INTERSOS

Published purpose

March 2021 - Lebanon is facing multiple compounding crises in 2021 including COVID-19, economic decline and political fragility, the impact of the August 2020 Beirut Port explosions and the ongoing refugee crisis. With the Syria crisis in its tenth year, Lebanon continues to host over an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the highest per capita concentration of refugees worldwide. Protection issues remain a concern, and humanitarian needs outpace available international assistance, with over 70% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon currently living below the poverty line. With GAC’s support, INTERSOS provides emergency health and protection services to refugees and vulnerable Lebanese. Project activities include: (1) providing specialized sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) services to crisis-affected people, including LGBTIQ; (2) providing technical assistance on SRHR and GBV to health and protection workers and community health volunteers; (3) providing emergency cash grants for especially vulnerable cases; (4) conducting engagement sessions with women, girls, men and boys on SRHR and GBV services at the community level.