The Maram Foundation for Relief and Development (MFRD or Maram) is an international NGO that provides humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees & internally displaced persons (IDPs)
It was founded in 2011 as a group of Syrian-Americans distributing relief aid on the Syria-Turkish border encountered a young girl named Maram who had recently been paralyzed in shelling the of her village. Her story of bravery and kindness inspired the organization’s name
Maram is registered in the US & headquartered in Gaziantep, Turkiye where it currently employs 40 full-time staff members & hundreds of IDPs/ refugees for project-based aid work. The organization also boasts a network of hundreds of local volunteers. Driven by its vision to help build a society grounded on tolerance, acceptance, social justice & dignity, Maram adopts a holistic approach to programming, addressing both immediate & long-term needs.
Today, Maram serves over 500,000 displaced Syrians annually, both inside Syria & in Turkey.