The EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis, the EU Madad Fund

The HOPES-LEB project is funded by the European Union, through the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the ‘EU Madad Fund’. The EU Madad Fund was established in 2014 in order to allow for a coordinated response to the Syrian crisis and to provide Syrian refugees and host communities in the countries neighbouring Syria with the needed support.The EU Madad Fund mobilised 2.38 billion Euro for projects in the spheres of education, livelihood, health, protection and water management.

The EUTF Syria – Madad officially ended in December 2021, with projects running until June 2025. However, the EU response to the Syrian crisis is set to continue through the transition to the “Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument” (NDICI).