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,

hoare@careinternational.org

Alexandra Lages, Deputy Country Director Program,

lages@careliban.org © CARE JULY 2014: CARE International