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LEBANON2017 ANNUAL REPORT
THEIR WORDS,OUR ACTIONS
TABLE OFCONTENTS
4 Letter from the Director
5 About Save the Children• Ourvision• Ourmission• Ourvalues
6 The Numbers: People Served
8 The Length and Breadth: Our Areas of Operation
10 No Time to Wait: Three Moments that Stood Out
13 Realising our Breakthroughs
14 Our ServicesI.EducationII. ChildProtectionIII. ChildPoverty
A.FoodSecurityandLivelihoodsB.ShelterC.WaterSanitationandHygiene
IV. ChildRightsGovernance
27 Gender Equality
29 Their Education, Our Future: Our Campaign
30 Accountability and Transparency
31 Our Staff
32 65 Years
34 Our Donors
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andprotection.In2017wereachedover265,000people,including102,000children,acrossthecountry.I’mproudofthisachievement,butIalsorealisethatit’sonlyasmallcontributiontoamassive,complexsituation–theLebanonCrisisResponsePlanaimstohelpover2.8millionvulner-ablepeople,including1.5millionSyrianrefugees,nearly300,000Palestinianrefugees,and1millionofthepoorestLebanese.ThismeansnearlyhalfthepopulationlivinginLebanonisinneedofsupport.
Whilethosenumbersaredaunting,Iknowthatbywork-inginpartnershipwiththeGovernmentofLebanon,withinternationaldonors,withnationalcivilsociety,andwithlocalcommunities,wecanmakeadifference.WemustcontinuetosupportfamiliesaffectedbythiscrisisuntilthewarinSyriaisover,andthecountrybeginstorecover,rebuild,andbecomeasafeplaceforchildrenonceagain.OnlywhenSyriaistrulysafeforchildren–whentheycannotonlysurvive,butcanalsogrow,developandthrivethere–onlythenwillthiscrisisfinallycometoanend.AndonlywhenI,asaparent,wouldsendmyownchildtoSyria,onlythenwillIfeelthatitissafeforanychild.
MycareerwithSavetheChildrenhasspannedfourcoun-tries–Indonesia,Pakistan,ThailandandnowLebanon– andover10years.Butitwasonlyin2017thatSavetheChildren’svisionandmissionreallyhithomeformebecauseI,too,becameaparent.WhenmysonwasborninFebruary,Ifinallystartedtounderstandthedepthofloveonefeelsforourchildren,andmypassionforhelpingallchildrenthrivedoubled.
Asaparent,aswellastheCountryDirectorforSavetheChildren,itbreaksmyhearttoknowthathundredsofthousandsoffamiliesinLebanon–Syrian,Palestinian,andvulnerableLebanese–arestrugglingtoprovidehealthyfoodfortheirchildren,toensuretheyhaveasafeplacetolive,andtosendthemtoschool.Survival,protection,andeducationarethemostbasicofchildren’srights,yetsomanyfamiliesarefacedwithimpossiblechoices:Should I send my 10-year-old to work so I can pay off our debt? Should I have my 15-year-old daughter marry so we have one less mouth to feed? Should my eldest child stay home so the young-est can go to school?
Noparentshouldbeforcedtomakesuchchoices.
Recognisingthis,SavetheChildrenisworkingtohelpfam-iliesthroughoutLebanonviaholisticprogrammesthatad-dressfamilies’needsforshelter,cleanwater,andlivelihoodopportunities,alongwithchildren’srightstoeducation
Allison ZelkowitzCountryDirectorSave the Children in Lebanon
ABOUTSAVE THE CHILDREN SavetheChildrenhasbeentransforminglivesinLebanonsince 1953,usingrights-basedapproachestoincreasechil-dren’saccesstoquality educationandallowthemgreaterparticipation at family, schoolandcommunitylevels.
SavetheChildrenLebanonCountryOffice,throughthree regional field offices,deliverscomprehensiveinterventionsthattargetchildrenacrossallcommunities.
Withapproximately1.5 million Syrian refugeescurrentlylivinginLebanon,basicneedshavebecomehardertomeetandfulfillingchildren’srightshasbecomechallenging.Coor-dinationwithGovernmentbodies,theUNandotherhumani-tarianagencieshashelpedchannelSavetheChildren’seffortstoreachthemostvulnerable,wherevertheyare.
EffortstosupportrefugeepopulationshavecoincidedwithincreasedattentiondedicatedtoequallyvulnerableLebanesefamilies.
SavetheChildrenworkstohelptheGovernmentofLebanontoimprove systems and infrastructureandincreasethechanceforchildrentoliveinasafe and prosperous environment.
OUR VISION
Aworldinwhicheverychildattainstherighttosurvival,protection,developmentandparticipation.
OUR MISSION
Toinspirebreakthroughsinthewaytheworldtreatschildrenandtoachieve immediate and lasting changeintheirlives.
OUR VALUES
AccountabilityWetakepersonalresponsibilityforusingourresourceseffi-ciently,achievingmeasurableresults,andbeingaccountabletosupporters,partnersand,mostofall,children.AmbitionWearedemandingofourselvesandourcolleagues,sethighgoalsandarecommittedtoimprovingthequalityofevery-thingwedoforchildren.CollaborationWerespectandvalueeachother,thriveonourdiversity,andworkwithpartnerstoleverageourglobalstrengthinmakingadifferenceforchildren.CreativityWeareopentonewideas,embracechange,andtakedis-ciplinedriskstodevelopsustainablesolutionsforandwithchildren.IntegrityWeaspiretolivetothehigheststandardsofpersonalhones-tyandbehaviour;wenevercompromiseourreputationandalwaysactinthebestinterestsofchildren.
