My community Ein El Helwah, Lebanon, 2015-2017
Development project "My community Ein El Helwah - Psychosocial support for Syrian and Palestinian refugees, children and women v Ein El Helwah", 2015-2017
Institute Circle, in cooperation with the local partner organization Naba'a Developmental Action without Borders, implemented a project in the refugee community of Ein El Helwah in the south of Lebanon, the aim of which was to improve the psychosocial and emotional state of refugees, especially children and women who fled from Syria.
A range of individual or group psychosocial support activities were available, from simple recreational activities to therapies, which were attended by 200 children and 200 women. Special attention was paid to young girls, who are one of the most vulnerable groups, in separate meetings and to parents who are trying to provide their children with the most pleasant childhood possible in difficult circumstances.
Already at the beginning of the project, a group of young refugees was offered the opportunity to train new animators, who acquired new knowledge and skills during the training. Before the Syrian crisis, 70,000 Palestinians lived in EEH, but now 120,000 Palestinian and Syrian refugees live on 1 km2 of the camp and in its surroundings. EEH is the most densely populated and, due to different political factions, the most turbulent refugee camp in Lebanon.
In addition to the Syrians, 30 percent of all Palestinian refugees from Syria have settled in the area, who are cared for only by the financially underprivileged and unprepared UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The project was financed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia within international development cooperation. The opinion and content of the project do not represent the official position of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
Project duration: 2015 - 2017
Project partners: Zavod Krog (Slovenia), Naba'a (Naba'a Developmental Action without Border, Lebanon)
The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia within the framework of international development cooperation.
