An organised community, with real services
A funeral fund you can reach day and night, membership with a vote, legal support for newcomers, and direct help for our people in Suwayda.
Your signature counts once, and every confirmed signature brings the case closer to the Dutch House of Representatives. The petition page is in Dutch and Arabic.
— confirmed signatures
Read and signMemorial gathering for the victims in Suwayda
On 16 August 2025 more than 650 people from our community and beyond came together to remember the victims of the attack on Suwayda. Watch the four-minute summary or the full recording of the programme.
For our people in Suwayda
A severe shortage of medicine and food threatens thousands of families. We raise funds in the Netherlands; the help reaches Suwayda through our partner SanaD, a registered charitable association in Germany.
Other campaigns for Suwayda
Here we show reliable ongoing campaigns for Suwayda, free of charge and without commission. Get in touch to add your campaign.
- 5.550km²
- Area of the governorate
- 480.000
- InhabitantsIOM estimate — compared with 375,000 in 2010
- 12
- municipalities in three districts
- 122.075
- Inhabitants of As-Suwayda citycurrent estimate — compared with 73,641 at the 2004 census
Boundaries: geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0) · population: IOM estimates and official census
What the United Nations has established
These are the figures of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, from its report of 27 March 2026. The links open the original documents.
- 1.700+
- killedaccording to the UN Commission of Inquiry
- 200.000
- displaced, approximatelyforced to leave their homes
- 400+
- first-hand testimonieson which the report rests
Funeral Fund — by and for our community
When someone dies, the association is the first point of contact. We take care of the whole procedure and contribute towards the costs under the general terms.
Contributing membership is required. The fund’s support starts three months after the first payment. Read the general terms before you register.
What do you need today?
Five ways in. Each leads to one page that covers the subject fully.
Our documents are open to you
A registered association; the regulations are public.
- Internal regulations and founding deedIn Arabic and Dutch
- Terms of the Funeral FundIncluding the amendments
- Committee regulationsExecutive Council, Legal Committee, humanitarian support
Working with Druze Community Netherlands
We work with companies, institutions, associations, municipalities, media and sponsors, on a clear institutional basis: a registered Dutch association (KvK 82748209) with public regulations, which reaches the Druze community in the Netherlands in Arabic and Dutch.
- SponsorshipOf the association’s events and programmes, from seminars to activities for young people and culture.
- Marketing, advertising and mediaWorking together on advertising, marketing and media that reach the community through the association’s channels, in keeping with its character.
- SupportFinancial, material or professional support for the association’s services and projects.
- Joint projects and eventsInitiatives with other parties, with goals and responsibilities for each party agreed in advance.
We enter into partnerships that fit the association’s articles of association, its internal regulations and Dutch law, and we agree the terms of each partnership before it begins.
Your proposal goes straight to the people responsible for the association’s public affairs.