Emergency Interventions for Vulnerable Syrian Refugees in Jordan and Lebanon - HIC 2013

March 2013 - Over the last two years the conflict in Syria has escalated and triggered refugee flows across the region. Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan and Lebanon and require humanitarian assistance. With CIDA support Handicap International Canada addresses the immediate health and protection needs of 18 650 Syrian refugees residing in Jordan and Lebanon. The project specifically targets the most vulnerable refugees such as people with injuries disabilities and chronic illnesses as well as older refugees. Project activities include: supporting health facilities to provide emergency rehabilitation care; setting up a network of community-based disability focal points to identify assess and refer vulnerable Syrian refugees to appropriate services; and providing physical rehabilitation assistive and mobility devices and psychosocial support to disabled Syrian refugees.

The expected outputs for this project include: improved physical and mental well-being and increased human dignity of particularly injured disabled and elderly Syrian refugees residing in Jordan and Lebanon. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.