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LEBANON
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
CARE first set up an office in Lebanon to meet the needs of people affected by the war in 2006. For several years CARE
implemented projects through Lebanese Civil Society Organizations, such as an ongoing project on social accountability in
seven Middle Eastern and North African countries, financed by the World Bank.
In April 2013, CARE decided to re-establish a full-fledged presence in Lebanon in order to address the needs of Syrian
refugees and host communities. Lebanon, with a population of 4.4 million people, is currently hosting more than
1,100,000 Syrian refugees- the largest number of Syrian refugees in the region. In addition, more than 53,000 Palestinian-
Syrians and 17,000 Lebanese returnees have fled to Lebanon. Unlike Jordan or Turkey, Lebanon has not established
refugee camps and the majority of refugee families live in unfinished houses, work sites or tents. Although Syrian refugees
in Lebanon are permitted to work, most struggle to find work or earn their living working in seasonal jobs.
CARE International in Lebanon (CIL) meets refugees’ most basic and pressing needs, mainly providing WASH, NFIs and
Cash assistance, in Beirut, Mount Lebanon and Northern Governorates. This includes improving of drainage systems,
distributing sanitary items, providing health education sessions and providing winterization and newcomer assistance.
CARE also works with municipalities to improve water supply and sanitation infrastructure for refugees as well as for host
communities. Between July 2013 and May 2014, CIL has reached about 33,838 people with emergency interventions.
Winterization Programme During the winter, CARE reached 3,433 Syrian refugee families and vulnerable Lebanese households in the Mount
Lebanon region and in areas around Tripoli to cope with the cold winter through distributing full winterization packages
consisting of cash for heaters and fuel, blankets and floor mats. In addition, 399 families in upper Chouf, Mount Lebanon,
received one month fuel vouchers and 467 individuals received Cash for Food consisting of 27USD/month per family
member for two months.
CARE Country Factsheet
Country Snapshot
Population: 4.4 million
Life expectancy at birth: 80 (men 77.5, women 81.8)
Adult literacy rate: 90%
GDP per capita: US$ 7079
Infant mortality rate: 22 per 1,000 live births
Maternal mortality rate: 25 per 100,000 live births
Females in the labour force age 15*: 23% Source: The World Bank, Lebanon Baseline Information SNAP/
ACAPS, central Administration of Statistics, Trading Economics
Water and Sanitation
CARE International in Lebanon started its humanitarian
intervention with a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
project in three Palestinian gatherings in Beirut, reaching
more than 1,380 households. From July to November 2013
CARE improved the access to water and sanitation for
communities hosting refugees from Syria, including
hygiene promotion.
Since October 2013, CARE has been working on WASH
projects in both Mount and North Lebanon governorates
supporting Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese
families to meet water, sanitation and hygiene needs and
to reduce the risk of water borne diseases. CIL is currently
implementing a WASH project to meet the critical needs
of 22,140 Syrian refugees and 5,764 host community
members both at the communal and household levels.
To this date, CIL has successfully implemented two WASH
projects which enabled:
The completion of seven WASH projects in eight
municipalities hosting an estimated 3,147 Syrian
refugees and 6,885 vulnerable affected Lebanese
improving their water and sanitation infrastructure;
The support to 286 families in 226 Households and
two collective centers benefiting from emergency
water and sanitation repairs;
The support of more than 3,000 families through
distribution of hygiene items (hygiene-, baby-, and
latrine kits). Hygiene awareness sessions were held
during distributions to beneficiary heads of household
to practice safer hygiene behavior;
Provision of hygiene promotion sessions at household
level to 2,202 individuals (179 male, 734 female and
1290 children) in Mount and North Lebanon.
The distribution of 438 anti-lice shampoo, 438 anti-
scabies lotions and 187 Aquatab tubes. Information
sessions on their usage were given;
New Projects
Newcomer assistance:
CIL has been implementing a newcomer project in
Mount Lebanon since March 2014 focusing on covering
the basic needs of 150 newcomer families per month
from Syria through distribution of standardized non
food items (NFI) assistance. The kits contain of
mattresses, buckets, blankets, water container, baby
items (if there is a child under 2 years old), hygiene kits,
kitchen sets to enable the families to settle down in
dignity with basic essential information. As of June
2014, 300 families have received newcomer assistance.
Clothes-distribution:
Following donations CIL held a clothes distribution for
children (under age of 18) living in "Silver Star"
collective center housing 35 refugee families,
Ketermaya informal tented settlement (ITS) and
Dalhoun ITS in Chouf district, Mount Lebanon. CIL
distributed vouchers for clothes to a total of 267
children for an amount of 50,000 LBP per child (33
USD) with which the children could buy clothes from a
local store accompanied by their parents.
Unconditional cash /Information dissemination:
CIL launched a 8 months project on the 15th of May
2014 aiming to cover the basic emergency needs of
Syrian refugees and vulnerable host community
members by providing life-saving and comprehensive
support in Mount Lebanon. Unconditional Cash
transfers and Information dissemination about
available services in the area will be provided in order
to effectively meet the needs of vulnerable people
affected by the Syria crisis. The project targets 1,450
vulnerable Syrian and Lebanese host community
members with information dissemination about
registration with UNHCR, essential services available in
the areas they live in and on good practices such as
maternal health, water conservation, etc. CARE and its
partner Secure Islamic France (SIF) will provide a 3 to
6 month unconditional grant to at least 708 vulnerable
refugee and host community families in the districts of
Aley, Baabda and Chouf in Mount Lebanon.
Partnership approach CARE has worked in partnership with two Lebanese
non-governmental organizations (NGO) - Development
for People and Nature Association (DPNA) and Popular
Aid for Relief and Development (PARD). CARE is also
working in partnership with the INGO Secours Islamic
in Mount Lebanon, and is in the process of formalizing
partnerships with other NGOs working in the
intervention areas (NRC, CARITAS). CARE intends to
continue to explore the partnership with these
organizations and to include others in the areas of
intervention in order to maximize the impact of the
programmes.
Major Donors
European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office
(ECHO), Humanitarian Coalition Canada (HC),
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Canada (DFATD) and private donors.
SYRIA CRISIS
In Lebanon, refugees account for almost a quarter of
the population. Here, CARE meets refugees’ and host
communities most basic and pressing needs, mainly
providing water, sanitation, hygiene, non food items
and cash assistance in Beirut and in the areas of
Mount and North Lebanon.
CARE Lebanon
Badaro- Sami El-Solh Avenue,
Younes building – 5th floor,
Beirut
CARE Lebanon
John Hoare, Acting Country Director,
Alexandra Lages, Deputy Country Director Program,
[email protected] © CARE JULY 2014: CARE International