Located to the south of Al-Ramle Al-Baida in Beirut, this seaside gathering was established in 1976. It is home to 1,300 people, Lebanese and Palestinian and Syrian refugees.
South of Al-Ramle Al-Baida in Beirut
1,300 (2015)
Palestinian refugees from Lebanon (PRL)
390
Syrian refugees from Syria (SRS)
195
Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS)
65
50% Lebanese 50% Leb
30% Palestinian refugees from Lebanon (PRL) 30% PRL
15% Syrian refugees from Syria (SRS) 15% SRS
5% Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS)
0% Others
Houses two-story high on average in bad condition
Connected to municipal water network; water extracted from private wells; sewage disposal in the sea; daily municipal solid waste collection
No schools are located in the Locality; UNRWA schools in Mar Elias (primary and intermediate), Bir Hassan (intermediate and secondary), and Shatila (primary); kindergartens: Ghassan Kanafani in Mar Elias and Al-Aqsa in Shatila; technical training at UNRWA’s Sibline Training Center (computer, welding, auto mechanics, electrical maintenance, hairdressing)
UNRWA clinics in Mar Elias and Bir Hassan; Haifa Hospital (public) in Bourj El-Barajneh Camp
Need
Installation of main water reservoir with manifolds for residents
Need
Installation of sewage network
Sector
Neighborhood upgrading
Need
Installation of storm water drainage system
Need
Rehabilitation of network
Need
Shelter rehabilitation
Need
Income generation; recreational activities; protection
Need
Improvement of health care services
Sector
Intervention
Organization
Status
Intervention
WASH friendly school training
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
Intervention
Distribution of ramadan calendars
Distribution of Ramadan calendars with hygiene promotion messages in all Palestinian gatherings in Lebanon
Intervention
Hygiene household and baby kits
Periodic distribution of 5,500 hygiene household kits and 1,200 baby kits to PRS households
Intervention
Socio-economic support to women
Providing socio-economic support to up to 170 Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian underprivileged women living in Sabra area including in Daouk, Said Ghawash and Gaza buildings Palestinian gatherings through Makassed Association. Vocational trainings cover cooking & baking, artisanal handicrafts & works, accessories design & production, beauty services, hairdressing & veil fitting, and accelerated English courses
Intervention
Supporting Palestinian embroidery
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
Intervention
Economic empowerment to youth
Economic empowerment to 60 youth in Palestinian Gatherings in Beirut through the Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD) local NGO. The programme includes 30 scholarships for nursing assistance, pre-school education and mobile repair + 3 months courses for improved life skills for 30 youth +support to Al Bayader traditional dance troop by providing it with needed equipment
Intervention
Support to Palestinian embroidery training center
Provision of equipment for Inaash Association training center on Palestinian embroidery in Mar Elias, Beirut
Intervention
Distribution of 2,000 Ramadan calendars
Distribution of 2,000 Ramadan calendars that promote reducing, recycling and reusing
Intervention
Hygiene household and baby kits
Periodic distribution of 5,500 hygiene household kits and 1,500 baby kits to PRS households
Intervention
WASH Friendly Schools kit developed
WASH Friendly Schools kit developed with UNRWA and 17 health educators from all UNRWA schools in North Lebanon trained
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