LEB – LRC – Cost efficient water, sanitation and hygiene services in refugee settlements and neighbouring communities


The Lebanese Red Cross ensures cost efficient water and sanitation services  in Syrian  refugee settlements and neighbouring local communities to avoid life threatening diseases like cholera and prevent tensions due e. g. to spilling of untreated waste water. The Lebanese Red Cross is highly respected by all layers of society and the results are affordable and long lasting.  

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Liban
Eau
Education
Santé
Prévention des catastrophes
Assainissement d'eau
Enseignement primaire
Maladies infectieuses
Infrastructures sanitaires de base
01.12.2024 - 31.12.2026
CHF  1’850’000
Contexte The Red Cross programmes responds to the combined negative effects of the Syria crisis, the economic crisis and the ongoing armed conflict. In Lebanon, 20% of Syrian refugees still live in informal (not permanent) very basic settlements  often next or within agricultural land. They are in deplorable water, sanitation and  hygiene conditions which often leads to intercommunal conflicts. As of 16 October, there is 779,613 internally displaced persons (IDPs). 191,518  IDPs have  taken refuge in 984 shelters mainly schools and other public buildings including in  the vicinity of informal tented settlements.  
Objectifs Improve water and sanitation infrastructure and hygiene practices to reduce  exposure of vulnerable communities to WASH-related diseases, increase their  resilience, and preserve their dignity through environmentally sustainable approaches. 
Groupes cibles

Direct beneficiaries for basic water and sanitation services (WASH): Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Informal Tented Settlements: 400 households  

  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in communities: 9 community construction and rehabilitation projects 
  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in institutions: 25 Healthcare centres
  • 13 solar water pumping projects  
  • 20 schools  

Indirect  beneficiaries: Regional Water Authorities (Water Establishments),  Municipalities, Schools, primary health care centers and other public institutions and infrastructure. 

Effets à moyen terme

Outcome 1: Community resilience is enhanced through improved mitigation  and preparedness for water, environmental sanitation, and hygiene-related challenges. 

Outcome 2: Access to water, environmental sanitation, and hygiene systems  within targeted communities is improved through sustainable management of  participatory WASH response, recovery, and development initiatives. 

Outcome 3: The WASH program capacities and cultivated innovative solutions  are strengthened, resulting in heightened efficiency, responsiveness, and sustainability across water, environmental sanitation, and hygiene initiatives. 

These outcomes remain entirely valid in the conflict and activities will be  adapted to the conflict development if needed. 

Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Output 1.1: Communities are equipped and prepared with the knowledge, skills, resources and infrastructure for WASH preparedness and mitigation. 

Output 2.1: Communities impacted by an emergency crisis are provided with essential water, environmental sanitation, and hygiene resources. 

Output 3.1: Staff and volunteers are equipped with enhanced skills and knowledge through targeted and specialized capacity building initiatives. 


Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

Informal Tented Settlements: 187 Syrian households (1481 individuals) were provided with basic water, sanitation and hygiene services. 

Institutions: Basic water, sanitation and hygiene services in 16 neighbouring schools with 6,361 Lebanese and 1,544 Syrian students, one Public Health Center and one Government building frequented by 16,000 citizens  could be assured and since function reliably. 

Host Community projects: Five water pumping projects serving around 2,200 citizens reliably.  

Quarantine  Units: 23 Quarantining Units for COVID installed. Since the end of  the pandemic used as training locations. Recently they were identified as shelter for IDPs in the contingency planning for an extended conflict.  


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
ONG internationale ou étrangère
  • Lebanese Red Cross (LRC)


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs LRC works closely with the ICRC through its WASH mentorship, with UNICEF and the Ministry of Energy and Water who coordinate and lead the humanitarian WASH sector as well as the Transition, Resilience, and Education Fund (supported by Switzerland).  
Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    1’850’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    301’716 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF    8’970’000 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF   2’613’982 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF   4’464’662
Phases du projet Phase 3 01.12.2024 - 31.12.2026   (Phase en cours) Phase 1 15.07.2017 - 31.07.2020   (Completed)