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The project is based on the urgency of direct intervention in Akkar and Minnieh with the most vulnerable population at risk in line with the national strategy set in place.

In line with the Cholera Response Plan, the project will target the 3 needs identified by the UNHCR and their key intervention areas: 1) Public health: prevention/surveillance and case management; 2) Community engagement: Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE); and 3) shelter: Hygiene and sanitation conditions in collective shelters.

Al Hadatha has a wide experience in field intervention in Akkar villages and North Lebanon, an excellent relation with the local authorities and a credibility with the local communities and local and international actors, will build on the capacity growth from DRC to respond to a new arising emergency, the Cholera Outbreak in Akkar and Minnieh, the most vulnerable areas in the country.

The project implementation will be taken into consideration some main risks:

The possibility of the spread of related hygiene and sanitation diseases such Hepatitis A. The polluted water will be the source of many infections and disease not exclusively related to Cholera, which will impact negatively the public health.  Moreover, there is a risk in having a shortage in the Cholera Vaccinations shots available in the MOPH, which will not ensure that all inhabitants in need are receiving the needed vaccinations.

Another risk is related to the high cost of drinking water in Lebanon who is costly and is increasing the dependence on unreliable water sources or suppliers. The families with low income cannot afford the cost of buying trusted drinkable water which increases the risks of being suspected to Cholera infection if preventive measures are not being applied.

A general risk is related to the general country situation and its unstable political environment that might deteriorate and might arises conflicts and tension and cause a delay in the activity interventions.

On the weather level, the severe an unusual climate conditions that might affect the access to some rural areas in Akkar especially during winter time.

Anticipated impact:

Reducing the risk of outbreak of the Cholera and raising the community awareness on the topic, giving the local inhabitants in Akkar and North Lebanon, both Lebanese and Syrian the alternative preventive practices and adequate needed infrastructure.

Outputs:

Output 1: 2 community emergency committees composed from 20 volunteers, aged between 18 and 35, empowered to detect and prevent Cholera.

Output 2:  11000 inhabitants from households and others from Lebanese and Syrian with decreased risks of Cholera infection.

In response to the alarming numbers of children, Lebanese and Syrians at risk and outside the formal education system in Akkar governorate, “Al Hadatha” association proposes “Taalim” project that aims to support the national efforts in ensuring inclusive educational opportunities through equitable access to non- formal education to 3000 vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian children in host community.  In specific, the project will ensure non-formal education opportunities (BLN and Retention support) for 3000 children in need, in addition to psychosocial support and case management services for the vulnerable children in Akkar one of the most marginalized areas in Lebanon hosting more than 30% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

With the increase in the numbers of refugees, a significant percentage of children remain without access to formal education or are in high risk of drop out. While the MEHE with the international and local actors are making efforts towards redressing this, the problems seem to relate to whether children can get to school, or there are parental restrictions due to of poverty, high cost of transportation, livelihood circumstances or a lack of commitment and awareness towards the importance of education. The children are being faced by the reality of dropping out of school, and in case they had the chance to enroll in formal education; are found themselves with school educational systems poor in applying child-centered practices and differentiation or in providing support in areas such as mental health, well-being, and trauma alongside the program content. This support is much needed especially that the children in Lebanon, either Syrian or Lebanese, have experienced trauma, conflicts, migration, displacement, and transition. The children’s mental health is threatened in a critical school age, where the child is expected to build the foundation of his personality and adulthood personality.

Hadatha perceives education as a fundamental human right and a life-saving intervention, and an educational community -based response to vulnerable children should be directly tackled.

This project will provide vulnerable children, refugees, and Lebanese, aged between 6 and 16 years alternative flexible pathways. The project will offer enrolled children in schools a highly adaptable Retention Support (RS) program that is flexible to any settings and can take place in Hadatha community learning centers, as part of mobile teaching schemes, either in the morning or in the evening, depending on the child school schedule (morning or afternoon shift); and ensuring that personalized teaching methodologies are in place.

This project will provide vulnerable children, refugees, and Lebanese, drop out of the school system and aged between 8 and 14 years an alternative flexible pathway (Basic literacy and Numeracy). The aim of the BLN programming is to provide disadvantaged children the chance to return to school and to catch up with the formal educational system for those groups whose education pathways were interrupted because of poverty, conflict or violence so they can eventually catch up with the Lebanese educational system.     The project will respond as well to the need of every child, either vulnerable or traumatized, with the provision of psychosocial support services. To sum up, the project will provide children with knowledge and skills responding to their needs to improve their quality of life.

Outputs:

Output 1:  40 volunteers 50% men and 50% women, 50% Lebanese and 50% Syrian, aged above 21 years old from Akkar targeted area, trained on community outreach techniques and on identification of children at risk.

Output 2:  1500 Lebanese and Syrian students enrolled in schools accessing Retention Support program, 50 % Lebanese and 50% Syrian; equally divided among gender, aged between 6 and 16 years.

Output 3: 1500 Lebanese and Syrian out of school students enrolled in BLN program, 30 % Lebanese and 70% Syrian; 40% Girls and 60% boys), aged between 8 and 14 years.

Output 3: 3000 children targeted in RS and BLN programming benefited from Psycho-Social Support (PSS) and social services and have access to relevant resources and including 145 who benefited from case management services.

Project Title: Address the educational and protective needs of vulnerable children through an integrated approach in Akkar.

Global objective: 

Vulnerable girls and boys remain in a protective and inclusive quality education environment for them to fulfill their rights to education and protection

Project Rationale:

The identified needs (financial, academic) of vulnerable households, limit children’s access to rightful education, and increases protection risks, including child labor, child marriage and abuse.

Based on service mapping, a gap in protection support was observed in the selected areas in coordination with the different sectors, and on the interagency service mapping, Hadatha mapped out the different interventions in the prioritized areas to ensure efficiency and avoid duplication.

