Our Permanent Works Projects

As Mavi Marmara Association, we continue our work not only through temporary aid but also through permanent works projects that help life flourish again in regions in need. With your support, we keep building lasting works to create employment for local communities, support education and social life, and establish centers for spiritual gathering.

Years of conflict and heavy sieges in Syria have caused deep destruction and infrastructure damage in Damascus's Yarmouk area, home to Palestinian refugees. Before the war, the Damascus Yarmouk Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Mosque served not only as a place of worship but also as a center for Qur’an education, humanitarian aid organizations and community solidarity; throughout the conflict, bombardment and fighting left it with severe physical damage.

Today, the mosque is being kept standing with very limited means. Serious damage to its electrical infrastructure, sound system, lighting installation, ablution facilities and exterior means it can no longer offer a safe and suitable place of worship.

Launched in response to the local community's request to bring the mosque back to life, the Damascus Yarmouk Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Mosque Repair and Revival Project aims to complete the building's missing elements through a comprehensive restoration, reopening this valuable place in Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria as both a safe house of worship and a unifying center that revives spiritual and social life.

The main objectives of this project are:

Aiming at the comprehensive restoration of the Martyr Abdulkadir Huseyni Mosque, which was left unusable after suffering severe physical destruction in the fighting in Syria's Yarmouk area, this project seeks to meet the urgent worship, social harmony and community-building needs of the civilians returning to the area.

Within the project, elements threatening the structure's static safety will be eliminated; in addition to repairs to the roof, exterior walls and minaret, the mechanical, electrical and water infrastructure will be renewed in line with reconstruction standards, and interior and exterior renovations will be completed.

Beyond offering the local people a safe and hygienic place of worship, reopening the mosque will create a central hub for education and culture, strengthening community solidarity, especially among children and young people, through Qur’an education and social and cultural activities, and reinforcing the spiritual resilience and social cohesion of the local community.

We restored the severely damaged Al-Quds Mosque in Yarmouk Camp, at the heart of Syria, and reopened it for worship. By fully renewing its infrastructure, electrical systems, sound systems and physical fittings, we ensured the mosque now serves 5,000 people in the area.

To bring hope to children living under the devastating effects of war, we established an Education Campus on 500 square meters of land in Gaza. With 5 classrooms, a director's office and a gathering/prayer area, the campus provides academic and spiritual support to 150 students.

In Burundi's Muyinga region, we built a permanent spiritual center covering 120 square meters, serving more than 500 families who previously had no access to a proper place of worship and education.

We completed the renovation of an orphanage in Burundi's Cankuzo region, providing a safe home for 45 orphaned children who had nowhere else to go. We offered these children education, shelter and a healthy living environment.

In the capital Bangui, we built a 200 m² mosque with its outbuildings, with a worship capacity of 350 people. The project also included a water well, ablution facilities, outdoor lighting, a playground and gazebos, creating a comprehensive social living space for the local community.

In the capital Bangui, to meet the worship needs of a local community affected by civil war, we built a mosque with 200 m² of enclosed space on a 500 m² plot, along with its outbuildings. The project includes a water well, men's and women's ablution facilities, restrooms, outdoor lighting and landscaping, gazebos and a children's playground; sustainability was further secured through two years of imam salary support. The project has provided the community with a permanent place of worship and social solidarity, benefiting more than 1,500 people.

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With your support, we continue to create lasting works that will serve not only today's needs but also future generations in regions where help is needed most.