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Providing Life-saving GBV services during Covid-19 in Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, and North Lebanon to vulnerable women from host and refugee communities. This project aims to provide emergency, life-saving GBV response services during the COVID-19 pandemic to survivors and those at risk of GBV in three Lebanese governorates: Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, and North. This will be accomplished by presenting a multi-sectorial response encompassing provision of safe apartments to those at risk or survivors of GBV, Covid-19 positive or at risk of contracting the virus, access to COVID-19 testing, (remote) case management support, and one-time disbursement of emergency cash assistance.
Construction of private latrines for 204 households for persons with special needs, older persons and serious medical conditions residing in informal settlements in T5 to prevent COVID-19 transmission. LebRelief will construct 204 latrines with hand-washing stations in informal tented settlements in T5 to provide clean and adequate access to WASH-facilities in response to the COVID-19 health emergency. The assessment identified 204 households with WASH-gaps and increased at-risk persons to COVID-19 due to special needs, older age, serious medical conditions and other specific needs, including female headed households. The targeted households are located in the districts of T+5 (Minieh-Danniyeh, Bcharee, Batroun, Tripoli, Zghartaa and Koura). These districts fall under LRC’s area of intervention, but are not currently targeted under its WASH programming.
Needs and Vulnerability Assessment for Stranded Migrant Workers in Lebanon The needs and vulnerability assessment is designed to determine priority needs and risks of migrants as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and the financial crisis in Lebanon, and to guide current and future programming that serve the most vulnerable migrants with access to emergency humanitarian aid, as well as to voluntary return programs. Migrant Workers in Lebanon include domestic migrant workers, “live-out” migrant workers, as well as migrants workers living in Lebanon and working as freelancers. 
Specifically, the assessment looks at the impact of the economic crisis that erupted in 2019 and the health crisis of 2020, on the protection, social, economic, financial and health situation of migrants living in Lebanon.
IOM Lebanon will assess vulnerable migrant worker cases mainly referred to the Emergency, Counter-Trafficking and Operations department through the following entities / mechanisms:
-	Cases are referred by embassies and consulates of countries of origin (lists and contact information of migrant workers in need of assistance are shared with IOM)
-	coordination with NGOs, CSOs, UN agencies and other humanitarian actors responding to migrant worker needs (case by case basis)
-	self-referred cases of highly vulnerable migrant workers who are either under-represented by or feel at risk of harm while seeking assistance from their respective embassies / consulates in country
Emergency assistance of Gender Based Violence survivors (Syrian refugees and migrant workers) during COVID-19 outbreak in Caritas Mount Lebanon shelter The aim of this project is to assist Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors and Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) fragilized by the period of confinement related the COVID-19 outbreak. Caritas Lebanon (CL) remain fully engaged towards the most vulnerable, regardless of the age, gender and nationality. This project focuses mainly on Migrant Domestic Workers according to the current funding gaps. 
Through this project, new referrals of GBV survivors from the refugee population and vulnerable MDWs will be accommodated in an adequate protective shelter providing them with all GBV services and COVID-19 health prevention/assistance. Also, vulnerable MDWs suspected of confirmed COVID-19 cases will have access to healthcare services, remote counselling and emergency cash assistance.
Enhancing the response to migrant domestic workers, Lebanese and Syrian refugees SGBV victims in Lebanon in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this project is to provide immediate protection response and comprehensive assistance to women victims or at high-risk of SGBV whose vulnerabilities have been exacerbating since the COVID-19 outbreak throughout Lebanon, namely survivors of domestic violence, women victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and migrant domestic workers victims of abuse and exploitation from all nationalities.
Specifically, this project enables the provision of four essential services in response to the risks and challenges faced by SGBV survivors in Lebanon in these critical times. The services include 1. Access to transitional safe spaces for victims in need of emergency shelters, 2. Operations of KAFA’s call center and helplines and provision of remote case management services to SGBV victims, 3. Access to health services related to COVID-19 specifically testing and treatment, and 4. Provision of cash assistance to meet urgent needs of SGBV victims and mitigate additional risks due to shortage in financial resources.
Integrated comprehensive primary healthcare services for disaster affected populations in Beirut in four PHCCs Support from the Humanitarian Fund will allow IMC to provide essential health services for the population of Beirut following the 4 August port explosions that killed at least 170 people and left thousands injured. Activities include a comprehensive package of renovation to 4 Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) supply of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and consumables including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and primary healthcare and mental health and psychosocial support service provision. The PHCCs include Al Zahraa Health Center, Karagheusian for Children Care in Lebanon, El Kayan Medical Center – Chiah, Socio-Medical Center – El Fanar. Approximately 197,771 people reside in the catchment population of these PHCCs. (Please note, “International Medical Corps (IMC) is a US-registered independent affiliate organization of International Medical Corps UK (IMC UK), with which IMC UK shares the same name and charitable objectives and mission. IMC UK and IMC work together to deliver assistance programs in an accountable and effective manner in pursuit of their commonly-held charitable objectives. IMC UK will engage IMC to implement its programmes in the field, with IMC UK oversight, according to the terms and conditions of the agreement that results from this proposal and the terms of the parties’ administrative service agreement. Together with IMC Croatia, IMC provides administrative and operational support to IMC UK and to the programmes on the ground, including but not limited to financial management, banking and cash management, procurement management/international procurements and logistics.”)
