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Holistic Protection Services for at Risk Refugees in Lebanon Protection is a priority need for Gender-based Violence survivors in Lebanon. In Line with Lebanon Humanitarian Fund strategic focus, the project aims to support primarily women and children at risk, including people with Specific Needs such as disabled, older persons and individuals with mental health. The project will bridge a critical humanitarian funding gap to address the provision of holistic protection services at safe shelters for women and children as well as to provide comprehensive legal assistance for refugee populations in Lebanon with a focus on Gender Based Violence cases. 
Caritas Lebanon currently operates 2 Shelters for Gender Based Violence and high risk protection survivors in secure locations: The Cedar Shelter which currently houses Syrian, Iraqi and migrant women and children and the Oak Shelter which currently houses Syrian refugee women and children. Caritas Lebanon’s goal is to help Gender Based Violence survivors and their families to prepare for life after the shelter and transition to a durable housing, work, or resettlement solution. A holistic approach is mainstreamed in all activities carried out at the shelter, namely case management, provision of Gender Based Violence cash assistance, legal and medical assistance, basic needs assistance, skills training and recreational activities, school support. 
In the framework of this project, Caritas Lebanon will also continue to provide free of charge legal assistance to Syrian and Iraqi refugees across Lebanon through rights and responsibilities awareness sessions, legal counseling and legal representation. A legal hotline will continue to operate 24/7 to facilitate immediate reporting of Gender Based Violence incidents and emergency counseling.
Education, Vocation and Protection:  Empowered Youth in Bab Al Tebbaneh Despite some progress to improve the policy framework for human rights protection and refugees’ rights, Lebanon is continuously falling short of international benchmarks. It is a home to profound political, ethnic, and religious complexities that result in a complicated internal conflict between sect, confession, tribe and family. In addition to this, the Syrian crisis polarized the Lebanese political and sectarian divisions , furthermore creating an increasing reluctance among the political actors to compromise on sensitive issues. 
Deteriorating socio-economic conditions and non-attendance in school are important antecedent factors to the rise of child labor in the country. Given the prolonged duration of the Syrian crisis and deteriorating living conditions coupled with the sharp increase in the total number of Syrian refugees fleeing to Lebanon, it is expected that the number of working children will rise. The Lebanese Ministry of Labor has increased its estimate of 100,000 child workers in the country to 180,000. 
In retrospect, despite the fact that several local and international agencies are contributing to the reduction of working children yet none has reached a total withdrawal of children from the labor market, therefore, it is highly important to intervene at this level to combat child labor in the poorest area in Lebanon, leading us to Bab Al Tebbaneh , considered as the main vein for exporting terrorists and extremists. In this context, RMF through this project will be approaching the child labor issue through different angles giving importance to education, skills development and employability components.
Enhancing response and protection for women victims or survivors of SGBV in Lebanon KAFA envisions a society where all its citizens live free of violence and exploitation, where they have equal access to opportunities and results and their human rights are respected, protected and enjoyed. Violence against women can never be justified and we are convinced that women’s rights are integral to the achievement not only of building a free and fair society, but also to enhance economic productivity and human capital formation. 
The aim of this project is to provide efficient, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary services (legal, social, psychological, psycho social support as well as medical assistance) for women and girls at risk/victims/survivors of SGBV, mainly family violence and trafficking, regardless of their nationality, religious belief or sect, at the Support Center and in Kafa Shelter.
The beneficiaries of the project will be Lebanese, Syrian, PRL, PRS and Migrant Domestic Workers women from other nationalities (Nepal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya etc.) as per the recommendation of the sector. It will not be possible to include men in the project as the shelter and the Support Center are designed to receive women at risk or victims of SGBV and trafficking, thus safety and logistic conditions are not ensured to receive men. However, Kafa ensure that the assistance activities don't go against family unity, meaning that women in danger are not separated from their under-age children and boys and girls can be host for emergency placement with them at the shelter or can accompany them to the Support center.
Rehabilitation of Sub-Standard housing units for Syrian Refugees The influx of Syrian refugees in Lebanon along with the absence of formal camps to accommodate the immense number of refugees and lack of resources, compelled a lot of refugees to dwell in buildings that are unfinished or fall below minimal necessities of decent living, safety and protection standards. Moreover, the extended period of Syrian displacement in Lebanon led to the depletion of refugees’ savings and pilling up of debts (as indicated in the VASyr, 2016.) were fueled and compounded by facts such as absence of job opportunities and high living expenses in host country (relative to Syria). 
Lebanon's generous hospitality has not come though without a serious economic and social consequence. This can be manifested in a dip in its GDP growth, and a deterioration in its fragile infrastructure as well as a sharp increase in environmental and ecological risks. 
Hence, the direction was set forth to implement projects that help the local community as well as the refugees. 
Since Arsal is the fostering district that is greatly affected by the refugees’ situation, one of those building rehabilitation projects was chosen so that the Syrian refugees as well as the host community would benefit from the value of the work done to their real-estate and in form of rent reduction to Syrian refugees living in those houses. 
We posit that three (3) months is a realistic time-frame to conduct this project unless any Force Majeure event (that could result in inhibiting access to Arsal)
The targeted beneficiaries (49 families) in ten (10) buildings are already identified and verbal deals made with landlords of sub-standard buildings to be rehabilitated
Sector’s guidelines were taken into consideration. The selection criteria of targeted families were based on baseline study that included an instrument  of 24 socioeconomic and shelter-specific technical questions and observations
QRCS will contract the rehabilitation work,  who will oversee the work done by Syrian refugees (see detailed technical specifications)


