Salam for Community Development


Evolving Tools, Unchanging Values

Salam for Community Development is a non-governmental organization founded in Turkey. Its vision and mission began with supporting vulnerable and marginalized groups, later expanding to include all areas of Syria in response to the growing challenges facing conflict-affected communities.


Our Vision

To lead in empowering the most vulnerable groups at the local level through innovative training and rehabilitation programs and effective community activities that contribute to capacity building and foster inclusion to achieve sustainable development.


Our Mission

To build local communities that believe in individuals’ ability to bring about positive change and to enhance their active participation in achieving comprehensive community development and establishing sustainable peace.


Our Goals

  • Empowering conscious youth

  • Building the capacities of active women

  • Achieving comprehensive social justice within a sustainable development framework


Our Values and Principles

  • Dialogue

  • Peace

  • Justice

These values are the foundation from which all our programs and initiatives originate.


Our Aspirations

  • Informed Students: Supporting quality education and building students’ capacities to be active members of their communities

  • Empowered Women: Providing opportunities and resources to ensure women’s economic and social empowerment

  • Democratic Society: Promoting the values of citizenship and democracy within a sustainable development path that contributes to peacebuilding