Syria Crisis - Emergency Water and Sanitation in Lebanon - CARE 2015

March 2015 - The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate as a result of the civil war and intensified violence in the country. The United Nations estimates that 12.2 million people inside Syria including 5.6 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance. Combined with 3.8 million Syrians seeking refuge from the conflict in neighbouring countries this is the largest number of people displaced from conflict in the world. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people fleeing the conflict. With DFATD's support CARE Canada is improving access to water and sanitation (WASH) services as well as access to WASH-related relief items for 70 000 crisis-affected people in Lebanon. Project activities include: (1) supporting municipal water and sanitation infrastructure upgrades through rehabilitation repair and extension of water networks; (2) providing emergency water and sanitation shelter repairs for up to 100 refugee households; (3) distributing essential WASH and cleaning items for 2 500 households; and (4) promoting good hygiene practices and good water management for 12 500 individuals.

The expected outcomes for this project are: (1) improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities supplies and materials; and (2) improved capacity of vulnerable conflict-affected people to maintain good hygiene sanitation and quality water management practices. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.