LETTER FROMTHE DIRECTOR
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Total Number of Children Served
102,150
Total Number of People Served
265,404
Other Services(Cash Consortium)
69,355
Child Poverty
112,060
Child Protection
48,743
Health and Nutrition
18,802
Education
52,799
Child Rights Governance
6,958
THE NUMBERSPEOPLE SERVED
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THE LENGTHAND BREADTHSavetheChildren’sprogrammesarespreadoutacrossLebanon.Theareaswhereweworkaretheareasfoundtobemostinneedbythecross-agencyLebanonCrisisResponsePlan.
SCLOffices
Shelter
BasicAssistance
ChildProtection
Education
FoodSecurity
Livelihoods
Wash
Beirut
Nabatiyeh
Bekaa
Mount Lebanon
North
1 Country Office
3 Field Offices
337 Staff
South
Baalbek
Zahle
El Meten
Jbeil
Keserwane
El BatrounBcharre
Zgharta
El Minieh-Dennie
Akkar
El Hermel
El Koura
Tripoli
Baabda
Chouf West Bekaa
Rachaya
Sour
Bent Jbeil
Marjaayoun
Hasbaya
Jezzine
Aley
Saida
THEIR WORDS,OUR ACTIONS
POPULATIONS IN LEBANON
LebaneseEstimate4,000,000
Syrian RefugeesRegistered997,905 (UNHCRPortal)
UnregisteredEstimate300,000to500,000
Palestine RefugeesRegistered469,555 (UNRWAAnnualReport)
PalestineRefugeesfromSyria32,274(UNRWAAnnualReport)
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EMERGENCY
When: December2017Where: Riyak,theBekaaValleyWhat happened: 147familiesreceivednoticestovacateaninformalsettlementaroundtheRayakAirbaseforsecurityreasons.
Save the Children’s response: Asfamilieslefttheirtentsinsearchforaplacetolive,SavetheChildren’steams,incollaborationwiththeMinistryofSocialAffairsandhumanitarianpartners,workedaroundtheholidayseason’shourstolocateanewsiteandpreparethegroundforfamiliesandchildren.TwodaysintotheNewYear,66familieswerehelpedtoresettle,asanewroadwaspavedandfoundationlaid.Childrenwholostschoolingasaresultwerereferredtonearbyschoolsandservices.Precautionsagainstfireandemergencieswerealsotakenintoconsiderationasthenewstructuresweredesigned.
EMERGENCY
When: October2017Where: Hadath,MountLebanonWhat happened: Upto75Syrianrefugeefamilieswereevictedfollowinganorderbythelocalcouncil.Inadditiontothosewholeftimmediately,upto6,000people,including3,200childrenresidingintheneighbourhoodwereservedwithshortnoticestovacatetheirhouses.
Save the Children’s response: Anassessmentwascarriedouttoensurethatfamiliesmovingouthavemanagedtofindanalternativeplace.Amediastatementwasreleasedtohighlightchildren’srighttosafetyandwarnedagainstabruptmovesthatcouldputtheirphysicalandpsychologicalwell-beingatrisk.WorkingcloselywiththeNorwegianRefugeeCouncil,SavetheChildrenreferredcasesforlegalassistance.
EMERGENCY
When: July2017Where: HaouchMandara,QabElias,theBekaaValleyWhat happened: AfireignitedbyacookingstovesweptthroughaninformalsettlementforSyrianrefugees,causingonedeathandthreeinjuriesanddestroying100tents.
Save the Children’s response: Hoursafterthefirehadbeenputout,SavetheChildren’sShelterteam,withsupportfromUNHCR,steppedintoremovethedebrisandoverhaulthesite.Overthenextsevendays,tirelesseffortshelpedrebuildnewunitsandrestoreasenseofnormalcyafterthedisaster.
‘’Thelastfewdayshavebeendifficult,’’saidfather-of-sevenJihad*,whomovedtoQabEliassettlementonlytwomonthsago.‘’Wehavelostourpossessionsanddocumentsandwereleftwithoutashelter.Butwefeelluckytostayalive.Wearealsohappywiththesupportwereceivedtobuildthenewtent.’’
NO TIMETO WAIT
In2017,SavetheChildreninLebanonrespondedtothreemainemergenciesthatriskedthelivesandjeopardisedthewell-beingofthousandsofchildrenandfamilies.
75 Familiesevictedimmediately
6,000 Peopleorderedtoleaveoverall
3,200 Childrenaffected
Hadath Eviction
74 Familiesevicted
323 Peopleaffected
72 Tentsinstalledatthenewsettlement
66Familiesrelocatedtoanewsite
Riyak Eviction
170 Newarrivalkits
3 Medium-repairkits
10 Drainagekitsprovided
537 Peopleaffected
109 Familiessupportedtorebuild
theirshelters
The Qab Elias Fire Response
3
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…BE THE INNOVATORDevelopandproveevidence-based,replicablebreakthroughsolutionsforproblemsfacingchildren.
…BE THE VOICE Advocate and campaign for better practices and policies to fulfilchildren’srightsandtoensuretheirvoicesareheard(particularlymostmarginalised or those living in poverty).
