Advisory Services and Funding Opportunities

Here you can find information on advisory services and funding opportunities for NGOs, non-profit organisations, foundations, associations, and private initiatives. The platform “A New Beginning for Syria” itself does not offer financial support for projects or project development.

Funding Programs for Individuals
Funding Programs for Organisations and Associations
Services for the Private Sector
Services for Cities & Municipalities
Funding Programs for Research & Academia

Funding Programs for Individuals

Engagement Global

Individual advisory services by Engagement Global

The advisory services team at Engagement Global offers individual advice on how to get involved in ongoing civil society initiatives and on ways to support people in Syria.

The team can be contacted on working days using the freephone number 0800 188 7 188 (within Germany) or by e-mail: @email.

SES

Senior Expert Service (SES)

The Senior Expert Service (SES), which receives funding from the BMZ, relies on technical and managerial staff who are retired or taking some time off from work. They do volunteer work in developing countries and emerging economies, where they share their knowledge and experience.

The SES was active in Syria up to 2011. Among other things, it worked with Syrian companies in the manufacturing sector, but it also supported public infrastructure projects. At present, the SES is reviewing options for resuming the deployment of volunteers. Syrian skilled and managerial workers who are now living abroad can also apply to volunteer.

Ouissal

The Ouissal mentoring programme connects young and experienced businesswomen in Arab-German tandems for a joint learning process and intercultural exchange. AWE is assisting Ouissal, for example with communication and marketing for the programme.

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Funding Programs for Organisations and Associations

Engagement Global

Individual advisory services by Engagement Global

The advisory services team at Engagement Global offers individual advice on how to get involved in ongoing civil society initiatives and on ways to support people in Syria.

The team can be contacted on working days using the freephone number 0800 188 7 188 (within Germany) or by e-mail: @email.

The Small Projects Fund

The Small Projects Fund supports projects that help people in need and those who are disadvantaged to improve their living conditions in a sustainable way. First-time applicants and applicants with small projects seeking grants of up to 50,000 euros are supported by the Schmitz Foundations and the “North-South Bridges” Foundation.

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bengo

Funding for Private Organisations

The Advice Centre for non-governmental organisations (bengo) provides advice and support on behalf of the BMZ. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), groups and initiatives that are active in the field of development and plan projects together with partner NGOs in developing countries can turn to bengo if the amount of funding they apply for exceeds 50,000 euros. Please note that the website with more detailed information is only available in German.

Hospital partnerships

Hospital Partnerships

The BMZ-funded hospital partnerships programme is now being expanded through new partnerships between Germany and Syria. Doctors from Germany can visit Syria to conduct medical training courses or to train their Syrian colleagues in using new equipment.

And Syrian doctors can come to Germany for training on both medical and organisational issues.

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Services for the Private Sector

InfoDesk Syria

The InfoDesk Syria is a cross-sector information and advisory service for companies interested in getting involved in Syria’s economic reconstruction.

The service provides information on funding and financing opportunities, as well as networking opportunities to help companies enter the Syrian market. In addition, an advisory service is being set up to assist companies in participating in international tenders in Syria.

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Partners in Transformation | Business & Development Network

Services for the Private Sector

Since 2024, the BMZ’s programmes for cooperation with the private sector have been operating under a single brand: Partners in Transformation. Some of the programmes focus primarily on advising and supporting the development of projects. Others help with their implementation and financing.

Find out more about the wide range of programmes.

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Services for Cities & Municipalities

Engagement Global

German-Middle Eastern Municipal Partnerships

For the past 20 years, the Service Agency Communities in One World in Germany has been the central point of contact for local development cooperation. On behalf of the BMZ, it offers a spectrum of services comprising technical expertise and networking opportunities, tailored advice, and funding for projects and staff – both locally and in the Global South.

Those involved in German-Syrian local partnerships and friendships can find information on support and networking opportunities on the SKEW’s ‘German-Middle Eastern Municipal Partnerships’ page.

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Funding Programs for Research & Academia

DAAD

German Academic Exchange Service

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

The DAAD is the world’s largest funding organisation for international student and academic exchange. The DAAD promotes the internationalisation of German higher education institutions, strengthens German studies and the German language abroad, supports countries in the Global South in establishing well-functioning higher education institutions, and provides advice on education, foreign academic relations and development cooperation.

Due to the current political situation in Syria, the DAAD’s programme of support is currently limited.

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