Hay Al Hesbi

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Description

Overview

Needs

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A small gathering with around 115 people located near the southwestern tip of Saida. Many of the gathering's single-story houses are fully made of corrugated iron.

Gathering Name

Hay Al Hesbi

Year Established

1979

Location

West of Ain El-Helwe Camp and north of Ghazieh near Saida, South Lebanon

Municipality

Ghazieh

Estimated Population

114 (2017)

Palestinian refugees from Lebanon (PRL)

Syrian refugees from Syria (SRS)

Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS)

Lebanese

Others

61% PRL

20% SRS

16% PRS

Housing

Mostly single-story houses; many houses fully built of corrugated iron; in bad condition

Water & Sanitation

Connected to municipal water and sewage networks; municipal solid waste collection five times a week

Access to Education

Gazieh’s public school for primary and intermediate education; UNRWA schools in Ghazieh; public kindergarten in Gazieh; technical training at Al-Sheikh Zayed (computer, accounting, auto mechanics) and Woman Program Association (computer, sewing, hairdressing)

Access to Health

UNRWA clinic in Saida; Al-Hamshari Hospital and Khalid Ibn Al-Walid dispensary in Saida

Community Organizations

None within the Locality

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Need

Priority

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Water

Need

Installation of water network

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high

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Sewage

Need

Installation of sewage network

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high

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Neighborhood upgrading

Need

Installation of storm water drainage system; installation of street lights

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high

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Electricity

Need

Installation of network

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high

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Solid waste

Need

Provision of containers

Priority

medium

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Shelter

Need

Shelter rehabilitation; legal support

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high

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Livelihood

Need

Income generation; recretaional activities; protection

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high

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Intervention

Organization

Status

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Livelihood

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Support to Palestinian embroidery training center

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UNDP

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