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS Collaboratewithchildren,civilsociety
organisations,communities,governmentsandtheprivatesectortoshareknowledge,influenceothersandbuildcapacitytoensurechildren’s
rightsaremet.
…ACHIEVE RESULTS AT SCALESupport effective implementation of best practices, programmes andpolicies for children, leveraging our knowledge to ensure sustainableimpact at scale.
REALISING OUR BREAKTHROUGHSThebreakthroughsthatSavetheChildrenaspirestorealiseby2030are:
Practicallyspeaking,thesebreakthroughscanonlyhappenthroughacompletechainofwhatwecalltheTheoryofChange,whichrepresentsthepillarsonwhichourservicesrest.
SURVIVENochilddiesfrompreventablecausesbeforetheirfifthbirthday
THEORy OF CHANGE:ouR moDEL foR INSpIRINg bREAkTHRougHS foR CHILDRENWE WILL...
LEARNAllchildrenlearnfromaqualitybasiceducation
BE PROTECTEDViolenceagainstchildrenisnolongertolerated
FUTURES INTHE MAKING
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Unlikemanysecondshiftrefugeeschools,theKayanyschooloffersanofficialcertificateofgraduationforthosewhocompleteYear9,havingbeenlicensedtoteachtheLebanesecurriculum.
OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Lebanonhasmadegiantstridesingettingmorechildrenintoschool.Inadditiontoprovidingfreeeducationatpublicschools,theMinistryofEducationandHigherEducationopened376secondshiftsforSyriarefugeechildrentoattendintheafternoon.However,accordingtotheLebanonCrisisResponsePlanupdate,thereareoveramillionchildrenofallbackgroundsinneedofeducationassistance.Ofthose,nearly50percentremainoutofschoolduetoanumberofbarriersthatincludeabsenceoftransportmethods,languagedifficultiesandchildlabour.
Totargetthisvulnerablegroup,SavetheChildrensetupBasicLiteracyandNumeracy(BLN)classeswhereanychild,ofanyage,whoisyettolearnhowtoreadandwritecancomeandstartfromscratch.EstablishedatprivateschoolsandcommunitycentresinBeirut,MtLebanon,theNorthandtheSouth,theclassesranforfivehoursaday.ChildrenlearnedfromtextbooksdevelopedtoresembletheLebaneseofficialcurriculum.SavetheChildrenapproachesboostchildren’smoraleandconfidence,particularlyforthose
whohavemissedoutonyearsofschoolandfindthemselveslearningtheletterswithclassmateshalftheirage.
Fatima,12,expressedherwishesasshespentafulldayintheclassroomforthefirsttimeinherlife,“Mybiggesthopeistojointheformalschoolandlearnhowtoreadandwrite.’’
OUR SERVICESInLebanon,acountryofjustundersixmillion,1.5millionLebaneselivebelowthepovertylineof$3.84aday.Ofthose,470,000arechildren.AmongSyrianandPalestinianrefugees,povertyaffects76percentand65percentofbothpopulationsrespectively(LCRP2018update).Morethan50percentofschool-agechildrenareoutofschoolwhilefoodinsecurityremainscriticallyhighasincomeearningopportunitiescontinuetoshrink.
Childrenareatthecentreofeverythingwedo.Wecontinuetoreaffirmourdutytoserveallvulnerablecommunitiesandchildren,wherevertheyare.
I. EDUCATIONTheConventionontheRightsoftheChildmakeseducationthekeytochildren’sdevelopmentthroughallstagesofchildhood.Article28demandsthatprimaryeducationbemadecompulsoryandavailablefreetoall.Italsostipulatesthatmeasuresshouldbetakentoencourageregularattendanceatschoolandreducedrop-outrates.Withthatdynamicinmind,weaddressedtheeducationalneedofchildreninLebanon.
GIRLS’ EDUCATIONGirlsaremoreatriskofremainingoutofschool.Manygirlsattendingafternoonshiftsdon’tfeelsafereturninghomeinthedark,whileothersareforcedtomarrybeforetheyhavereachedtheir18thbirthday.Facedwiththesechallenges,educationoftenends.
SupportedbySavetheChildren,attheKayanyFoun-dationschoolinBekaa,refugeegirlsareempoweredtomakethebestoftheirfutures.TheycometolearntheLebanesecurriculumandacquirelifeskills.Theschoolopenedamorningshifttoencouragegirlstoenrol.
Jana,ofYear9,toldthatsheandherfriends‘’areheretofightforourfuture.”Thisfightcomeswithacademicarmour.Upto150girlslearnaboutarangeofsub-jects,converseinEnglish,andaretrainedincomputerskills.Positivethinking,asJanasaid,istheonlywaytogoaboutit.
165 girls between 14-18 years study at the ‘Malala’ Kayany Foundation school in Bekaa
1,007 children attended BLN classes for five hours a day and five days a week
Children are then referred to public schools to undergo entry tests
The academic cycle runs for eight months
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EARLy CHILDHOOD CAREAND DEVELOPMENT
Successatschoolhingesontheeducationreceivedoutsideofit.Thefirstyearsofachild’slifewilldecidehowsteadytheirdevelopmentisoncetheyjoinschool.
