Syria Crisis - Emergency Assistance for Syrian Refugees in South Lebanon - World Vision 2013

December 2013 - The humanitarian situation in Syria has rapidly deteriorated over the past year as a result of the civil war in the country. The United Nations estimates more than 110 000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands more wounded due to the violence. Within Syria some 9.3 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance 6.5 million of whom are internally displaced. In addition over 2.2 million Syrian refugees are living in host countries in the region. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the gravest consequences of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people needing assistance. With DFATD’s support World Vision is helping people survive the winter by providing food and household items for 6 250 non-registered vulnerable Syrian refugees (1 250 families) in Saida and Tyre Cazas in South Lebanon. Project activities include: (i) providing cash assistance to cover essential life-saving items such as thermal blankets diesel gas stoves and fuel for the stoves; and (ii) providing cash assistance for basic food and essential household supplies including hygiene related items. The project seeks to provide sufficient assistance to alleviate the pressures that people are under as a result of being unable to make a decent living during the crisis and to maintain human dignity.

The expected immediate outcome for this project is improved livelihoods and protection for vulnerable refugee households in South Lebanon through the provision of household items including items to help people survive the winter. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.