Itanieh

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Description

Overview

Needs

Interventions

A small gathering of 200 people, hosting mostly Palestinian refugees from Lebanon. It is located within the town of Itaniyeh in Tyre.

Gathering Name

Itanieh

Year Established

1948

Location

Within the town of Itaniyeh in Tyre, South Lebanon

Municipality

Kharayeb

Estimated Population

205 (2017)

Palestinian refugees from Lebanon (PRL)

187

Lebanese

Others

Syrian refugees from Syria (SRS)

Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS)

91% PRL

Housing

One to three-story units built of concrete or corrugated iron, mostly with corrugated iron roof in poor conditions, along narrow streets

Water & Sanitation

Water sourced from community well; connected to municipal sewage network and individual sewage tanks; solid waste collection once a week by local NGO PARD (at-source wasting through UNDP support to municipality)

Access to Education

None within the gathering; UNRWA school in Kfarbadda gathering and Al-Buss Camp; kindergarten in the gathering

Access to Health

None within the gathering; UNRWA clinics in Kfarbadda gathering and Al-Buss Camp

Community Organizations

Local NGO PARD (WASH, social and educational activities)

Sector

Need

Priority

Sector

Water

Need

Increasing water supply; devising sustainable pumping system (method)

Priority

high

Sector

Sewage

Need

Replacing / rehabilitating sewage pits

Priority

high

Sector

Electricity

Need

Rehabilitation of electricity network

Priority

medium

Sector

Shelter

Need

Shleter rehabilitation

Priority

medium

Sector

Education

Need

School transportation; need for kindergarten facilities

Priority

medium

Sector

Livelihood

Need

Income generation; recretaional activities

Priority

high

Sector

Intervention

Organization

Status

Sector

Shelter

Intervention

Rehabilitation and WASH equipping

Organization

UNDP

131

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation and WASH equipping of 2 shelter units in Itanieh

Sector

Sewage

Intervention

Rehabilitation of sewage network

Organization

UNDP

115

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation of sewage network in Itanieh Palestinian Gathering

Sector

Water

Intervention

Rehabilitation of well

Organization

UNDP

110

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Upgrading water well used by dwellers in Itanieh Palestinian Gathering

Sector

Water

Intervention

Rehabilitation of water tank

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation of water tank and well in Itanieh Palestinian gathering

Sector

Solid waste

Intervention

Sustainable solid waste collection strategy

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Provision of solid waste tipper truck to Kharayeb Municipality to be used as part of the comprehensive solid waste management plan established in 2017 for Kharayeb and the 4 Palestinian gatherings of Kfarbadda, Jim Jim, Itanieh and Wasta

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

Electricity

Intervention

Rehabilitation of electricity networks

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation of electricity networks in Jal el Baher, Shabriha, Burghlieh, Wasta, Itanieh, Jim Jim and Kfarbadda Palestinian gatherings in coordination with EDL

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

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

Sewage

Intervention

Installation of sewage network

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Installation of 400 meter sewage network

Sector

Solid waste

Intervention

Sustainable solid waste collection strategy

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Devising a sustainable solid waste collection strategy based on sorting and recycling in the gatherings and the municipality of Kharayeb; provision of 2 solid waste trucks to the municipality and solid waste bins; rehabilitation of municipal dumpsite