Middle East, North Africa and Europe
Lebanon ranks 92 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International works in Lebanon in support of Syrian refugees and their host communities.
CARE International began working in Lebanon in 2006, initially working through Lebanese partner organizations to meet the needs of people affected by conflict. In 2013, we established a presence in Lebanon to support Syrian refugees and their Lebanese hosts.
CARE Lebanon meets refugees’ and host communities’ most basic and pressing needs, providing water, sanitation, hygiene, cash assistance, and non-food items in the form of mattresses, blankets, kitchen sets, and more to newly arrived families in the areas of Mount and North Lebanon.
We also work with municipalities to improve water supply and sanitation infrastructure for refugees as well as for their hosts. In the winter, CARE Lebanon helps families to prepare for and cope with the cold weather, distributing cash for heaters and fuel, as well as blankets and floor mats.
In August 2020, two explosions rocked Beirut, Lebanon’s capital city and largest port. Hundreds died and thousands were injured or lost their homes. Today, the destruction of the port is still causing supply chain disruptions. In response, CARE Lebanon distributed food, cash, and hygiene materials and provided psychosocial support to survivors.
After the tragic explosion in Beirut's port in 2020, Lebanon is still recovering from the material and psychological damages of the incident while facing the COVID-19 and Ukraine war social and economic impacts
'At this rate, it will be difficult even for the international aid supply chain to survive as the assistance package will increase further and dependability on international aid will be massive'
Wheat reserve is expected to last 1 month only in Lebanon. Already severely affected by an economic and humanitarian crisis, Lebanon is now facing the consequences of the war in Ukraine.
CARE Communications Lead in Lebanon Patricia Khoder shares her daily challenges and reflections on living in Beirut today, a city immersed in a deep economic crisis and still greatly affected by the consequences of the port explosion in 2020
CARE Communications Lead in Lebanon Patricia Khoder shares her daily challenges and reflections on living in Beirut today, a city immersed in a deep economic crisis and still greatly affected by the consequences of the port explosion in 2020
Hayat Abou Chakra lost her son in the Beirut Explosion in 2020. 1 year after, she sat down and talked to us how life has been.
An analysis of Lebanese and Syrian families residing in Lebanon has shown high levels of vulnerabilities for this population.
This joint rapid gender analysis (RGA) of the Beirut port explosion assesses how diverse women, men, girls, boys, and gender minorities were affected by the events of August 4, with a close look at the specific impact on older, disabled, refugee, migrant, and LBQT (lesbian, bisexual, queer, and trans) women.
English: In April 2018, CARE Syria and CARE UK contracted GK Consulting LLC (US) to conduct a research study on changing gender roles and norms amongst Syrian women refugees. This research was an extension of CARE’s 2018-2019 Syria Resilience Researc
In 2021, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice.
