By Hiba Hamzi | Program Coordinator
Background during and after the implementation of the project;
According to May 2020 estimates, 55% of the population lives in poverty, with an estimated 23% in extreme poverty; diminished economic activity from the port coupled with the economic stresses of COVID-19 are likely to exacerbate the situation. This has left an estimated 300,000 people homeless and rendered an estimated 70,000 jobless, further exacerbating both the risk of COVID-19 transmission as people relocate and the economic challenges the population faces. Economic pressures on children to engage in the workforce, already a challenge before recent events, may intensify as families combat deepening poverty.
Walking into a refugee camp is like walking into a desperately overcrowded slum. The camps are only one kilometer long and accommodate between 25,000 and 37,000 people. Refugees struggle for even the most basic of needs. For electricity, families must string live wires to dozens of other wires, above the tiny walkways around the settlements. Every few weeks, someone gets electrocuted. Many houses are about to collapse, and most people needing care are not able to access hospital treatment. Those most seriously ill die.
Conditions in the camps are extremely challenging, with no clean water and high rates of violence against women and children. Inhabitants of the camps are in constant danger from exposed live electrical wires, a daily threat as the government refuses to supply electricity to the camps. Many refugees cannot get jobs. They are excluded from about 70 jobs including taxi drivers, according to Global Fund for Women grantee partners Tadamon and Palestinian Women’s Humanitarian Organization, leaving primarily menial labor like plumbing, cleaning, or construction available to them. Lebanese law does not extend citizenship rights to Palestinians or Syrians living in the country, limiting access to public healthcare and education in addition to jobs and increasing social harassment and stigma for refugees.
Naba’a Achievements; During the last period, The most highlighted achievements during the last period;
- We at Naba’a are doing all we can to help all affected communities during this extraordinary crisis. Our assistance efforts go to all: Lebanese, refugees and others who were affected without distinction. The devastating impact of the explosion is compounding the challenges currently faced by Lebanese and refugees and adding even more difficulties as families were struggling to survive with the economic crisis that was exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19.
- Naba’a provided cash assistance for 283 family distributed as 225 in Borj Hammoud and 58 in khandaa along with distributing disinfection / hygiene kits for 1050 families in Beirut and south. Where 150 families in Ein EL Helwi, El Buss, Burj Al shamali and Rachidie camps received hygiene kits in addition to 900 families in Beirut. As for food kits, 225 families in Mie and Mie area and Saida al Balad have provided with Food kits as well as 75 families in Ein El Helwe. Whereas, 306 families in Beirut have received food kits and distributed as 306 families in Khandaa in 900 in Borj Hammoud.
. Code: BO
2. Date of birth: 1997
3. Nationality: Syrian
4. Sex: Female
5. Referred by: social worker
6. Reason for referral: sadness, social isolation, pessimistic from life.
7. Risk level: Medium
2. Social Status:
single
married
divorced
widow
X
Girls
boys
Number of kids
0
1
1
Notes:
Education level:
illiterateoprimary middle secondary bachelor vocational
1. Economical situation:
1. Work: unemployed unstableostable
2. Type of work: didn’t work
3. Does the beneficiary receives financial aid: no
4. Family income: good medium poor bad
5. Dwelling: own rental host tent
6. Number of rooms: 3
7. does anyone else live in the house? The beneficiary was divorced from 4 years, she lives with her parents and siblings.
Additional notes about the living situation for the beneficiary:
The father works like daily worker (porter), the family (8members) live from what the father earn daily. The family receives aid from organizations but the aids are not enough and unstable.
Beneficiary
Family
Is there a handicap (harmful, dumb...)?
no
Are there physical diseases?
no
Are there drugs that the beneficiary takes on a regular basis?
no
Is there a previous psychological review?
yes
Is there a neurologist?
no
Is there any drug use?
no
After monitoring the situation through a follow-up request by the mother, the beneficiary started attending the awareness sessions while she refused to share her experience with the audience, but was asked to speak with the social worker, she was known to have married at the age of 18 by pressuring her family to accept the marriage contract.
After a period of marriage, the husband had to travel and keep her with his family, and several family problems emerged where she was subjected to verbal violence (insults, curses....) and physical violence (battering ...) by her husband's mother while pregnant, with the husband supporting his mother and blaming her. She was forced to abort her second child, and the intensification of the problems contributed to her divorce from her husband. She is deprived of seeing her child until now.
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By Hiba Hamzi | Program Coordinator
By Hiba Hamzi | Program Coordinator
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