Read our 2019 annual report
Why are we in Lebanon? We became operational in Lebanon in 2013 following a massive influx of refugees from Syria. We have been responding ever since to the increasing humanitarian needs of the estimated 1.5 million vulnerable Syrian refugees and the overstretched local host communities in the Akkar and North governorates of Lebanon.
*We are currently responding to the threat of COVID-19 in Lebanon. Find out more about our response here.
With the war in Syria now in its tenth year, Lebanon, already home to almost 7 million people, hosts approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees. Many are competing with vulnerable Lebanese people for affordable housing, decent work, and services. The worsening economic crisis, combined with COVID-19, has forced families to make difficult decisions to survive. Many families are falling deeper into debt as livelihood opportunities are decreasing dramatically, and public and private services fail to respond to people’s needs. This leads families to adopt negative strategies such as child labour, child marriage, and reduced food consumption.
Shelter and WASH
As of June 2020, Concern’s COVID-19 response reached 3,098 individuals through awareness-raising sessions and distribution of hygiene kits. Concern also rehabilitated an isolation facility for COVID-19 cases.
Protection
Livelihoods
We are working hard to alleviate suffering for both refugees and over-stretched host communities in Lebanon through shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene awareness, livelihoods, education, and protection activities. Every programme includes the crosscutting themes of protection, equality, and inclusion.
