Emergency Relief Project

To ensure the effective provision of the proposed services to needy Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the targeted communities all over Lebanon.

Title: Alleviating the Burdens of Displacement on Persons With Disabilities Among Refugees from Syria and their Peers in Lebanese Host Communities

Objectives:

Objective 1: To improve the protection, physical and psycho-social wellbeing, and productivity of 900 PWDs with “life-saving” and “life-sustaining” needs, among RfS and in LHCs. Particular attention will be given to PWDs among the most vulnerable RfS and in LHCs.

Objective 2: To strengthen the capacities of national and local service delivery systems by collaborating with, and expanding the capacity of, concerned local service providers (mainly NGOs, CBOs and DPOs) and professional practitioners, to expand access to, and quality of, basic rehabilitation services.

Objective 3: To promote advocacy, networking, partnerships, and resource mobilization among local partners and concerned authorities and stakeholders to address the protection needs of PWDs among RfS and in LHCs.

Programming and Implementation:

• Nationwide, across Lebanon.
• Providing person-focused assistance services in collaboration with local organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), civil society organizations (CSOs), local service providers, and other relevant parties.
• Building/expanding cooperation and partnerships with concerned UN, international, national and community based native counterparts, and other stakeholders