Enhancing immediate access to psychosocial support and child protection services for 1088 Lebanese, 293 Syrian and 139 Palestinian vulnerable children and families of Beirut and Mount Lebanon Governorates The intervention aims at increasing access to child protection prevention and response services to the most vulnerable children and families affected by the protracted multiple crisis in Lebanon.

Building up from existing projects, the initiative will specifically take place in the vulnerable localities of Beirut and Mount Lebanon (Zaqaq al Blatt, Chtalila and Chyia, Barja, Baasir, Bourjeyn and surroundings), benefiting from the long-lasting experience of TDH IT in the provision of holistic child protection and psychosocial support services to both the Lebanese and Refugee communities. 

Specifically, the intervention will address 1520 children and caregivers of Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian nationalities, supporting them with the provision of quality and inclusive CP prevention (Awareness, Community based PSS, Caregivers Program) and response services (Focused PSS and Case Management) tailored according to their specific needs, nationalities and environment of living. 

Particular attention will be also given to the community engagement component (QUDWA), with a specific focus on increasing awareness on prevention mechanism for CP and SEA risks.

Services will be provided directly by TDH IT and in partnership with three local organizations (Koun, Hoops and Awareness and Consolation Association) benefiting from their technical skills in providing PSS through alternative modalities (e.g.: sports, arts, yoga). The cooperation with those NGOs has been piloted by TDH IT through previous initiatives, with successful achievements in terms of child protection mainstreaming, outreaching new typologies of beneficiaries and addressing high risk children. 

The outreaching will be implemented through the Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment - including household/door-to-door visits, FGDs, semi-structured discussion and KII - and of internal/external referrals in coordination with the other humanitarian actors based in the areas of intervention.  The ‘I Am Here’ methodology is also in use to support staff in identifying and responding to the needs of adolescents, children and their caregivers for the development of inclusive and holistic outreaching processes. Children ‘at risk’ are defined as falling into one or more of the following categories: married or at risk of early marriage currently or at risk of child labor unaccompanied or separated children children currently or at risk of dropout. 

Thanks to TDH IT integrated programming, children will be referred from CP to EDU, and vice versa, according to their specific needs. Inclusion of children with disabilities represent one of the main pillars of the intervention and it will be ensured from the assessment and outreaching phases to the provision of services. All TDH and partners' staff will be trained on inclusive methodologies to actively involve children with disabilities, and to spread a culture of inclusion during the implementation of the activities.

The project will be implemented in collaboration with

ACA – CBPSS in Chouf district
Hoop – CGs Programme, FPSS and QUDWA in Baabda district
Koun – FPSS in Beirut and El Maten District