OfficialfiguresinLebanonshowthatonly31percentofschoolsinLebanonprovideEarlyChildhoodEducation.Tobridgethegap,SavetheChildrenincreasedthescale,scopeandfocusofitsnon-formaleducation,prioritisingEarlyChildhoodCareandDevelopment(ECCD)programmessochildrencangetthebeststarttolife.
Inspacesornamentedwithcolourfulpaintingsandshapes,childrenbetween3-6yearsenjoythesafety,friendlinessandinclusivenessofthelearningatmosphere.Theactivitieshelpchildreninteracttogetheranddevelop.Theyarepreparedtomakethetransitiontothefirstyearatschoolassmoothaspossible.
Atover20ECCDcentres,openedinBekaa,NorthLebanon,BeirutandMountLebanon,childrenlearnthelettersandnumbersandtakepartinarangeofexercisesthatdeveloptheirmotorskillsaswellastheirlinguisticandcognitiveskills.Theactivitiesaredeliveredusingdifferentapproaches,includingEmergentLiteracyandMath(ELM)andHealingandEducationthroughtheArts(HEART),whichhelpchildrensharetheirfeelingsthroughartisticexpression.
More than 4,000 children took part in our ECCD classes
61% of the children showed improvement in learning development
94 percent of parents demonstrated improved positive discipline parenting skills through adopting new parenting techniques
More than 41,000 schoolchildren took part in homework support activities across Lebanese villages
10,677 parents and caregivers reached through Education activities across Lebanon
73% of targeted children showed more than 30 per-cent improvement in development and learning at the end of the schoolyear
HOMEWORK SUPPORT GROUPS
Notallchildrenhaveachancetogotoschool.Forsomechildren,thereisnobustotakethemtoschool,othersfindittoodifficulttolearninFrench.Suchhurdles,whichoftensoundtrivial,shattermanyadream.
In2017,wemadesurethatthosedreamswerenotshort-lived.Withsupportfromlocalcommunitiesandvolunteers,weopenedHomeworkSupportGroupclassesthathadoneprimarytarget:makingsurethatchildrenremainedatschool.
Deliveredbyqualifiedteachers,theclasseshelpedbridgethegaps.Fortwohourseveryday,childrenarrivedtoreadFrenchpassages,solveequationsandprepareforexams.Remie,whoattendedourclassesinNorthLebanon,said,“Frenchisdifficultforus.Sotheyhelpusdothehomeworkandprepareforthenextday.”
WORKING WITH PARENTS
Itallstartswiththefamily.In2017andacrossourEducationactivities,wemadesurethatparentsandguardianswereengagedatalllevelstoaddresslearning,protectionanddevelopmentneedsofchildrenatriskofdroppingoutofschool.
ParentCommunityGroupswereestablishedtopromotepositiveparentingapproachesamongthoseprovidingcareathome.
Theaimwastofosterasafeenvironmentathomeandsupportchildrentocontinuetheireducation.Thathappenedthroughhighlightingthelong-termbenefitsofapplyinggentleguidanceasopposedtopunishmentwhileraisingachild.
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II. CHILDPROTECTION
Violence,childmarriageandchildlabourremainamongtheworstviolationsofchildrightsinLebanon,sokeepingchildrensafefromabuse,violence,exploitationandneglectisattheheartofourmission.
AccordingtotheLebanonCrisisResponsePlan,theuseofviolentdisciplineathomeiswidespreadamong57percentofLebanesefamiliesand65percentofSyrianrefugees.Meanwhile,childrencontinuetotaketothestreetsandfarmstohelpearnanincomefortheirfamilies,leavingthemexposedtoviolenceandexploitationintheirfighttowinbread.
Girls,ofallcategories,areatriskofbeingmarriedoffhalfadecadeearlierthantheyarephysicallyoremotionallyready.Earlymarriageisoftenaresultofattemptstoreducetheeconomicburdenonthefamily’sshoulderandhopestoprotecttheirgirl’sfuture.Datashowsthatthephenomenonisnotexclusivetoonecategoryofpeople,althoughitisfarmorewidespreadamongSyrianrefugeecommunities,where27percentofgirlsagedbetween15and19arecurrentlyinunion.
Overthecourseofthepastyear,ourprogrammessharpedfocusonthosetrendsandsteppedupthefightforeverychildhood.Werolledoutnewplanstosupportchildrenindividuallyandthroughcommunities.
Childrenengagedintheworstformsofchildlabourwerehelpedtoimprovetheirconditions,reducelongworkinghoursandrejoinschools.ThosewhowerethesolebreadwinnersinthefamilyweresupportedthroughcashpackagesaswellasCaseManagement.
Ourcommunitybasedpsychosocialsupportprogrammeshelpedchildrenbuildlong-termresilience.
ThroughfocusedPsychosocialSupportinterventions,delivereddirectlyandthroughpartners,wetargetedchildrenwhoneededemotionalsupporttoovercomedistressandtraumasanddiscusstheirfeelings.Childrenwerewelcomedatourspacesacrossthecountryaswellasthroughmobileandcommunity-basedapproaches.
CaregiversandparentswerealsoengagedinsupportgroupsandparentingprogrammeswhichaimedtoprovidepsychosocialsupportaswelladdressissuesofphysicalandhumiliatingpunishmentwhichcontinuetobeaconcerninLebanon.Awareness-raisingsessionsreachedouttocommunitiestowarnofthemanyrisks
associatedwithchildmarriage,particularlywhendecisionsaretakenbasedonfinancialnecessities.
