Enable a more accountable, evidence-based and inclusive response (100% - Priority Two b and c) for 1,840 child, youth, caregivers and community members from host, refugee and migrant communities in Saida and BML The overall Action is a response to priority two of the allocation enable a more accountable, evidence-based and inclusive response for children, youth, caregivers and community members from host, refugee and migrant communities in Saida and Beirut/Mount Lebanon through an integrated Child protection and Psychosocial Support program. 

The action is in line with chapter B “promote the inclusion of the most vulnerable people in need of assistance” under priority two through 1) responding to the immediate needs through case management and focused psychosocial support, while simultaneously 2) building a preventive and protective environment for children, youth and community facilitators with different type of disabilities and by 3) enhancing community based child protection on key child protection concerns through community engagement activities. In addition, it will reduce the vulnerability of children and caregivers by 4) enhancing their knowledge, positive coping skills through community based psychosocial support complemented with performing art such as puppets, clowning or theater.

The suggested action is also linked to chapter A “Strengthened accountability to affected people” as the Child Friendly Feedback and complaint mechanism is embedded in all of War Child programming, in addition to PSEA and integrity policy. 

War Child is committed to a participatory process and community-based approach by a continuous collaboration with communities and local actors and Civil Society Organizations as it is the most effective and efficient method to respond to the rising needs, therefore is committed to priority three, by working with National NGOs mainly Red Oak who will lead the implementation in Saida and Beirut/Mount Lebanon. War Child will be responsible for 1) the overall grant and project management, and donor engagement 2) the development of CSOs' capacity on Psychosocial Support activities and overall case management supervision, coaching, and quality assurance 3) the development of CSOs capacity and front liners included in the project on technical and operational levels, given that War Child has an established child protection and evidence based Psychosocial Support program in Lebanon 

War Child and Red Oak will directly target 1,840 participants, of which 1,350 Children (50% girls, 50% boys), 490 caregivers (50% women, 50% men).The program will target children at risk and/or survivors of violence, abuse, and exploitation, including vulnerability criteria identified by the LHF and specifically: children at risk of drop out, children out of school, children with visual, auditory, wheelchair users, and other types of impairments (10% of the direct target), working children and child survivors of SGBV. Final beneficiaries include approximately 4000 siblings, peers, parents/caregivers of those children directly targeted as well as community members. Siblings and peers will benefit from the skills and knowledge passed on by targeted children and parents/caregivers will be supported to give necessary care to prevent child protection issues.