Closing Gaps in PSEA Prevention and Response among Humanitarian Workers and Vulnerable Populations in Lebanon. This project aims to close gaps in responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by humanitarian aid and development workers against service users. This will be accomplished by presenting a multi-faceted approach encompassing training frontliners and responders on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), reporting, referral, and investigation mechanisms, as well as engaging with local communities to develop or adapt of training materials on PSEA for children/adolescents and persons with disabilities (PwDs).
Protection of 750 Vulnerable Migrant Workers Following COVID-19 Lock-down and the Economic Crisis The project is designed to respond to both emergency protection needs as well as COVID-19 prevention. Amel aims to support at-risk migrant workers, facing increased vulnerability as a result of increasing difficulty to meet their basic needs due to the enhanced and prolonged isolation measures in a context of deteriorating socio-economic situation especially in the lack of USD to receive their salaries and to send their remittances back home as a result of the devaluation of the currency. The project will also provide resources to enable safe, just, voluntary returns. 

This will be achieved through a comprehensive approach, building off the provision of basic protection assistance to stabilize the targeted individuals’ situation, namely food baskets, non-food items (NFI), shelter support (Cash for rent or emergency accommodation), primary health care package (including consultations, hygiene kits, awareness and PCR testing), legal aid, in addition to voluntary return back to countries of origin.
Shelter weatherproofing for 21600 Syrian refugees and site improvements in 55 informal settlements in Arsal, Bekaa, North and Akkar The aim of the project is to support the winter preparedness of 25.605 Syrian refugees living in informal settlements in Aarsal, other regions of the Bekaa and in the most flood-prone areas in the Akkar and the North regions. The project responds to a critical gap in the provision of shelter winterization by providing shelter weatherproofing and insulation kits, as well as site improvements in informal settlements. The project is a direct continuation of shelter activities implemented by PCPM on a large-scale in Aarsal since 2018 and is part of PCPM shelter strategy.
  
Activities planned in this project will contribute to covering the gap identified by the shelter sector in Lebanon: 
1) Provision of weatherproofing kits to all inhabitants of Aarsal whose temporary shelters require improvement before the winter season 2020/2021. Thanks to the co-financing from the Polish Aid programme, the project will cover the whole gap estimated to be at 4600 households in need of shelter weatherproofing kit 
2) Provision of 1000 insulation kits to raise the thermal comfort level during winter for selected households with protection concerns, especially people with special needs and female-headed households, as they are the least likely to access livelihoods to prepare for the winter conditions 
3) Site improvement in 55 informal settlements which are at the highest risk of flooding during winter. The interventions in the settlements include gravelling to reduce the mud and allow better water draining, as well as the construction of water retaining walls and drainage channels. This activity will be complemented by technical training and capacity development support to PCPM implemented by MEDAIR. 
4)  In addition, COVID-19 emergency activities will be implemented within the project to contribute to the interagency response to the pandemic in the shelter sector. 

The project will focus on protection-concern cases, which will be prioritized for assistance. Post-distribution monitoring and final evaluation of the project will allow to properly verify the quality of the provided assistance as well as its impact on the well-being of members of the targeted population.
Providing in-kind food assistance and disinfection kits/IPC Kits for 1200 Lebanese and 800 Syrian persons with disabilities and older persons living in North Lebanon and Akkar. In addition to the Covid-19 pandemic that is threatening to push thousands of vulnerable Lebanese HH (Households) into severe hunger, Lebanon is facing an escalating political and economic crisis that is impeding Lebanese population from accessing livelihood opportunities and fall in extreme poverty. One of the most affected categories is the group of persons with disabilities and older persons, who initially suffer from systematic state neglect and marginalization. Based on FoH long experience in the field of disability, we can assert that the reasons behind the severe vulnerability of PWDs and older persons are the following: inaccessibility conditions, the high unemployment rates, poor social systems with limited subsidies, non-inclusive policies and programs, the negative attitudes and social stigma, thus the Lebanese and Syrian PWDs and older persons are facing increased vulnerability related to food insecurity and a high risk of infection due to COVID-19.
