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WFP Lebanon Country Brief, July 2017

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Highlights

  • Livelihoods projects are being rollout throughout the country and aim to reach an intial 38,000 individuals. The activity allows both Syrians and Lebanese to participate in a range of asset creation projects and trainings.

  • In July, WFP reached 675,038 Syrian refugees; 52,342 vulnerable Lebanese were reached under the National Poverty Targeting Programme as well as a further 16,375 Palestinian refugees from Syria.

Operational Updates

  • A 10-day nutrition summer camp was held in six schools during the month of July. 1,000 children between the ages of 11-13 from the school snack programme were selected to participate. The summer camp aims to bring together school snack programme students from both the a.m. and p.m. shifts, in nutrition-inspired activities.

  • Preparations for the introduction of unrestricted cash in September 2017 is ongoing. Building on the BCG cash pilot study conducted in 2016, WFP in Lebanon will transition approximently 160,000 Syrian refugees from the e-voucher to unrestricted cash assistance. Targeted households will be able to redeem their USD 27/per person at any ATM to purchase food items.

  • Building on both 2016 targeting and the Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees (VASyR), UNHCR and WFP are finalizing the results of the targeting revision conducted by the American University of Beirut. The revision will provide an update to the household vunerability targeting formula in order to proceed with a joint targeting approach. The approach will ensure that the severely vulnerable households receive a harmonized package of assistance to meet their survival needs.

  • The second cycle of the digital skills training for Beirut was concluded with the graduation ceremony held at the AUB campus on 19 July.