​Child Guardians is the leading NGO in Syria in the field of child protection. The partnership between the Syria Development Centre and Child Guardians builds on close relationships with local communities and strong ties with institutions and organisational bodies in Syria, in particular around capacity-building programmes for institutions related to the Education and Social Care of Children. The areas of interest include safeguarding children against abusive labour and/or exploitation of any type, access of vulnerable groups to education, including those with special needs and education institution building .