September 8, 2026
After the devastating flash flood in Nepal, many families urgently need support. Helfende Hände is on the ground and is providing those affected with drinking water, blankets, clothing and gas stoves.
Emergency Aid Syria
Childhood in chaos
and hardship
After 15 years of war and crisis, countless children in Syria are living far below the poverty line. They know only a life in emergency tents and without regular meals. HELFENDE HÄNDE has been helping for well over a decade – and unfortunately is still needed.
Of the approximately 24 million people in Syria, 7 million are displaced within their own country. Families have been torn apart, relatives have died, and some survived mutilated. Many have no way to provide for themselves.
As so often, children are hit hardest by these circumstances. Their barely developed immune systems are exposed to the unhygienic conditions of miserable tent camps – a deadly combination with the ever-present malnutrition.
These people are fighting for survival under undignified conditions – and the world looks away. We know: If we do not bring help for too long, many will die here. We must come back until the situation in Syria improves!
Our emergency aid team repeatedly delivers relief supplies, provided the security situation allows it. Our focus is on small, isolated tent camps whose residents live in relative safety but are cut off from all supplies. A situation in which they can all return to their home towns is not foreseeable, even now.
Summer heat and winter storms
The only protection from the elements for people here is a tent. Summer heat of around 40 degrees or winter temperatures around freezing are a deadly threat here. Winter storms and other severe weather repeatedly destroy the tent camps. That is why, in addition to food, our aid packages often include blankets or new emergency tents.
With people for people
We spoke with countless people who invited us into their simple shelters. We heard their harrowing stories, which can hardly be put into words. On the other hand, in neighbouring countries we met many people with whom we stay in contact in order to obtain affordable relief goods for Syrian families in need. As in all our deployment regions, the same applies here: contacts are everything.
Relief goods prices amid the oil crisis
The current crisis is making everything more expensive – including food and other relief goods! Now more than ever, we need support to be able to continue helping.
Officially, there is currently no war, but people’s lives still depend on our help. Will you help?
HELP AND DONATE NOW!
A food package costs around 30 euros. But larger or smaller amounts help too!
20 euros
help us obtain the basic food items for an aid package.
30 euros
cover an entire food package.
50 euros
enable us to also provide people with blankets and other survival essentials.
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- helfende hände – Ein junges Mädchen steht neben einem weißen Lastwagen in einer trockenen, staubigen Gegend, im Hintergrund sind mehrere Kinder und Zelte zu sehen. Andere Kinder klettern auf den Lastwagen. Über ihnen erstreckt sich der blaue Himmel, neben den Zelten stehen Fässer und Behälter. helfende hände ggmbh hamburg
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- helfende hände – Ein junges Mädchen steht barfuß am Eingang eines provisorischen Zeltes aus Planen und Stoff. Sie trägt mehrere Schichten Kleidung und hält einen Stock in der Hand. Hinter ihr ist das Innere des Zeltes mit einigen Haushaltsgegenständen zu sehen. helfende hände ggmbh hamburg
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- helfende hände – Zwei kleine Kinder stehen vor einem Zelt auf einem unbefestigten Boden, eines mit der Hand in der Hüfte; beide tragen dunkle Trainingsanzüge und Sandalen. Neben ihnen steht ein blauer Wasserbehälter, und hinter ihnen ist das Zelt offen. helfende hände ggmbh hamburg
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- helfende hände – Ein kleines Kind steht draußen zwischen provisorischen Zelten aus Plastikplanen in einem Lagergebiet mit felsigem, kargem Boden. Im Hintergrund sind gestapelte Stühle und verstreute Gegenstände zu sehen. helfende hände ggmbh hamburg
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- helfende hände – Ein runder Holztisch mit schmutzigem Geschirr, verschütteten Lebensmitteln, Plastiktüten und einer blauen Schüssel steht draußen auf Kies, umgeben von Kissen, Müll und allerlei Unrat. helfende hände ggmbh hamburg
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- helfende hände – Ein Kind steht draußen auf dem Erdboden und hält ein Stück Fladenbrot in der Hand; im Hintergrund sind Trümmer, Holzbretter und provisorische Zelte zu sehen. Auf dem Boden liegen verschiedene Haushaltsgegenstände und Behälter. helfende hände ggmbh hamburg
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