Syria Crisis - Water Hygiene Sanitation and Winterisation Support in Lebanon - 2015

October 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 over 4 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 Development and Peace and the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) provide sanitation and hygiene products to up to 2550 vulnerable conflict-affected families in Lebanon to meet basic needs including essential winter relief supplies.

The expected outcome for this project includes: (1) improved access to sanitation and hygiene products; and (2) improved capacity to cope with winter conditions. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.