KARAM FOUNDATION NFP

Our goal is to build 10,000 Leaders for the Future of Syria by 2028. A Karam leader is every Syrian who we empower to build a better future for themselves and their communities. We build leaders by providing innovative education programs, access to higher education, and training for competitive job skills and careers. Future leaders compound their impact by influencing, inspiring, and mentoring more leaders.

Our leaders are defined as problem-solvers, change-makers, and innovators who are driven to serve. They understand technology is a tool not a solution. They know they must build ideas together and be positive contributors in their host communities. They are not passive bystanders but have the agency, skills, and courage to make social change.

We build leaders by providing Syrian refugees with opportunities to learn in both formal and non-formal education environments to develop their critical thinking and problem solving skills. These leaders are refugees who have faced trauma and despair, but when provided with opportunities to overcome these barriers, they become agents of change within their own lives and the global community. By accessing our programs, Syrian children and youth enter a world that introduces them to innovation, problem-solving, and opportunity.

Our programs interlock into many possible pathways to success that are unique to each refugee and their needs. Refugees who participate in one program have the chance to (and often do) participate in others. The programs provide all-encompassing support through formal and non-formal education programs, and job employment skills - a response to several barriers that Syrian refugees face by relieving burdens now, as well as creating opportunities for the future.

Karam has built a dedicated team of donors, volunteers and staff since our founding in 2007. Most members of this team, especially those in-region, are themselves Syrian refugees with professional experience across a spectrum of fields. The Karam team understands the nuanced situation on the ground, the needs of the people affected, and the best way to help people help themselves. With their intimate understanding of the country and context, the team develops programs based on tested models that we know work. We have long invested in Syrian refugee youth through innovative education programs. With these robistic and holistic education and work programs, we have built accessible pathways to success, and believe these pathways are the most effective way to make a sustainable and scalable impact.

Karam Foundation is proud to be fulfilling our goals. One indicator of our success in this is the scaling of our one of our key program areas, Innovative Education. In October 2018 we opened our second Karam House, the first of which has been operating in Reyhanli, Turkey, near the Syrian border since March 2017. We have also scaled Karam Scholars, now reaching over 100 students in Turkey and Jordan to help them access higher education. Through monthly tracking of key indicators, we are able to ensure that we are fulfilling our targets across all of our programs. Not only have we been able to scale, but the quality of our program delivery has greatly improved as well, as we have invested resources into building the capacity of our teams, particularly at Karam House and Sponsor A Syrian Refugee Family.