Dana,apotentialchildbrideoftheageof16,toldherparentsthatshedidn’twanttogetmarriedafterhearingoneofherneighbourstalkinoneofthesessionsofthephysicalandemotionalcomplicationsshehadtocontendwithfollowingherprematureunionwithaman10yearshersenior.
Inordertosupportthechildprotectionsysteminthecountry,webuiltthecapacityoflocalactorsoncasemanagement.Communitybasedchildprotectionworkcontinuestobekeyinourapproachtobridgelocalandnationalsystems.
Thiswasdonebyengagingindividuals,civilsocietyaswellaslocallevelgovernmentinstitutionssuchasMunicipalitiesandSocialDevelopmentCentres.
NATIONAL EFFORTS
SavetheChildrenwasselectedtoleadtheInterimCareAssessmentwhichlookedintoresidentialcareinstitutionsprovidinginterimandalternativecareforchildrenwhoareatriskofchildprotectionviolations.Thankstothecooperationfromotherinstitutions,thefindingsoftheassessmentrepresentthefirststeptoprovideevidenceforfutureadvocacyworkandsupportprogrammes,lookingatappropriatecareforchildreninLebanonincollaborationwithMinistryofSocialAffairs.Theultimateaimistosupportqualityalternativecaremeasuresandgivechildrenachancetoliveinasafefamilyenvironment.
Inthemeantime,SavetheChildrencontinuedtobeakeycasemanagementactor,andthroughitsrelationshipswithcommunitiesandotheractorswasabletoidentifyandreceivereferralsforthemosthigh-riskcases.Theseactivitiesweretailoredtosupportunaccompaniedandseparatedchildren(UASC)includingcommunity-basedcareworkandspecificsupporttohostfamiliesofUASC.
419 children supported against the worst forms of child labour
1,868 children protected from violence through direct intervention
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CHILD III. CHILD POVERTy
A. FOOD SECURITy ANDLIVELIHOODS
PovertyinLebanonisrampant.TheLebanonCrisisResponsePlansaysthat,amongnearly4.5millionLebanese,1.5millionpeoplearelivingbelowthepovertyline,ofwhomathirdarechildren.Theratesarehigher,andjustasconcerning,amongrefugeepopulations.Upto65percentofPalestinianrefugeesand89percentofSyrianrefugeesarelivingonlessthanUSD3.84aday.
FoodSecurityandLivelihoods(FSL)fallsinlinewithSavetheChildren’scommitmenttoliftingfamiliesoutofpovertysotheycanbettersupporttheirchildrentosurvive,learnandbeprotected.In2017,weworkedtoimprovelivelihoodsandensurepeoplehadstableandincreasedaccesstonewopportunities.
CHILD SENSITIVE FOOD SECURITy AND LIVELIHOODS (FSL)
In2017,westartedoffbyhelpingparentsandcaregiverstoimprovetheireconomicconditionsandalterthedesperatelivingconditionsinwhichtheirchildrenlived.Throughenhancingtheeconomicstabilityofhouseholds,wemadearealchangeonthedailyreality
POVERTy
ofcaregiversandtheirchildren.Theprojectprovidedcasemanagementservicesto276at-riskchildren,outofwhom268receivedchildprotectioncashassistance.Inaddition,awarenessraisingandlivelihoodssupportweretwoessentialcomponentsoftheproject.
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80 percent increase in understanding the correct use of fire extinguishers among refugees
50 percent increase in fire identification awareness among informal settlement residents
29,000 individuals provided with fire prevention equipment and fire mitigation awareness sessions
CASH FOR WORK
Short-termemploymentwasprovidedtovulnerableLebaneseandSyrianwomenandmenthroughacashforworkscheme,throughtheconstructionandoverhaulof16communityassets.Theseassetssupportedrurallivelihoods,contributedtodisasterriskreduction,andimprovedcommunityhygieneandsanitationfacilities.Up to314women inBekaaandNorthLebanonwerealso supported tobuild their skills toproduce food itemsaspartof theHome-BasedSkillsDevelopmentproject,whichequipped the ladieswiththeefficienttechniquesofhealthyandhygienicproduction,entrepreneurshipandmarketing.Manywomen,likeHamidaandherfriends,wentontoformteamsandselltheirproductsonline.“Itmadeusfeelproductive.Wehavestartedourownbrandandhopetoextendourclientele.”
18 communityassets overhauled
314 women attended and completed the Life Skills training
5,394 people supported to generate income through community-support projects
B. SHELTER
ShelterprogrammesinLebanonaredesignedtoimproveprotectionandresilienceofSyrianrefugeesandhostcommunitiesandrespondtotheacuteneedsthroughvariousinterventions.Thefocusistoensurethecrisis-affectedpopulationcanmeettheirbasicshelterneedsandarenotforcedtorelyonnegativecopingstrategies,inadditiontostrengtheningsocialcohesion.
VITAL REHABILITATION WORKS
During2017,theshelterteamsinBekaa,MountLebanon,BeirutandNorthLebanonprovidedhumanitarianassistanceto87,378uniqueindividuals,including51,120 childrenlivinginhostcommunitiesandininformaltentedsettlements.Thiswasachievedthroughshelterrehabilitationinterventions,whichsawtheconversionoframshacklestructuresandtentsintoinhabitableunits,andminorrepairsthatprovidedimportantfixesthatprotectedfamiliesandallowedmoreprivacy.