There will be cooperation agreement with the landlords and the  municipality of Arsal will be involved as a guarantor in a deal that will stipulate that the cost of rehabilitation will be deducted from the rent for a year. In other word, the refugees in the targeted buildings will be waived from paying rent for 12 months
Protection and mitigation of gender based violence against Syrian and host community women and girls in North Lebanon This project seeks to cover an existing percentage of funding gap at ABAAD three MWHs, namely related to the following: 
-	Emergency fund mainly at MWH in both North and Mount Lebanon 
-	Capacity building and self-care sessions for the MWH teams in Bekaa and Mount Lebanon
-	Maintenance and renovation for the MWHs in Mount Lebanon. 
This project will be building on ABAAD previous years of experience in operating and sustaining multi-sectoral services at 3 Midway Houses (MWH) to respond to the GBV needs of women and girls’ survivors or at risks.
Bridging the funding gap for the Protection of Vulnerable Women and Children in the Mt. Lebanon region This project aims at continuing Case Management, Legal, and Psychological Services to alleviate the protection risks on existing persons of concern in Mount Lebanon, currently covered by the UNICEF- funded project: “Protection of vulnerable women and children from violence and abuse in Mount Lebanon and South Lebanon, Lebanon,” which ends on Dec 31st, 2017. This project will address the unmet needs for gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response and child protection (CP), through the provision of case management, legal and psychological services. Due to the complexity of cases and the high caseload on existing staff the lack of capacity for taking on new high and medium risk cases, which would affect the proper follow-up on remaining open cases under case management the limited resources of specialized service providers such as case management agencies, survivors face slow or no follow-up of their cases. This prevents suitable support to survivors and risks deterring them from accessing crucial services. Through this project, and with the support of UNHCR, INTERSOS aims at addressing these gaps in order to continue existing services by ensuring the continuation of funding for current staff that will be terminated by 31 Dec 2017. This includes two caseworkers, one psychological counselor and one lawyer, in addition to case management support costs. Furthermore, as of December 2017, emergency cash assistance under the UNICEF project has stopped, highlighting a need to cover ECA starting from mid-December. 

