Location
Lebanon
North, Akkar, Beirut, and Mount Lebanon
Beneficiaries
7,000
beneficiairies, including 5,000 women
Period
2024 - 2026
24 months
Context:
In Lebanon, as the country’s economic and humanitarian crisis intensifies, gender inequalities are particularly stark, and access to health care is difficult for women, who are among the most vulnerable. They also face the risk of gender-based and sexual violence.
Project description:
This project aims to address the consequences of the profound economic and humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, which is exacerbating inequalities, particularly those related to gender. Faced with the ever-increasing humanitarian needs, our teams on the ground are mobilized to provide assistance to the most vulnerable populations, with a special focus on women.
Specific objectives:
• Protecting women from the risk of violence: raising community awareness about the risks of violence and how to access appropriate assistance in cases of violence.
• Improving access to sexual and reproductive health and mental health care for the most marginalized individuals: raising awareness among 1,760 people on these topics, providing consultations and sexual health services to women and members of the LGBTQI+ community, and offering counseling sessions.
• Supporting victims of violence: providing support to victims of violence, offering safe shelters for victims, providing psychosocial and legal support, offering financial assistance, building the capacity of staff who handle cases of violence, and distributing dignity kits (hygiene products, underwear, towels, and sanitary pads).
CARE is one of the world’s largest humanitarian networks, with 80 years of experience responding to major crises and operating in Lebanon for the past 20 years. Our priority: to ensure immediate and vital assistance to people who have lost everything.
Key Themes:
Humanitarian help
Protecting women
Security and shelter