global supporters through campaigns that shift resources from orphanages to families. By strengthening partnerships with schools, hospitals, and child protection actors, we are weaving together a broader network of support, so that when a child is found, they are not only embraced by their community but upheld by a global family that believes in their future.