Hoda*,whosethreechildrensleptinarooflesscottageformonths,bracedherselffora“winterlikeneverbefore,”asthefamilyspentalongdustysummer.Therehabintervention-windowsanddoorsinstalledandatinceilingconnected-securedthesimplefoundationthatthefamilyhadbeensearchingfour.“Tobeabletoclosethedoororturntheheatingonjusttofeelalittlebitofwarmthisasimplepleasureweneverthoughtwewouldenjoy.”
EFFICIENT TACTICS
Becauseurgentneedscannotwait,weshiftedourformofsheltersupporttowardsefficientcash-basedmethods.Cashtransferprogramminghasthepotentialtoallowvulnerablecommunitiestorespondquicklytourgentneeds,offeringdignity,flexibilityandchoicetobeneficiarieswhilesupportingLebanon’ssmallandlargemarkets.Usingsmartcardsandcashtransfers,familiesgainedindependencetomaketheirownjudgementonwhattheyneedmost.Themoveallowedthemtoturnfromreceiverstodecision-makers.
In2017,wetrialledacashforweatherproofinginitiative,withanaimtotestthesuccessofdeliveringweatherproofingas-sistancethroughcashassistance,thusensuringandincreasingsustainability,decreasingcosts,andcreatingasaferworkingenvironmentforourshelterstaff.Thetrialassisted310familieslivingininformalsettlementswhere96%ofthetotalbeneficia-rypopulationreportedusingthefullamounttobuytheweath-erproofingkititemsthatmadetheirsheltersmoreresistanttoharshweatherconditions.
FIGHTING FLAMES
In2017,fatalblazesengulfedbuildings,residentialsheltersandinformalsettlements.Thealarmingincreaseinthefrequencyandimpactoffireoutbreaksmadeourresponseevermorecritical.
Upto14deathswererecordedasaresultoffireincidentsin2017.Sadly,12victimswerechildren,including11undertheageoffive.Althoughthereasonsvaried,electricalhazardsandwrongburningandcookingpracticesbecamemorecommon.AfireignitedbyacookstoveengulfedaninformalsettlementinQabElias,theBekaaValley,killingonepersonandleaving100familiesstranded.
SavetheChildrenisaleaderinfirepreventionandresponseprogrammesinLebanon.LeadingonthedevelopmentofaNationalFirePrevention,PreparednessandResponseGuideline,weworkedtomitigatetheriskoffireandcarryoutswiftfiresafetyinterventionstoreducetherisksthatcouldleadtotragicconsequences.Weintroducednewpracticalfirefightingitemstovulnerablehostandrefugeecommunities,whileourteamsdeliveredtrainingtoensureunderstandingofhowtopreventandreacttofires.In2017,wesupportedmorethan29,000childrenandtheirfami-liesinInformalSettlement,residentialandnon-residentialbuildingswithfirepreventionequipmentandfiremitigationawarenesssessions.
C. WATER SANITATIONAND HyGIENE
Itisalong-standingmysterythat,foracountrylikeLebanon,richofgroundwater,springsandrivers,watershortageremainsachronicproblemforthousands,eveninareaswithabundanceofrainfall.
Lackofwaterresourcesdoesn’tonlymeanlesssupplyforhouseholds.Itcanleadtothespreadofwater-borndiseases.Forimpoverishedcommunitiesthatcan’taffordtobuytruckedwater,thereistheriskofcompromisingpersonalhygienehabits.
In2017,werespondedtointricatewaterscarcityandhy-gienechallengesthatchildrenfacedinBekaaandNorthvillages.Oursupportcamethroughprovidinghygieneandwaterqualityawarenesssessionsforbeneficiaries,solidwastemanagementathouseholdandcommunitylevelandconstructionofwaterinfrastructureprojectstoenhancewaterqualityandwaterservicesinthoseareas.
OVERHAULING THE INFRASTRUCTURE SySTEM
Weembarkedonsevenlarge-scaleinfrastructureproj-ectsthatwillcontinuetorunin2018.InNorth
Lebanon,a1000-squaremetrewaterreservoirwasconstructedtosupplythevillageofBerkayel,whichfordecadesreliedonbottledandtruckedwater.MajdalanditsneighbourKherbetDaoudwillalsobenefitfroma500-squaremetrereservoirandan8-kilometrewaternetworkrespectively.Debbabieh,neartheSyrianborder,willalsoenjoyfreshwatersupplythroughanewinstal-lation.
MeanwhileincentralBekaa,asolarsystemtogeneratepowerandincreasethevolumeofpumpedwaterwasintroducedinQabElias,atownofdenseLebaneseandSyrianpopulations(around65,000),whileinKfarZabad,some20kilometrestotheeast,webrokegroundforanewwaterwelltosupply20,000peoplewithsafewater.AlRafid,westernBekaa,wasalsoreachedwithaninfra-structure.
Ihab,fathertoeight-monthJana,said,“havingfreshwatersupplementhelpsususethemoneywithwhichwebuytruckedwatertobuymilkandclothesforourchild.WeworryaboutSaturdaysbecauseit’sthetimewhenwehavetochoosebetweenbuyingwaterorgettingotheressentialsforthebaby.”
PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES
Fosteringa cultureofwater conservationwas part andparcel of ourWater SanitationandHygieneapproach.Ourteamsengagedschoolchildrenandcommunitymembersinconversationsaboutthebestpracticestouse,treatandappreciatewater.Community-basedawarenesscampaignssoughttoexplaintheimportanceofwastemanagementstartingatfamilylevel.Onamunicipallevel,wecooperatedwithlocalplayerstoassistenvironmentally-friendlypractices,suchassorting,andspreadtheknowledgeonthehealthrisksthattheongoingwastecrisisposed.
1,256 households targeted in solid waste management awareness sessions
464 waste sorting bins distributed
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Afterdaysofpreparations,agroupofninechildrenrepresentingLebanon,SyriaandPalestinetooktothepodiumtodiscussthreemainissues:childparticipation,educationandchildprotection.Theyhighlightedthesufferingofworkingchildrenandthosewhomissoutonschoolandsharedalistofrecommendationsthatthechildrenoftheiragewouldliketoseehappening.
Thosechildrenarenowreadytoparticipateinthedecision-makingprocess,havingdevelopedsufficientknowledgeableaboutthechildparticipationstandards.Thisenablesthemtoadvocateagainstexploitativeapproachesandprojects.
TheconferencewasorganisedincollaborationwiththeSwedishForeignMinistryandtheSwedishAmbassadorforChildrenandArmedConflict,Gufranal-Nadaf.ItwasattendedbytheLebaneseministersof
defenceandsocialaffairsandrepresentativesfromtheministriesofeducation,socialaffairs,justiceandlabour,aswellasstakeholdersfromUNagencies,theEU,internationalNGOs.Theeventwascoveredacrossarangeoflocalandregionalmediaoutlets.
Meanwhile,underprojecttargetingcivilsocietyorganisations,SavetheChildren’spartnersinAlgeria,NADANetwork,andLebanon,Nabaa,draftedareportfocusingonchildrightswithchildparticipation.OurpartnersinYemen,SOULandDS,conductedawarenessraisingsessionsonchildrightsandchildprotectionfor3,000childrenand3,000familiesandcommunitymembersaffectedbythewarinYemen.
Ontheotherhand,awareness-raisingactivitiesonchildrightsandchildparticipationtargetingchildrenandcaregiverswererolledoutinBeirut,MountLebanonaswellasBabal-TabbanehinTripoli.AmanualwasdevelopedandstaffatSavetheChildrenandotherorganisationswheretrainedinordertodeliverthesessions.
Amappingofchildrightscommitteesalsocommencedinordertoestablishacomprehensiveoverviewofwhattypeofcommitteesareworkingonchildrenrightsissues.Theaimofthismappingwasalsotoassessthecapacitiesofthesecommitteestoruncapacity-buildingactivitiesincludingtrainingsandprovideadvicewithregardtothecapacitygapsandwhatisneededtomoveforwardwiththeimplementationoftheUNConventionontheRightsoftheChildinlocalcommunities.
IV. CHILD RIGHTSGOVERNANCE
ChildRightsGovernanceisaboutmonitoringchildrights,advocatingforbettergovernanceofthoserights,andempoweringchildrentomaketheirvoicesheard.In2017,childrenwereabletotaketheirstruggle,demandsandhopestothenation,withanationalMyVoiceMattersTooeventthatbroughttogetheranarrayofinfluencersanddecision-makersrepresentinggovernments,developmentagenciesandhumanrightsorganisations.
GENDER EQUALITy
GenderequalityhasalongwaytogoinLebanon,andthat’swhy,foryears,ithasbeencentraltoourprogramming.
ThroughourcurrentUNWomen-fundedproject,SavetheChildrenprovidesnineCommunity-BasedOrganisationswiththesupportneededtoworkongenderequality,ensuringboysandmen’sengagementinpartnershipwithgirlsandwomen.Inadditiontothesub-grant,weofferedtechnicalknowledgeandmentoringthatinspiredaclearvisionforourpartners.Inordertomakethissupportavailableandconsistent,SavetheChildrenproposedstrategiesandapproachesthatincludedseveralcomponentstoensurethattheprojectwasontrackandtodirectthisinvestmentandefforttowardsrealisinggenderequalityinLebanon.Thesestrategiesinclude:
Thesub-grantmodel(design,implementation,monitoring)strategy
TheNetworkingandparticipationstrategy
Theapproachesformakingprogresstowardsgenderequality.
Throughthisintervention,SavetheChildreniscommittedtodelivergendertransformativeprogrammesthataimtodirectlyaddressgenderdiscriminationandpromotegenderequality.Ourambitionistoensurethatnoharmcomestochildren,andtoadvanceourvisionforaworldwhereeverygirlandboyattainstheirequalrighttosurvive,learnandbeprotected.
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THEIR EDUCATION,OUR FUTUREFutures in the face of uncertainty
TherearejustovertwomillionchildreninLebanon.Ofthose,astaggering20percentareoutofeducation.Thenumbers,sovastandworrisome,oftengounnoticed.
Expectedly,theproportionsarehigheramongSyrianrefugees.Foreverychildwhojoinsschool,thereisonestillwaiting.InspiteofthelaudableeffortsoftheLebanesegovernment,representedbytheMinistryofEducationandHigherEducation,moremustbedonetoensureallchildreninLebanoncanaccessqualityeducation.
#TheirEducation_OurFuture
On12September2017,SavetheChildren’sEveryLastChildcampaignwasofficiallylaunchedinLebanon,underthenameTheirEducation,OurFuture.Asthenamesuggests,thecampaignhighlightstheimportanceofeducationinthemakingofthefutureofoursocieties.Thecampaigncallsforvulnerablechildrentoaccessthebasicrighttoeducationwithoutanystringsattached.
