Al Mina

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Description

Overview

Needs

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Al Mina gathering was established in 1948 in the coastal side of Tripoli. It has a population of over 700, most of whom are Palestinian refugees from Lebanon.

Gathering Name

Al Mina

Year Established

1948

Location

Within Al Mina (3) area on the coastal side of Tripoli in North Lebanon

Municipality

Tripoli

Estimated Population

772 (2017)

Palestinian refugees from Lebanon (PRL)

577

Lebanese

150

Syrian refugees from Syria (SRS)

Others

Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS)

75% PRL

19% Leb

Housing

Multi-story concrete buildings and single story small units

Water & Sanitation

Access to municipal water and sewage networks; municipal solid waste collection services

Access to Education

UNRWA’s Mina school for primary and intermediate education; UNRWA school in Beddawi Camp for secondary education

Access to Health

Jalil Camp

Community Organizations

None within the gathering

Sector

Need

Priority

Sector

Shelter

Need

Shelter rehabilitation

Priority

medium

Sector

Livelihood

Need

Income generation; support to fishermen

Priority

high

Sector

Intervention

Organization

Status

Sector

Shelter

Intervention

Rehabilitation and WASH equipping

Organization

UNDP

148

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation and WASH equipping of 43 shelter units in Al Mina

Sector

Shelter

Intervention

Rehabilitation and WASH equipping

Organization

UNDP

136

Status

Completed in 2016

Additional Info :

Rehabilitation and WASH equipping of 4 shelter units in Mina

Sector

Hygiene

Intervention

Eco-sports tournament in North Lebanon

Organization

UNDP

Status

Completed in 2017

Additional Info :

Organizing an eco-sports tournament and an eco-sports camp for Lebanese and Palestinian youth from North Lebanon for awareness raising on health/hygiene and environmental conditions in coordination with local NGO Beit Atfal al Soumoud

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

Economic empowerment to youth

Organization

UNDP

Status

Ongoing

Additional Info :

Economic empowerment to 34 youth in Palestinian Gatherings in North Lebanon through the National Institution for Social Care and Vocational Training (Beit atfal al Soumoud) local NGO. The programme includes 14 nursing scholarships for 2017-2018 academic year & 4 months courses for advanced skills in plumbing to 20 youth with basic plumbing skills

Sector

Livelihood

Intervention

Support to Palestinian embroidery training center

Organization

UNDP

Status