Kuwait has one of the oldest Syrian communities in the Gulf. Families arrived in the sixties and seventies as teachers, doctors and civil servants, and many stayed for two or three generations — long enough that the connection to Syria runs through grandparents and cousins rather than through parents and siblings.
That generational distance changes what people send and why. It is less about monthly support and more about keeping a thread intact: the wedding of a cousin you last saw as a child, the funeral you could not attend, the aunt who still asks after you by name. What matters on this corridor is that something arrives, in person, from a family member who is far away but has not forgotten.
It is also a community with long memory of how sending used to work — with travellers, with someone’s brother flying home, with an envelope handed over at the airport. Jawlaha Gifts is that same instinct made reliable: a person still carries it to the door, but there is a quote, a receipt and a confirmation attached.
No real time difference with Syria, and a team working in Arabic and English.
How it works
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.
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.
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.
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.
The price comes in Syrian pounds
You think in Kuwaiti dinars; the quote comes in Syrian pounds, because that is what the shopping and the delivery cost there. One all-inclusive figure reaches you before you transfer anything.
Paying by money transfer
Payment is by prepaid money transfer. Before sending money, check the available transfer method and recipient details with our team. With your quote, we confirm how to send it from Kuwait and what details you need. Nothing starts until the transfer is confirmed.
Occasions that matter from Kuwait
Weddings and engagements
Choose a gift for a relative’s wedding and include your preferred shop and date. Confirm item availability and the delivery arrangements before paying.
Send a wedding gift to Syria →Condolences
When you cannot be there. Something practical delivered to the household during the days when people are gathering.
Ramadan and the two Eids
Sweets and the holiday shop for the wider family, not just for one household.
Send a gift for Eid to Syria →A new baby in the family
Sweets for the house and something for the mother, delivered while the visits are still happening.
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.
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 your gift arrives inside Syria
Jawlaha Gifts delivers to recipients across Syria. These cities have pages of their own, and the recipient’s city is confirmed with you order by order.
Distance does not have to mean absence
Choose what to send, and we take care of the rest inside Syria.
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Frequently asked
How do I send a gift to Syria from Kuwait?
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Can I send something for a condolence visit I cannot attend?
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I only have a phone number for my relative — is that enough?
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Which Syrian cities can you deliver to from Kuwait?
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Sending from somewhere else?
Germany · the USA · the UK · the Netherlands · Saudi Arabia · the UAE · Qatar · Egypt
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