Aone-minutelaunchvideoviewedbyhundredsofthousandsandsharedacrossmediaoutletsputthestrugglewithouteducationintoperspective.Thevideodepictsthestarkimageofneglectthatleaveschildrendeprivedoftheirrighttoeducation.Theclipfollowsin60secondsthedifferentstagesofparallellivesledbyanachievinggirlontheonehandandanout-of-schoolchildwhoendsuponthestreetonthe
other.Thelaunchvideowasfollowedbypersonalanecdotesfromsixteenchildrenandadultswhosharedtheirhopesandspokeoutabouthurdlesthatstopchildrenfromacquiringtheirfundamentalright.
Thecampaignidentifiedasetofavoidablebarriersthatstopchildrenfromgoingtoschool,includinglackofsufficientspaces,lackoftransportmethods,demandingcurriculum,languagedifficulties,overwhelmingpaperwork,bullyingandviolence,andlackofvalidresidencyforrefugeechildren.
#TheirEducation_OurFuturesawhighlevelofengagementonmediachannels.Inthethreemonthsthatfollowedthelaunch,thecampaign’scontentreached5.1millionusersinLebanonandtheregiononFacebook.ChildrentooktoTVchannelstosharetheirstorieswiththewiderworld.
Thecampaignwillcontinuethroughout2018tohighlightthateducationisarightforeverychild.Tokeepabreastofourcampaignactivities,followusonFacebook,InstagramandTwitter.
#TheirEducation_OurFuture:The numbers that count
Facebook reach: 5.1 million
Twitter impressions: 330,000
New Twitter followers: 500
Media outlets covering the campaign in the first month: 30
FUTURES INTHE MAKING
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ACCOUNTABILITy AND TRANSPARENCyProvidingsupporttothemostvulnerableisatthecoreofSavetheChildren’shumanitarianmission,butthereismuchmorethatwedo.
Asweservechildrenandcommunities,wemakesurethatthecommunicationdoesn’tstopthere.In2016,webrokethegroundforatwo-prongedComplaintsandReferralsManagementSystem,whichallowsthosewhoneedhelp,haveacomplaintorwanttoshareinformationtotalkdirectlytoamemberofSavetheChildrenstaff.Adedicatedhelplineopenedinallareastogivetheminstantaccess.
Anotherinnovativefeatureforthesystemwasintroducedinlate2017.AreferralapplicationforsmartphoneswasdevelopedbytheMonitoring,Evaluation,AccountabilityandLearningUnit(MEAL)tohelpstaffshareurgentcasesdirectlyfromoperationzones.Theultimateaimistoenhancethequalityofserviceandensurethefastestpossibleresponse.
Innumbers:Phone-insandreferrals
2,692 cases were referred topartner organisations
11,008 requests for assistanceor information received
81 cases recorded on the referralapplication in the first month
40 centre and field staff trainedon the new system OUR STAFF
AsofDecember2017,SavetheChildrenemployed337staff,includingfourexpatriates.Thestaffmembers,inadditionto521volunteers,workacrossservicesandprogrammestoprovidemuch-needsupporttovulnerablecommunities.
InOctober,SavetheChildrenLebanon’sCountryDirectorAllisonZelkowitzannouncedthemonthly#CDAwardtocelebratetheachievementsofourworkersmakingadifferencetothousandsoflives.Theawardedisprovidedfortwomainpurposes;going“aboveandbeyond”toachieveexceptionalresultsanddemonstratinginnovationthatleadstopositivechange.
OCTOBERLeilaAssi,EducationOfficerForcontributiontotheBacktoSchoolcampaign
NOVEMBERRanaKharat,ChildRightsGovernanceTechnicalAdvisor,AliaaAwada,MediaAdvocacyandCommunicationsManager,NourWahid,DigitalandSocialMediaOfficer,AhmedBayram,MediaandCommunicationsOfficerForhelpingorganisetheMyVoiceMattersToonationalevent
DECEMBERPamelaHajal,ChildProtectionManagerFatimaCheikhAli,ChildProtectionCoordinatorJosetteKassouf,CaseWorkerForextraordinarycasemanagementeffortstohelpSultanandhisfamily
#CDAward Winners
65 yEARS, ONE MISSION1953wasabusyyearforLebanon.Thegeneralelectionswereheldunderanewelectoralsystemand50percentofthepopulationturnedouttocasttheirballots.Inthesameyear,HomenmenwonthefootballleagueandthefirstLebaneseChessChampionshiptookplace.Inthemidstofalltheactivities,acharitythatwouldchangemillionsofyounglivesforthenextsixdecadesarrivedinthecountry.
Wehavebeenaroundforawhile.Thisyear,2018,marksthe65thanniversarysincewesupportedthefirstchildinLebanon.Archiveswerenotasabundantastheyaretoday,butmemoriesdon’tfadeforus.For65years,ourmissionremainedsteadfast,ourfaithinchildrenrealisingtheirpotentialunwavering,andourredflagflying.Thereisonethingwecanpromiseforthenext65 years:childrenwillalwaysbeournumber-onepriority.Here are some nostalgia-filled memories from the past decades.
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OUR DONORSWeareproudofourgeneroussupporters:
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