Syria Response Innovation Lab
Hosted by World Vision Syria Response
After over 13 years of conflict, Syria faces one of the world’s most complex and enduring humanitarian crises. Today, more than 16.7 million people across the country require assistance, amid collapsing infrastructure, economic hardship, displacement, and limited access to basic services. In this challenging context, there is a growing need for locally driven, adaptive, and scalable solutions that can respond to Syria’s evolving needs.
The Syria Response Innovation Lab (SyRIL) is a collaborative platform that brings together humanitarian actors, civil society, academia, and the private sector to co-design and test innovative responses to humanitarian challenges. SyRIL creates space for practical experimentation, knowledge-sharing, and community-led problem solving, with a focus on relevance, impact, and inclusivity. By enabling new partnerships and elevating local ideas, SyRIL supports a more agile, effective, and sustainable response for crisis-affected Syrians across the country.
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Convene & Map
We create ecosystem mapping and convene stakeholders to identify innovation challenges and set agenda in the local context.
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MatchMaker & Broker
We match innovation challenge holders and solution providers for collaborations; and we seek collaborations to bring more resources for innovation support.
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Support & Co-create
We support innovators and implementers in the humanitarian innovation system to enhance their ability to deliver on the ground.
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Learn & Share
We value evidence and learning. We constantly generate and share data, knowledge and tools for the wider community.
SyRIL Updates
SyRIL Project Highlights
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"Made by Syrians" Innovation Crowdsourcing
Made by Syrians is an initiative led by the Syria Response Innovation Lab, seeking to amplify innovative ideas and projects made by Syrians, for Syrians, and to connect them with global decision-makers, donors, and innovation agencies.
It aims to build a lasting platform that enables Syrians—both inside the country and across the diaspora—to access the humanitarian ecosystem, bringing their ideas, expertise, and solutions to address humanitarian challenges and contribute to humanitarian impact in Syria.
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InvoLearn
InvoLearn is a chat-based learning experience created to help frontline teams build the core skills of humanitarian innovation — anytime, anywhere, even with limited connectivity. Developed by SyRIL as part of its mission to strengthen innovation capacity across the sector, InvoLearn delivers interactive, self-paced micro-learning rooted in recognized humanitarian innovation frameworks. It guides users through a practical journey of humanitarian innovation — from understanding real problems and user needs to generating ideas, creating simple prototypes, testing responsibly, and planning for sustainable scale.
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RISE Syria: Resilient Irrigation for Smallholder Empowerment
Water scarcity is threatening food production and livelihoods in Northwest Syria. Led by Engineers Without Borders Norway together with other project partners including Response Innovation Lab, this project develops climate-resilient irrigation solutions that strengthen wheat and barley farming while protecting scarce water resources.
The project will enhance and optimize the irrigation methods that wheat and barley farmers in Northwest Syria already use and trust. By aligning with existing systems and building on local knowledge, the project increases the likelihood of sustained adoption and meaningful impact.
Innovation Ecosystem Map
The objective of this Eco-system map is to assist partners and stakeholders working in and for Syria in navigating the humanitarian innovation ecosystem and finding potential collaborators. While it focuses specifically on humanitarian and social-impact innovation stakeholders and supporters, it does not encompass the entire innovation ecosystem in the region. Most of the organizations included have a physical presence in Northwest Syria, though some are based externally but maintain established connections within this ecosystem. All information provided is sourced from public domains, primarily the organizations; own websites or Facebook pages. Tags were applied according to the global RIL methodology and publicly available information from the organizations.
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MatchMaker & Broker
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Submit a Challenge
Are you looking for a solution for your innovation chalenge?
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Submit a Solution
Do you have an innovation ready to share?