Engaging Lebanese and Syrian Women in Social Stability

The project aims to reduce tensions between Syrian refugees and Lebanese host communities in ten communities in the Baalbek area of North-Eastern Lebanon. Ten groups of 20 Lebanese and Syrian women each are raising public awareness about social stability in their communities by conducting focus groups to identify sources of conflict and develop action plans to jointly tackle them by implementing community projects. The project also creates opportunities for dialogue between Syrian refugees and Lebanese host communities that would otherwise not occur and actively promotes the role of women as leaders and peacebuilders in their communities. The ultimate beneficiaries of this project are the Lebanese and Syrian inhabitants of the ten communities targeted by this project.

The expected outcomes include: (1) increased collaboration on community needs of mutual interest between Lebanese host communities and Syrian refugees in ten communities in the Baalbek region of North-East Lebanon; and (2) increased trust between Lebanese host communities and Syrian refugees in ten communities in the Baalbek region of North-East Lebanon.