A real panoramic photograph of Aleppo, showing the citadel and the surrounding city in 2016.

Together for mental health in Syria

Nafas brings together Syrian and German professionals, universities and local organisations to strengthen sustainable psychosocial support structures in Syria.

Three people between damaged buildings.

The team

Nafas brings together people from the Syrian diaspora and German professionals with diverse backgrounds. They connect experience in psychology, psychotherapy and project development.

City buildings and trees beneath hills.

Our approach

Nafas brings together perspectives from Syrians in exile and professionals in Syria. Local expertise, cultural sensitivity and scientific quality guide the work.

Damaged multi-storey buildings.

Our projects

Donations for Nafas are received through Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB). The precise organisational and legal relationship is being prepared for publication.

Our projects

Psychological support for

Working together for psychological support in Syria.

Nafas is a transnational initiative where people, universities and organisations connect their perspectives, experience and skills. We support people following war, displacement, loss and violence and work with local professionals to build sustainable psychological care in their communities.

Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB)
Freie Universität Berlin