The provision of Shelter assistance to the most vulnerable populations affected by the Syrian Crisis living in Mount Lebanon This project will target and provide direct shelter assistance to 210 elderly Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese living in residential and non-residential Sub-Standard Buildings (SSB) in urban areas and informal settlements (IS) in Mount Lebanon over a 6 month period, from 1st February to 31st August 2019. The focus of this project will be meeting the needs of the elderly (60 years old and above) Syrian refugee population, an under-served vulnerable group that continues to face increased challenges in accessing basic services, meeting basic and specific needs, because services are rarely made inclusive and accessible for this group. Medair will provide targeted shelter assistance for this group, which will include: rehabilitation of residential SSBs in urban areas and weatherproofing and minor repair (WMR) of non-residential SSBs in urban areas and informal settlements.To complement this, Medair will also include tailored shelter interventions for People with Specific Needs (PwSN) in its SSB rehabilitation and WMR works, where appropriate, focusing on elderly persons with mobility challenges. Medair will also assist 5 elderly living in IS by providing tailored shelter intervention to improve mobility inside and around their shelters. Medair will target 2 districts in Mount Lebanon: Alley andChouf. Beneficiary targeting will be done using the UNHCR Refugee Assistance Information System (RAIS) database, VASyR household assessment data and technical assessments undertaken by the Medair Shelter team. In addition, Medair will accept referrals from the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities (LUPD) and other agencies working with elderly PwSN in Mount Lebanon. Medair will also develop close coordination with Protection partners working in this area (e.g. INTERSOS) and with municipalities to improve the identification of vulnerable elderly, including vulnerable Lebanese.In addition to the provision of shelter assistance to elderly Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese, Medair will conduct 2 capacity building training's targeted 60 staff from National NGOs (including LHF national partners), whoare implementing shelter interventions across Lebanon. One of the training's will focus on shelter assistance in informal settlements and second one shelter interventions in urban (non-residential) areas, respectively. Specific topics will include, but not limited to, identification and eligibility criteria, assessments, distributions, technical assistance and modalities (e.g. contracted-led vs. beneficiary led). Medair will facilitate these training, alongside other INGOs (e.g. Save the Children) and in close coordination with the shelter sector. This component will utilise Medair’s experience and expertise in shelter activities, and capacitate National NGOs.  As lead partner for the Inter-Agency Mapping Platform (IAMP) under UNHCR from 2016 to date, Medair has unique access to all informal settlements in Mount Lebanon and has fostered positive relationships with municipalities and communities in Mount Lebanon for its mapping activities, giving it a firm basis on which to expand its current Shelter programme into Mount Lebanon. This project will build upon Medair’s experience and expertise in SSB rehabilitation and tailored shelter interventions for the elderly, including PwSN. The Lebanon Humanitarian Fund will contribute to these critical activities.