Provision of WASH Emergency Assistance to 56,151 Vulnerable Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Host Community Members in Britel and Douris cadasters, Baalbek-Hermel governorate and in Amaret Baykat, Aidamoun, Qenieh, Mounse, Aarqa, Cheikh Mohammad, Chir Hmairine, Halba, Mqaiteaa, Akkar governorate. Lebanon has been in the midst of a perfect storm of crises the onset of the financial crisis in October 2019, followed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the depreciation of the Lebanese pound, resulted in heightened costs of living, and drove vulnerable households further into poverty. Additionally, the country suffers from extreme power outages interrupting water supply, and drinking water provision, causing additional burdens for vulnerable populations. Lebanese in host communities and Syrian refugees are suffering from lack of basic services. Although Lebanon is known for abundant water resources, yet without the implementation of strategies to conserve and protect them, it remains one of the most water-threatened across Arab countries. 
Moreover, North Lebanon and Bekaa Water Establishments have been hit by the financial crisis, losing employees, and lacking the necessary funds to implement critical repairs. The fuel shortage and energy crisis in the country, and the subsequent increase in fuel prices, rendered the public water systems inactive. Villages and cities across Lebanon only receive 1 or 2 hours of electricity per day, having to heavily rely on private generators for power. More specifically, the North Lebanon and Bekaa Water Establishment (NLWE amp BWE) have generators in some pumping stations under their jurisdiction, but the lack of funding to procure fuel for these stations has caused a critical water shortage in both areas. Last year, both Establishments received aid from external organizations in the form of fuel, which allowed them to run their pumping stations, however, this temporary solution was just a band-aid. Additionally, the low level of fuel provision for generators, and the need to run the generators for the longest possible times, has caused many of them to break down, as they are being run after reaching critically low fuel levels in the tanks, further exasperating the problem.

The proposed intervention aims to improve access to safe domestic and drinking water through the provision of an environmentally friendly and cost-effective energy source to water-deprived areas, and through the rehabilitation of existing boreholes. The proposed intervention targets nine areas in Akkar, namely Amaret Baykat, Aidamoun, Qenieh , Mounse, Aarqa, Cheikh Mohammad, Chir Hmairine, Halba, Mqaiteaa, and two areas in Baalbeck being Britel and Douris restoring access to basic services that have been lost or damaged due to the protracted and interconnected political, financial, and humanitarian crises, thus reducing the risk of morbidity and mortality, and existing social tensions associated with limited access to water. The target localities include schools (Baalbeck-Hermel: 2 in Douris and 2 in Britel Akkar: 2 in Aamaret El Baykat, 4 in Aidamoun, 2 in Qenieh and 1 in Mouse), therefore the response also reinforces access to school for school aged children. 
In Akkar, the response includes the provision of fuel for a generator operating the water source of Amaret Baykat, as a temporary measure until the energy source is installed and operational.

SI, will ensure “Do No Harm” and “Accountability to Affected Populations” concepts are well considered in all phases of the project cycle, through deep assessment of needs, conflict sensitivity and having a well-established and operated feedback and complaint mechanism in place, 

The intervention will target 56,151 beneficiaries, of which 50% are children, 52% are females, and 11% are People with Special needs.