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**PROGRAMME NAME**: Mobilizing Agriculture for Zone Recovery Approach and Advancement (MAZRA) **OBJECT OF THE CALL FOR PROJECTS**: To foster inclusive and integrated community recovery in prioritized rural areas across Syria, using the Area-Based Approach **FINANCIAL SIZING OF GRANTS:** 95,000 USD **DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION THE CONCEPT NOTE:** 3rd of October 2026 at 11:59 PM (Syria time) **GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE:** Ar-Raqqa (Meshleb and Sahl-Al-Banat) **About Expertise France:** Expertise France is France’s public agency and interministerial actor in charge of international technical cooperation, the second largest in Europe. As a subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group), it designs and implements projects that sustainably strengthen public policies in developing and emerging countries. Expertise France works in key areas of development: governance, security, climate change, health, education, and more. Alongside its partners, it contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Within its Peace, Stability and Security Department, the Stabilization & Resilience Unit delivers multi-sectoral recovery programs in fragile and conflict-affected contexts through an integrated territorial approach that bridges emergency response and long-term resilience. EF has developed a strong track record in stabilizing essential services, including health systems, in crisis-affected regions through tailored, locally grounded solutions. Syrian conflict Fourteen years of conflict in Syria have severely disrupted livelihoods, weakened food systems, and increased economic vulnerability, leaving millions unable to meet their basic food and income needs. Widespread displacement, damaged infrastructure, economic collapse, sanctions, and climate-related pressures have significantly affected agricultural production, local markets, and employment opportunities across the country. While the establishment of a transitional government in Decem