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Send a cake to Syria

A birthday cake bought from a bakery in their city and carried to the door — so the day is not marked by a phone call alone.

A birthday you cannot attend is a specific kind of absence. The call happens, the wishes are said, and then everyone goes back to their evening — and nothing physically changed in the room. A cake changes the room.

Jawlaha buys it from a bakery or sweet shop in the recipient’s own city and a driver carries it to the door. Not a shipped item, not a voucher, not a transfer with instructions to go buy something: an actual cake arriving at an actual house, which is the entire point.

Syrian bakeries do this well and do it their own way — from the sweet shops of Homs to the pastry counters of Damascus. Tell us the occasion, the name to write on it if you want one, and whether there is a shop the family already prefers, and we go there.

What people send

A birthday cake with a name written on it
A cake and flowers together
Trays of Syrian sweets for a household
Something for a graduation or an engagement
Sweets to mark a new baby
A cake for parents on an anniversary

What we can and cannot promise

We can promise it is bought fresh from a real bakery in their city and delivered by hand, at one all-inclusive price you see before you pay. We cannot promise a particular design from a photograph — bakeries differ, and what one can decorate another cannot. Tell us the occasion and any writing you want on it, and our team confirms what the shop can actually do.

How it works

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Choose what to send

In the Jawlaha app, pick the items and the shops inside Syria to buy them from, plus the recipient’s name, address and phone number — and a note for the occasion if you want one.

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We send you one quote

Our team reviews the order and sends you a single all-inclusive price in Syrian pounds covering the items, the service and the delivery.

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Pay by money transfer

Use the transfer method and recipient details our team confirms with your quote, then send us the transfer number and a photo of the receipt.

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We buy it and deliver it

Once the transfer is confirmed, a Jawlaha driver buys everything from the shops and hands it to your family at their door inside Syria.

What you should know before you send

  • Why payment is by transfer, not by cardJawlaha Gifts currently accepts prepaid money transfers. Fulfilment starts only after we confirm receipt of the transfer.

  • And if the order cannot be fulfilled?We refund what you paid less the non-refundable service fee, via the same transfer method, within up to seven business days of cancellation being confirmed.

  • You do not have to know the person receiving itRequest a food basket for a family you want to support, with the recipient and delivery agreed with our team.

  • We deliver on electric bikesWherever we can: less noise, less pollution, and it costs you nothing.

  • A team that speaks your languageArabic and English, and the same person follows your order to the handover.

The full answers are on the Jawlaha Gifts page →Gift payment and refund termsService and delivery fees — excluding gift items

Talk to a human before you send

The first gift is always the hardest one. Write to us in Arabic or English and we will walk you through every step before you pay anything.

Where are you sending from?

Each country has its own page, with the transfer details and the occasions that matter from there.

You choose, we handle the rest

Tell us what to send, and we buy it in their city and deliver it to their door.

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Frequently asked

Can you write a name on the cake?

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Say so in the order and our team asks the bakery. Most can, and our team confirms it with you rather than assuming.

Can the cake arrive on the actual birthday?

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Tell us the date when you place the order. Because the cake is bought locally rather than shipped, timing is coordinated with the bakery, and our team confirms what is possible before you pay.

Can I send Syrian sweets instead of a cake?

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Yes — trays of baklava, barazek, halawet el-jibn or whatever the shops in that city are known for. Say what you have in mind and we buy accordingly.

Other things people send

Send flowers to Syria · Send a food basket to Syria · Sponsor a food basket for a family in Syria · Send a gift for Eid to Syria · Send a Ramadan food basket to Syria · Send chocolate to Syria · Send a wedding gift to Syria

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