ACTED 2017-2019: Strengthened resilience and early recovery ACTED 2017-2019: Stärkt resiliens och återhämtning Sverige stöder sedan Februari 2017 projektet 'Multi-year assistance to enhance resilience and promote early recovery of conflict-affected communities in Syria'. Projektet är flerårigt och syftar till att stärka motståndskraften hos människor drabbade av den väpnade konflikten i Syrien, och att verka för hållbara utvecklingsmöjligheter och rehabilitering. Det initiala stödet var totalt 95 100 000 SEK (ca 10 000 000 EUR) för perioden 2017-2019. Därefter har tilläggsbeslut tagits framförallt när det gäller nordöstra delarna och volymen ökade till 187,1 mkr. Implementeringen sker med stöd av lokala organisationer och implementeras i landets norra och södra delar. 

Insatsen har tre huvudkomponenter; att skapa försörjningsmöjligheter, främst inom jordbrukssektorn; att förbättra tillgången till rent vatten och bevattning inom jordbrukssektorn samt; att stärka lokal samhällsstyrning och demokrati hos lokala strukturer och civilsamhällesaktörer. Sweden has received an application from Acted on the financing of their project 'Multi-Year Assistance to Enhance Resilience and promote early recovery of conflict-affeted communities in Syria'. The project is multi-year and aims to strengthen the resilience of the people affected by the armed conflict in Syria, and to promote sustainable development and rehabilitation. Project initial application amounted to 10 million Euro (equivalent to 95.1 million SEK), covering the period 2017-2019. Additional decisions have been taken to both extend and increase the volume. The final amount reached 187,1 MSEK. Acted is responsible for implementing the project. The implementation is done with the support of local organizations and implemented in the country's northern and southern parts. 

The initiative has three main components; creating livelihood opportunities, particularly in the agricultural sector; to improve access to clean water and irrigation in the agricultural sector and strengthening local governance and democracy at local structures and civil society actors.
Livelihoods should be created and strengthened through support to farmers (men and women) and small and medium entrepreneurs (men and women). The availability of public services will be strengthened through the rehabilitation of water infrastructure and irrigation systems in agriculture, but also the rehabilitation of water infrastructure such as public wells which were damaged or destroyed during the armed conflict. Both of these components will be carried out through close cooperation with local structures, including through capacity building of the so-called local advice. This aims to strengthen local council capacity to provide social services to the local population in an inclusive and transparent manner.

Initially Acted intends to perform a series of studies, which will then form the basis for the implementation and monitoring of the project. Among other things, a baseline study will be carried out as well as an analysis of livelihoods and employment. When these studies are completed, an updated results and monitoring framework will be developed. Sida and Acted therefore proposes that an inception phase of 6 months built into the project. This is governed by the annexed draft Agreement. The overall goal of the project is: 'To enhance the resilience of vulnerable and conflict affected Syrian individuals, households, and communities, and improving their ability to respond to shock and stressors in the future'.