Maachouk

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Description

Overview

Needs

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This gathering is located within the town of Maachouk, east of Buss Camp in Tyre. It was established in 1948 and hosts over 1,200 people, primarily Palestinian refugees from Lebanon.

Gathering Name

Maachouk

Year Established

1948

Location

Within the town of Al-Maachouk east of Al-Buss Camp in Tyre, South Lebanon

Municipality

Tyre

Estimated Population

1,235 (2017)

Palestinian refugees from Lebanon (PRL)

1,176

Lebanese

Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS)

Others

Syrian refugees from Syria (SRS)

95% PRL

Housing

One to three-story units made of concrete and corrugated iron; some in poor condition

Water & Sanitation

Water sourced from community well; municipal sewage network; solid waste collection by the Popular Committee (truck by UNDP)

Access to Education

UNRWA school in the gathering for kindergarten and primary education; UNRWA intermediate and secondary schools in Al-Buss Camp

Access to Health

UNRWA clinic in the gathering; PCRS health clinic in the gathering at low fees; Imam Khomeini medical center in the surrounding

Community Organizations

None within the gathering

Sector

Need

Priority

Sector

Sewage

Need

Rehabilitation and upgrading of parts of sewage netwrok

Priority

high

Sector

Solid waste

Need

Support to solid waste collection done by Popular Committee

Priority

high

Sector

Neighborhood upgrading

Need

Installing storm water drainage systems

Priority

medium

Sector

Shelter

Need

Shleter rehabilitation

Priority

high

Sector

Education

Need

Need for kindergarten facilities

Priority

medium

Sector

Livelihood

Need

Income generation; recretaional activities

Priority

high

Sector

Intervention

Organization

Status

Sector

Shelter

Intervention

Rehabilitation works

Organization

UNDP

135

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation works at UNRWA Tantoura school in Maachouk

Sector

Water

Intervention

Rehabilitation of well

Organization

UNDP

106

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Upgrading of a water well used by dwellers in Maachouk Palestinian Gathering

Sector

Water

Intervention

Rehabilitation of well

Organization

UNDP

105

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation of well used for solar pumping in Maachouk Palestinian gathering in Tyre

Sector

Water

Intervention

Installation of a solar pumping system

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2018

Additional Info :

Installation of a photovoltaic hybrid pumping system in Machouk Palestinian gathering in coordination with UNRWA (panels placed on UNRWA Tantoura school roof) for sustainable water provision

Sector

Solid waste

Intervention

Solid waste collection

Organization

UNDP

Status

Ongoing

Additional Info :

Supporting Maachouk Palestinian gathering in solid waste collection

Sector

Social support

Intervention

Supporting NGO for provision of psycho-social support services

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Supporting local NGO Beit Atfal Al-Soumoud center in Tyre to provide psycho-social support services to PRL and PRS families in Tyre area

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

WASH friendly school training

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Training of UNRWA school health educators in the North, Beirut, Bekaa, Saida and Tyre on WASH friendly schools toolkit created by UNDP + support in celebrating WASH occasions in schools in coordination with UNRWA

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

Distribution of ramadan calendars

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Distribution of Ramadan calendars with hygiene promotion messages in all Palestinian gatherings in Lebanon

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

Hygiene household and baby kits

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Periodic distribution of 5,500 hygiene household kits and 1,200 baby kits to PRS households

Sector

Livelihood

Intervention

Supporting Palestinian embroidery

Organization

UNDP

Status

Ongoing

Additional Info :

Supporting the Campaign for the children of Palestine (CCP) Japanese NGO and Inaash local NGO in marketing and selling Palestinian embroidery items made by Palestinian women in Lebanon + training new women on Palestinian embroidery

Sector

Livelihood

Intervention

Vocational training for Palestinian youth

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Vocational training for Palestinian youth (75 PRL/PRS) in Tyre gatherings and provision of kits for trainees

Sector

Livelihood

Intervention

Provision of in-kind grants

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Provision of 56 small in-kind grants to 57 Palestinian women and youth to start or expand their own business in Tyre Palestinian Gatherings (mainly Qasmieh, Maachouk and Shabriha)

Sector

Livelihood

Intervention

Support to Palestinian embroidery training center

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Provision of equipment for Inaash Association training center on Palestinian embroidery in Mar Elias, Beirut

Sector

Education

Intervention

vocational Training

Organization

Association Najdeh

Status

Ongoing

Additional Info :

vocational Training

Sector

Shelter

Intervention

Providing legal assistance and counseling

Organization

Developmental Action Without Borders (Nabaa)

Status

Ongoing

Additional Info :

Providing legal assistance and counseling to refugees

Sector

Water

Intervention

Testing of wells and providing chlorination

Organization

Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD)

Status

Ongoing

Additional Info :

Testing of wells and providing chlorination when needed

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

hygiene awareness raising activities

Organization

Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD)

Status

Ongoing

Additional Info :

Carrying out hygiene awareness raising activities, cleaning campaigns and capacity building training's

Sector

Shelter

Intervention

WASH improvements in shelter units

Organization

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

WASH improvements in shelter units

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

Distribution of 2,000 Ramadan calendars

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Distribution of 2,000 Ramadan calendars that promote reducing, recycling and reusing

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

Hygiene household and baby kits

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Periodic distribution of 5,500 hygiene household kits and 1,500 baby kits to PRS households

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

WASH Friendly Schools kit developed

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

WASH Friendly Schools kit developed with UNRWA and 17 health educators from all UNRWA schools in North Lebanon trained

Sector

Livelihood

Intervention

Training on designing and starting small businesses

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Business management training for Qasmieh, Maachouk and Shabriha dwellers.The objective of the project is to support dwellers through a five-day training on business management. 15 people benefited from this project in Qasmieh, 22 people in Maachouk and 18 people in Shabriha

Sector

Water

Intervention

Installation of water network

Organization

UNDP

Status