In addition, the Coordination on school selections with UNICEF, MEHE and the sector will ensure efficient school coverage in addition with local authorities.

Through this intervention Hadatha will be directly contributing to enhancing access and retention of the most vulnerable children from different populations, in most vulnerable areas of Akkar to quality and inclusive education opportunities and in enhancing the quality of the education services provided to the most vulnerable children and thus improving their learning outcomes.

Addressing the economic vulnerability of the households that is pushing families to deprioritize education while not being able to afford educational cost, the intervention aims to raise awareness about the importance of education and engage caregivers in the learning of their children. Provision of hygiene kits  for children registered in public schools and healthy snack for children registered in retention support will help in decreasing the financial burden on caregivers, avoid negative coping mechanisms such as child labor and child marriage, and thus reduce CP risks.

As supportive and complementary learning programs, retention classes will be established in the communities to enhance academic and non-academic competencies. The retention support classes will include homework support and subject specific support to enhance the academic performance in addition to extra-curricular activities.

Hadatha will work with schools and centers, to strengthen local capacities and systems and ensure a longer-term impact within the community. Programs’ staff teachers and community facilitators will be capacitated to ensure quality implementation and delivery of services through a clearly developed capacity development plan established, implemented and supervised by Hadatha. This aims to create a pool of capacities to be invested in future initiatives, from and within the communities.

Outputs: 

Output 1: 3500 Vulnerable girls and boys, with and without disability, from different populations, registered in public schools from grades 1 to 9 access inclusive and adaptive retention support program providing individualized learning support

Output 2: 3500 Vulnerable girls and boys with and without disability in grades 1-9, and their caregivers are benefited from Psycho-Social Support (PSS) and social services and have access to relevant resources, hygiene practice and have case management services and caregiver sessions, respectively.

Project Title Provision of Lifesaving Non-Food and Hygiene Items for IDPs Returnees to Baalbek

Global objective: 

This project aims to provision of Lifesaving Non-Food and Hygiene Items for IDPs Returnees to Baalbek, HADATHA proposes to provide immediate in-kind winterization and hygiene support to the IDPs Returnees to Baalbek to meet basic needs. including the distribution of fuel for heating, diapers, elderly and dignity items.

Project Rationale:

In response to the identified needs, HADATHA proposes a comprehensive intervention to contribute to addressing the humanitarian and early recovery needs of the most vulnerable persons affected by conflict through vulnerable households will be immediately supported to meet their essential basic needs through the provision of winterization and hygiene kits. While the distribution of winterization and hygiene support represents a temporary solution to the most urgent need to have improved access to essential NFIs, interventions will provide immediate life-saving assistance while also have longer-term benefits by increasing the capacity of households to withstand shocks. 

Response to Escalation:

In case of an escalation, Hadatha will respond through the following steps:

• Conduct immediate assessments to identify emerging vulnerabilities and prioritize high-risk areas.
• Strengthen Partnerships: collaborate with humanitarian actors, local authorities, to coordinate responses and avoid duplication.
• Increase monitoring:  to track the effectiveness of interventions and address gaps. 

By integrating these adaptive measures, HADATHA ensures a timely and effective response to protect vulnerable populations and mitigate the impact of escalation.

HADATHA proposes to provide immediate in-kind winterization and hygiene support to the IDPs Returnees to Baalbek to meet basic needs. including the distribution of fuel for heating, diapers, elderly and dignity items these interventions link to the sectors identified in the list of priorities mentioned "Provide access to Non-Food and hygiene items" for IDPs returning to homes and localities that were affected by the bombardments to improve access to commodities necessary for life.

Outputs: 

Output 1.1: 4600 vulnerable conflict-affected individuals in Baalbek have received winterization items.

Output 1.2: 4200 vulnerable conflict-affected individuals in Baalbek have received critical hygiene items.

Global objective: 

Provide emergency Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons living in shelters and affected by Violence, and catalyse a localised and sustainable path of resilience.

Project Rationale:

In response to the onset of the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, HADATHA established its Emergency and Stabilization Program, which provides comprehensive assistance to vulnerable communities in both IDPS and host communities. Since SEP 27, HADATHA has provided targeted assistance to the most vulnerable conflict-affected communities reaching over 10,000 IDPs, and other conflict affected persons in 24 villages in Akkar. In response to the identified needs, HADATHA proposes to provide immediate in-kind winterization and hygiene support to the most vulnerable households as well as emergency food parcels in Akkar to meet basic needs. With over 18 years of experience implementing diverse relief and early recovery projects in Akkar- including the distribution of milk, food parcels, hot meals, diapers, other winterization and hygiene supplies, as well as the rehabilitation of WASH facilities and distribution of essential equipment to social institutions - HADATHA is exceptionally well positioned to deliver the assistance in the proposed action. Target group HADATHA will target low-income households that meet at least one of the following vulnerability criteria: people living with disabilities, including disabled children; elderly persons (70+); households with children (3+); households with family members unable to work.

due to age, disabilities or other causes preventing them from contributing to the household income; single-headed households; and families whose house was destroyed during the conflict. The project will be implemented in Akkar. An estimated 70 per cent of the total individuals targeted through this action reside in locations within the shelters. The remaining 30 per cent live in marginalized and very impoverished areas affected by the lack of service provision, very high levels of unemployment and very poor road infrastructure to connect them with the nearest villages and towns.

Output 1: 6000 vulnerable conflict-affected families from IDPs in Akkar have received shelter kits.

Output 2: 4500 vulnerable conflict-affected Families of IDPs in Akkar have received critical hygiene items.

Output 3: 5567 vulnerable conflict-affected individuals of IDPs in Akkar have received hot meals support.