As it is anticipated that new UNICEF funding will arrive months later than expected in 2018, and in order to not have any gaps in case management in 2018, this project will constitute a crucial funding bridge. The total amount needed for coverage is 33,859.08 USD and is explained in detail below. In 2017, before the service interruption, the teams were managing a total of 23 cases combined in both districts, which were either closed or handed over.
Surgical Care program for Syrian refugee Children in Lebanon with disabilities suffering from congenital malformation Some fetuses suffer from congenital malformations which may occur for many different reasons. There are many types of malformations including deformities of the heart which are the most frequent and dangerous, oropharyngeal abnormalities, urinary system abnormalities that could be surgically repaired, musculoskeletal deformities that may occur in the eye and face. Interventions at an early age with a newborn child, or during the first five years of the child's life may contribute to saving his/her life and / or improving his/her living conditions.
About 1% of the population suffer from congenital malformations and it seems to be in higher levels in the most vulnerable communities and among refugees in particular for various reasons: poor medical follow-up, poor psycho social status, malnutrition, and difficult life conditions.
Based to the information of the medical committees working with URDA across Lebanon, and after discussing the most common cases which are not being covered by any organization during this period of time, URDA presents this project to help 300 children with congenital malformations to have access to do the surgeries and give them post-surgical recovery (100 patients / Abdominal Hernia, 50 patients / Cleft lips, 100 patients / undescended testis, and 50 patients / Hypospadias). Note that the heart and orthopedic cases are covered through ongoing projects implementing by: URDA, Enara, and PCRF. The 4 kind of surgeries that this project presents should be done during the first five years of a child's life and the chances of recovery are high.
Support to municipalities affected by rayyak Eviction: Enhancing social stability through Youth empowerment and dialogues Association Nabad for Development proposes a 8 month  conflict management and social cohesion project focused on mitigating the tensions between Lebanese and Syrian Refugee populations in the municipalities of Sara’in ,Hawsh al-Rifka, Qsarnaba and Tamnin.  These have been aggravated after the recent evictions of Syrian refugees from settlement camps near to Riyaq Airport. This mitigation will be completed by creating institutions and implementing strategies to decrease conflict between Lebanese and Syrian youth.

Objective:
The project main objective is to improve the capacities of the local communities in order to improve social cohesion at local level and mitigate possible tension between Lebanese and Syrian communities.

The program will accomplish this goal through two different initiatives. The first will be the creation of a youth center and two volunteer corps, one each for the municipalities of Sara’in and Hawsh al-Rifka. The second will be Training youth from the four municipalities on community engagement and development in order to make a need assessment for their communities to specify their community projects that will be implemented.
Both of the initiatives will go toward the fulfillment of the Overall Objective providing support to People with Specific Needs (PwSNs).

 Expected Result #1: Rehabilitation and equipping existing facilities in Sarai’in and Hawsh al-Rifka to establish youth centers to give youth in the above  areas space to socialize and organize. In addition , the youth center will be accessible to all people with special needs

Expected Result #2: Four youth groups, one per municipality, will be formed. Each group will have 10 to 20% of the people with special needs (PwSNs)Members of both groups will be given trainings and education sessions about topics such as conflict resolution strategies, community needs assessment, and project design. Through the project, they will have the experience of interacting and organizing with members of their local municipalities.

Expected Result #3: : Projects are implemented in cooperation with the municipalities  to help  identifying sources of tension in partnership with Syrians and  Lebanese the Lebanese Youth.

Looking to the future, if social ties and connections can be made between members, and cooperation facilitated between them, the grievances between the two communities are less likely to be exacerbated to the point of inter-communal violence.
Vital support for Palestine refugees with renal (kidney) failure The individuals diagnosed with renal (kidney) failure need to undergo two to three kidney dialysis treatments per week in order to survive. Welfare Association – Lebanon branch is the only organization in Lebanon providing life-saving support for Palestinian refugees in need of kidney dialysis, and it has been doing so since 1996 with the support of various individuals and donors. However, due to lack of funding, these patients do not receive essential medication after the kidney dialysis session. Therefore, the patients are forced to pay out-of-pocket for these vital medications (including Epoetin injections and Hemax) after each dialysis session. Considering that each of these medications costs approx. US$ 20, that each patients needs to take these medications alternately on a 2-3 times per week basis (the kidney dialysis is provided 2-3 times per week), and the fact that they are not provided by UNRWA or any other organisation, most of the patients are unable to cover the costs for these medications. In turn, this further complicates the condition of the patients (some might develop anemia, and/or other diseases).

This project proposes to provide vital medication for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon diagnosed with renal (kidney) failure. The medication will be procured and distributed to two Kidney Dialysis Units (KDU). These KDUs provide free of charge kidney dialysis to the most vulnerable Palestinian refugees in Lebanon with the support of Welfare Association - Lebanon branch and other partners. One of them (established in 1996) is located within the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS)’s Hamshari hospital near Saida in South Lebanon. The second one (established in 2017), is located in Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli in North Lebanon. Both KDUs were established by Welfare Association – Lebanon branch and other partners (including the Palestinian Red Crescent Society – PRCS, Health Care Society – HCS, Islamic Relief – IR, etc.). After the procurement process, the medications will be provided to 122 patients by the doctors and nurses working in the KDUs.

During a Health Working Group Mapping Meeting organized by UNRWA on 29th March 2017, the need for full or partial coverage of kidney dialysis and medications costs (related to renal failure) for Palestinian refugees all over Lebanon, was emphasized and recommended. 

