In partnership with UNHCR, the project “Strengthening the Protection Environment and Education for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Bekaa North, and the South”, endeavors to address the needs of refugees and asylum-seekers in these Lebanese regions.
- The education component delivers vital services including basic literacy and numeracy programs for out-of-school children, homework support groups for students registered in public schools, retention support for students in grades 8 and 9, recreational activities, and awareness sessions covering various educational and non-educational topics.
- The protection component, operating within the same project framework, establishes Community Development Centers (CDCs) across diverse areas in Lebanon that serve as safe spaces for refugees and the host community. These centers offer:
- Comprehensive Community-Based Protection (CBP) services, including vocational and educational training, awareness sessions, and life skills programs for children, youth, and adults of the refugee and host communities.
- Legal services and specialized legal support are extended to refugees in need, encompassing assistance and counseling on civil documentation, marriage and birth registrations, housing issues, and representation in specific court cases. Legal experts also conduct awareness sessions focusing on refugee rights and provide updates on pertinent legal matters.
- Gender-based violence (GBV) survivors and persons at risk of GBV are adequately assessed in safe spaces and receive quality GBV case management and other services, including safe shelters
- Children and adolescents at risk are adequately assessed and enter an operationalized best-interest procedure. CL ensures a holistic intervention for children, families, and communities by better equipping them to prevent and address child protection risks.
- Persons with Specific Needs (PWSN) at heightened risk are identified and have access to quality case management support, psychosocial support, and other specialized services.
- Protection and/or emergency cash assistance are provided for persons of concern with protection and/or specific needs and those at imminent risk to prevent, mitigate, or address their protection risks.
- Through the activities, the project aims to promote inclusion by targeting women, men, children, persons with disabilities, and elderly individuals within the refugee and host communities. The interventions follow a sustainable approach of risk identification, mitigation, prevention, and community empowerment against potential challenges.
- The Basic Assistance (BA) component, in collaboration with UNHCR, is mainly tasked to deliver BA to individuals classified as vulnerable forcibly displaced, and stateless persons residing in both North and Akkar governorate.
- We carry out a comprehensive array of activities as part of this initiative, with a primary emphasis on addressing the difficulties encountered by individuals facing various forms of adversity. These activities encompassed the following:
Conducting assessments related to Core Relief Items and distribution.
- Implementing card validation procedures.
- Distributing Personal Identification Numbers.
- UNIQLO items distribution.
- Distributing weatherproofing materials.
- Conducting phone outreach to address missed card validation appointments.
- Monitoring Automated Teller Machines.
- Post Distribution Monitoring/Outcome Monitoring (PDM/OM) Assessments.
- Conducting assessments for the PCAP3.
- VASyR Assessment
- RNA Assessment and distribution.
- Provide support to the UNHCR info office and distribution sites when needed.