This project aims at targeting 2000 persons with disabilities and older persons (1200 Lebanese and 800 Syrians) in urgent need for assistance and intervention by providing life-saving assistance such as in kind home-based food distribution and disinfection kits, for 5 months starting September 1st and ending by January 2021. This project covers the geographical areas of North Lebanon and Akkar. FoH will develop a vulnerability assessment tool inspired by WFP's Lebanese vulnerability assessment tool in order to assess the vulnerability of the beneficiaries and prioritize those at urgent need. In order to avoid service duplication, FoH will regularly share the lists of possible Lebanese beneficiaries with WFP for final approval.
The outreach modality is based on 3 pillars. The first one, FoH will rely on accumulated data of PWDs and older persons. The second one will be referrals from food security sector partners. The third pillar will rely on self-referred cases.
Procurement of the most needed 6 chronic medication as a health response to Beirut explosion The required fund is to procure generic medication for the treatment of patients with chronic diseases. The procured medications are intended to fill the gap of the nationally operating Medical Program, managed by YMCA, on behalf of MoPH, through which 60 kinds of Medications for chronic illnesses are provided. This Chronic medications program, operational since 1988, subsidized by the MOPH ensures procurement, distribution, and monitoring of utilization of Chronic medications for Non-Communicable Diseases ( NCD) through a network of 451 PHC centres belonging to NGOs, MOSA, and MOPH across the country. 
 
The chronic medications are purchased based on an approved Essential Chronic medications list (find it in the Documents upload section) that is updated every 3 years through a yearly agreement with YMCA for around 204,541 registered poor Lebanese and Syrian refugees patients. The YMCA project data analysis of the previous year show a distribution of 58% of female beneficiaries against 42% of Male beneficiaries. It is to be noted that the main target beneficiaries are older women and men due to the nature of chronic diseases age categories of total beneficiaries, some 0.23 % are children.
 
With the explosion that destroyed Beirut the 4th of August, the sharp rising of covid19 infection rate, the down spiralling economy and the meltdown of the national currency, all in addition to the influx of Syrian refugees/ displaced, particularly concentrated in the poorest Lebanese communities, the need for Chronic medications to treat noncommunicable diseases patients (cardiovascular, diabetes, dyslipidemia, asthma,….) has increased tremendously in the most affected areas. As well, The MOPH was not able to support the procurement of chronic medications for the years 2019 and 2020. The project proposes to ensure uninterrupted access to medications which will significantly reduce complications rate due to NCDs, and subsequently reduce the cost of health care as well as mortality and morbidity, for children and elderly in particular.
Construction of 100 Latrines for People with Specific Needs in Akkar (North) – (80 in ITS and 20 in collective shelters) Concern Worldwide (CWW) will support 100 PWSNs (including older persons, people with serious medical conditions, people with mental and physical disabilities, female head of households, children engaged in the worst forms of child labor, women and girls at risk and people affected by COVID-19 in a context of deteriorating socio-economic situation), with a WASH response in Akkar supporting their emergency needs. 
The target will be Syrian refugees and this group will benefit from the following as aligned with the priority actions of LHF: 
- Construction of latrines with hand-washing stations for 100 PWSNs in informal settlements (80) and collective shelters (20).
Concern will organise joint assessments with the Lebanese Red Cross in targeted informal Settlements of Akkar to construct adapted latrines for PWSNs while ensuring adequate handover and maintenance needs with the Lebanese Red Cross. Concern will use database from COSIMA and referrals to identify PWSNs in need of latrine construction in Collective Shelter.
