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This cross sectional survey was conducted among Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, to monitor access to and utilization of key health services. Refugees in Lebanon are predominantly living in urban areas and informal settlements and there are no refugee camps.

Between 2011 and 2013, the Lebanese population increased by 30% due to the influx of Syrian refugees.

Since the start of the revolution in Syria, the number and activities of Syrian civil society organisations (CSOs) have multiplied extraordinarily.

The 2015 Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) Report highlights that in 2013, 147 countries received humanitarian assistance, with countries from the Arab region, particularly those affected by the Syrian crisis, being the highest beneficiaries of aid.

Local actors experience conflicts first hand. Therefore, they have an intimate understanding of what conflict dynamics need to be addressed in order to build sustainable peace.

This study explores the role of community-based organizations in preparing for and responding to crisis in Lebanon.

The objective of the report is to identify the psychosocial impact and needs of humanitarian actors working with refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, North Iraq and Palestine.

Syrian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were literally born during the current crisis, in response to various issues stemming from it.

يوجد في لبنان 21 سجنا وأربعة من هذه السجون مخصصة للنساء. و هناك سجنان اضافيان للأحداث. انّ الكشف النفسي و الرعاية الصحية النفسية غائبان في السجون اللبنانية. نأمل أن التوصيات الصادرة في هذه الدراسة تصبح واقعا كما أنها ستغير حياة العديد من الأشخاص المنسية خلف القضبان وستمنع "حكم بالسجن مدى الحياة" مماثل في المستقبل للسجناء.

Lebanon has a total of 212 prisons, out of which 4 are specific to women. And there are 2 additional prisons dedicated to minors. Mental health screening and care is absent in Lebanese prisons. Catharsis hopes the recommendations from this study become a reality as they will change the live of many forgotten person behind bars, some of whom have been in prison for over 35 years, and it will prevent a similar “life sentence” fate for future mentally ill inmates.

GVC and YAB have implemented a pilot initiative in 6 public schools in order to provide directors, teachers, special educators and social workers with technical tools and expertise to encourage the inclusion of children with special needs. Almost 60 children have been included in regular classes all along the implementation (2012-2015). At the same time, the project involved parents and communities where the 6 schools are located to raise culture of diversity and respect and to enhance participation of children with special needs at all levels of social and cultural life.

ينتمي مفهوم المجتمع المدني إلى تلك المجموعة من المفاهيم التي كلما زاد حضورها في حياة الناس زاد عليهم غموضها، ما يحوّلها إلى أيقونة يحتشد الناس انتصارا لها وينبرون للدفاع عنها، خاصة في بلدان الاستبداد حيث يُحاصر المجتمع المدني ويُضَيّق عليه الخناق حتى يكاد يختنق ويتلاشى. والواقع أن لمفهوم المجتمع المدني دلالات متغيرة بتغيّر الأوضاع التي تمر بها الدولة والمجتمع. كذا هو الحال في منتقطنا حيث تختلف دلالة المجتمع المدني إبان بداية أحداث العنف اختلافا جذريا عما كانت عليه قبلها وكذلك عما آلت إليه الأوضاع اليوم. لكن يبقى وجود مجتمع مدني حر وفاعل شرطا أساسيا لتحقيق الديمقراطية المنشودة، ولا يبدو هذا...

The objective of the Civil Society Review is to bring civil society practitioners, experts, activists, and researchers together to develop knowledge, as well as to innovate new tools and practices so as to strengthen Lebanon’s civil society and its voice. The Civil Society Review produces evidence-based research and analysis and disseminates findings and recommendations to promote civic engagement, shape policies, and stimulate debate within civil society spheres in Lebanon.

Launched on 12 December 2014, the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) describes the essential elements of principled, accountable and quality humanitarian action.

This study sought to characterize the physical and emotional conditions, dietary habits, coping practices, and living conditions of this elderly population arriving in Lebano

This document represents the strategic plan of the Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association,MENAHRA, for the period of July 2014 till December 2019. The development of a revised strategic plan was necessary due to the new challenges faced, and changing contexts in which MENAHRA has been operating in the past few years. Established in 2007 as a network of organisations with a central Secretariat in Beirut and three Knowledge Hubs in Iran, Lebanon and Morocco,MENAHRA has taken on additional roles over the past years, including the management of a large regional HIV grant. The...

Policy Brief | August 2014
Jeanne d’Arc Street; A Model Pedestrian-Friendly Street for all of Beirut by Cynthia Myntti and
Mounir Mabsout
Walking, it has been said, is the ultimate form of sustainable public transportation. Beirut, however, is one of the most pedestrian unfriendly cities in the world. Many streets do not even have sidewalks, and where they exist, they are often broken, or obstructed, or hazardous when wet. In 2010, two units at AUB, the Neighborhood Initiative and the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service, joined forces to design Beirut’s first barrier-free walkway...

The humanitarian aid system is growing and expanding, and so surely its capacity to meet these challenges should also be growing. Yet despite the enormous resources, in the more complex, less high-profile and difficult contexts, MSF teams in the field have seen that humanitarian responses to displacement emergencies have not occurred in a timely and effective way. This is especially the case in conflict areas. These observations have prompted MSF to conduct this review, to better understand how the humanitarian system is responding to acute displacement emergencies. The review is based on...

Integrity’s research highlights that women’s networks and organisations in Syria are active across a range of service delivery sectors. In many cases these groups are either responding to gaps in services provided by other NGOs, civil society organisations (CSO), or other service delivery actors, or they are providing understanding and access to the specific needs of women and children beneficiaries that other groups cannot. Women’s groups interviewed by Integrity are most active (62 per cent) in the education, skills training, and livelihoods sectors. These areas both help meet immediate...

Paris, le 13 février 2014 – Le CCFD-Terre Solidaire en partenariat avec l’Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (IRIS), publie aujourd’hui la première édition du Baromètre des sociétés civiles – L’autre visage de la mondialisation. Ce rapport, auquel ont participé des chercheurs de l’IRIS, est le fruit de l’expertise du CCFD-Terre Solidaire qui soutient et accompagne depuis plus de 50 ans des organisations de la société civile (ONG, syndicats, organisations professionnelles, mouvements sociaux) à travers le monde et finance leurs projets. Ce Baromètre prendra chaque année le...