Considering that this project is designed to provide assistance to highly vulnerable individuals with uncovered needs, it clearly is in line with this call for proposal's focus.
Strengthening Resilience Among Vulnerable Children Across Lebanon Child Protection is an integral part of himaya’s contribution to the fulfillment of the Millennium Declaration  and the Millennium Development Goals, in addition to being one of the Core Programme Commitments under the LCRP in response to the Syrian Crisis. No doubt, it intersects with each and every one of the goals from children education to the elimination of gender inequality to reducing child mortality. These MDG’s will not be achieved if we fail to address child protection needs. A protective environment for children helps boost the development progress, improves health, education, the well-being of children, and builds up their capacities to become parents and productive members in the society. Therefore, the aim of this project is to nourish the child protection environment for children, both refugees and from host community, considering the different backgrounds they come from.
In the defined 2 months period, the proposed project aims to address the high risk cases from the host community affected by the Syria crisis, along with Syrian Refugees settling in Beirut, Mt. Lebanon, Central Bekaa (Zahle), North Lebanon (T5, Akkar and Zgharta) and South Lebanon (Saida) and the surrounding areas. An estimated number of 192 children will benefit from case management, around 40% of those are from the Lebanese Host Community and 60% are Syrian Refugees, 132 out of these are high risk cases that need direct intervention and continuous support. 
The project is designed to provide case management and specialised services for children, including legal support and opening of protection files for high risk cases, psychological and psychiatric services to the abused children and their families. 
The goals of the proposed project is to improve the well-being of girls and boys vulnerable to violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect by increasing their access to essential services in the areas of protection, education and health and by strengthening family, community, civil society and Government, child protection systems. Following the cut on budget in the CP sector that took place in November 2017, the requested funds are critical to maintain the services provided to most vulnerable groups and high risk cases, whereby 132 cases were being followed up directly by himaya's team and whom would have been directly affected by the situation.
Improve access of Syrian children for education by supporting three schools in Jarabulus countryside (Aleppo governorate) This project consist of supporting three schools in Jarabulus suburb (Aleppo governorate). 
 The support of this schools includes: 
-minor rehabilitation for 30 classrooms in three schools in the mentioned area during the first month in project,
- provide these rehabilitated classrooms  with essential equipment to improve conditions of education in these poor areas (fans-heaters) etc.
- Awareness campaign (back to school) to encourage parents to send their children to school.
- provide 7-months of non-formal education (Catch-up classes) the Syrian curriculum adopted by the Syrian interim government will be taught for students who have dropped out of school, where these students will make a level test before starting their education in order to identify appropriate grade for each student (The exam is approved by the Syrian Ministry of Education to determine the level of primary school students since 2003)
- provide students with stationery and textbooks.
- capacity building for the teachers and schools personnel through two rounds training (EIE) and (INEE)  inside syria.
- incentives for teachers and schools personnel.
This project aim to ensure safe and equitable access to non-formal education for crisis-affected children 5 to 12 in targeted regions (kerata, qirq moghar amp marma al hajar villages ) which in severe need according to both cluster needs assessment and our needs assessment. 
This project will target 1217 students, 663 male and 554 female ( the total number of girls and boys 5-12 aged in the targeted areas) and 36  teachers ,22 male and 14 female (the total number of primary school  teachers in targeted areas) and 9 administrative staff (3 director, 3 secretary and 3 cleaner)  3 male and 6 female (where this project seek to enhance women support culture in these rural areas) . 
The project also includes field visits to schools and families conducted by Participatory meal officers team( PMO) and their supervisor  who are considered as a M amp E staff . They will conduct those visit in order to monitoring this project not just in schools but even in the homes (with children, with parents, with local leaders) this staff  have an experience in community mobilizing and connection with community leaders.  
The project will aspire to meet an international  standards of  UNESCO (full and equal opportunities for education for all, advance the ideal of equality of educational opportunity without regard to race, sex or any distinctions, economic or social’
Planned project duration is 9-months.
The Provision of RH, IMCI and Nutrition Health Services to IDP and Host Communities in Northern Syria. The project will address the health needs of both IDP and Host Communities in Western countryside of Idleb and Northern countryside of Aleppo with an emphasis on continuity of current projects and ensure available medical services across the continuum of health through, Reproductive, and Nutrition Health Services. Project activities will support existing Reproductive Health and Pediatric Hospitals.