Community Development and Urban Planning in Syria

Dama Observatory

Dama Observatory overlooks the city of Damascus. Through its lense we observe the urban life of the people living within its built environment, how it shapes them and they shape it in a never-ending loop of change. In addition to the observations, we provide a breakdown of the designs provided on the products at our shop. Insights on the business model, challenges we face and vision we aspire to are also shared. In our work as city observers and a small business we embrace the following aspects of our identity: Local, Genuine.

1 to 10 staff

Beta Building Emerging Territories For Advancement

BETA – Building Emerging Territories for Advancement بِيتا – بناء المجتمعات الناشئة نحو التقدّم

51 to 200 staff

Together Space ورشة مكان

Together Space is an independent platform specializing in the built environment and public sphere, led by Syrian professionals, academics, researchers, and activists with extensive expertise in urban planning, architecture, engineering, and development. Since 2018, our team has engaged in dialogues, conducted experiments, and produced knowledge through our work across conflict-affected countries such as Lebanon, Germany, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, learning from their experiences to inform community-led urban recovery in Syria. We leverage our academic and professional backgrounds to contribute to spatial justice and the sustainable recovery and reconstruction of Syria. VISION At Together Space, we envision a just Syria where all people have agency over their built environment, ensuring spatial justice, dignity, and inclusion. • Housing, infrastructure, resources, and mobility are equitably accessible, prioritizing the public good over private profit while balancing market mechanisms. • Syrians actively shape their spaces and local economies through transparent, participatory, and bottom-up decision-making. • Strategic partnerships foster spatial justice and social cohesion in urban governance, particularly in post-conflict and displacement settings • Spatial knowledge is transdisciplinary and widely shared, transforming education and practice across urbanism, architecture, engineering, sociology, and beyond. • Through public engagement, independent research, and policy recommendations, we empower civil society, grassroots movements, and policymakers to drive just and inclusive governance. Our success is measured not only by policy influence but by tangible improvements in daily life, where all people in Syria can live, work, and thrive in spaces governed by justice, inclusion, and sustainability. MISSION Together Space is an independent platform reclaiming spatial agency for Syrians through critical dialogue, participatory planning, and action-oriented researc

11 to 50 staff

Fouadi Foundation - مؤسسة فؤادي

201 to 500 staff