ENHANCING PROTECTION OF ZAMBIA S SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY AT-RISK ELEPHANT POPULATION, BY SUSTAINING CRITICAL ANTI-POACHING SUPPORT AND ADDRESSING INCREASING HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT The purpose of this project is to support an elephant conservation effort in South Luangwa National Park by strengthening elephant protection, biological monitoring, and community engagement. As part of the Luangwa-Zambezi Valley savanna elephant stronghold, this ecosystem is home to Zambias largest population of elephants, with approximately 14,000 individuals. This project is intended to conserve African savanna elephants and their habitat by addressing the impacts of poaching, human-elephant conflict (HEC), and loss of tourism revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific activities include: (1) provisioning adequate field supplies for year-round anti-poaching patrols (e.g., food rations, vehicle fuel, and vehicle spare parts) and procuring a speed boat and engine to increase rainy season patrols; (2) providing operational support to the canine detection unit; and (3) expanding HEC Rapid Response Unit efforts, including patrol deployment, construction of elephant-proof electric fencing and grain stores to reduce crop raiding, and conducting HEC sensitization and awareness programming
African Elephant Conservation Fund Utilizing critical village scout ground patrols, aerial surveillance and monitoring to improve elephant protection in the South Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Support for black rhino population protection and monitoring management operations in North Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Combatting the Emerging Trade in Big Cats and Pangolins in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia "The purpose of this project is to improve leopard, lion, and pangolin conservation in Zambia and reduce poaching mortalities of these species. Wildlife anti-trafficking efforts have focused on elephants and rhinos in Africa; however there is increasing evidence that trade in other threatened species is rapidly increasing, making collaboration with existing anti-trafficking efforts of paramount importance. In collaboration.with Investigations and Intelligence Units under the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Conservation South Luangwa has already identified the border city of Chipata to be a major hub of wildlife trafficking and collectively the collaborating partners are well-placed to expand anti-trafficking efforts to combat these new threats. Specific activities will include: (1) working with wildlife investigators to identify and understand the origins of the trade; (2) identifying key perpetrators involved in trafficking; and (3) ensuring perpetrators are arrested and convicted. "
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-INCLUSIVE CONSERVATION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN THE NORTH LUANGWA ECOSYSTEM, ZAMBIA SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE CONSERVATION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN THE NORTH LUANGWA ECOSYSTEM, ZAMBIA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION EFFORT IN NORTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK (NLNP) BY STRENGTHENING ELEPHANT PROTECTION AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, AND BUILDING A CONSTITUENCY FOR ELEPHANT CONSERVATION. AS PART OF THE LUANGWA ZAMBEZI VALLEY SAVANNA ELEPHANT STRONGHOLD, THIS ECOSYSTEM IS HOME TO ZAMBIA S LARGEST AND MOST STABLE POPULATION OF ELEPHANTS (APPROXIMATELY 14,000 INDIVIDUALS) AND ITS ONLY BLACK RHINO POPULATION. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONSERVE AFRICAN SAVANNA ELEPHANTS AND THEIR HABITAT BY ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF POACHING, HABITAT LOSS, HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC), AND LOSS OF TOURISM REVENUE DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) PROVIDING AERIAL ELEPHANT MONITORING SUPPORT FOR HEC AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN NLNP ADJACENT GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS (2) PURCHASING RATIONS (MAIZE MEAL) FROM HEC AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH LINKS BETWEEN RURAL FARMING LIVELIHOODS AND ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND (3) CONDUCTING HEC MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OFELEPHANT PROOF GRAIN STORES, PURCHASE OF MOTORCYCLES TO ENABLE SAFE DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY LED MINI CHANGE PROJECTS, AND REGIONAL EXCHANG
Protecting Endangered Vultures and other Threatened Wildlife of the Kasanka..National Park, Zambia this project will strengthen conservation measures around the core vulture breeding and roosting area in Kasanka National Park. Specific objectives include: (1) Strengthening of law-enforcement operations; (2) Ensuring total exclusion of fires from the sensitive evergreen forests in which vultures breed and roost; (3) improving accessibility to the core area to enable law-enforcement, fire fighting, tourism operations and other protection measures (4) Generating additional funds through tourism in order to improve financial sustainability for protection activities while reducing disturbance for breeding
The purpose of this project is to maintain anti-poaching pressure to conserve Zambias largest elephant population. The purpose of this project is to maintain anti-poaching pressure to conserve Zambias largest elephant population. Estimated at around 100,000 elephants in the 1970s, the Luangwa Valley still contains Zambias largest population of elephants, with around 14,000 individuals surviving across a complex of protected areas, game management areas, and village lands. Additionally, the Luangwa Valley is home to Zambias only population of black rhino. This project works with the Government of Zambia to support an anti-poaching presence in North Luangwa National Park, home to around 4,500 elephants, where sustained long-term efforts have reduced poaching in the park. Poaching incidents and other signs of illegal activities continue to increase in adjacent areas, however, and the elephant population is considered at risk of an escalation in illegal killing if support for anti-poaching efforts were to decrease. Specific activities include: (1) operational support for anti-poaching units, including patrols, rations, equipment, and deployment vehicles; and (2) park infrastructure development and maintenance, including road repairs and fire management
Black rhino population management and protection monitoring operations in North Luangwa Park, Zambia This grant supports ongoing expenses for monitoring, management, and protection of North Luangwa's reintroduced population of sourthern black rhinos.
Critically-Endangered Species-International Grants Decreasing snaring mortality on transboundary source populations of African wild dogs in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia through community-based law enforcement
Combatting increasing pressures on the threatened elephant population in Zambia's south Luangwa National Park, with improved technology and strengthening local law enforcement capacity Operational anti-poaching support for wildlife police officers and community scouts, including patrol equipment and rations, service for patrol vehicles, and coordination with the government parks authority; and to upgrade of radio communication system, including conversion to digital radios, and specialized training for control room operators.
African Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Conserving vital habitat for the elephant population of Kasanka National park and the Greater Bangweulu Area, Zambia