The quarterly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends affecting people in need. The Protection Sector in Lebanon is working to: OUTCOME 1) Persons displaced from Syria have their basic rights respected and fulfillled, and enjoy access to justice and have a valid legal residency; OUTCOME 2) Community-based interventions are strengthened to contribute more effectively to referral pathways, access to services, and the identification of vulnerabilities and protection concerns; OUTCOME 3) Access to protection and services is ensured to the most vulnerable women, girls, boys and men identified and resettlement/other form of humanitarian pathways is realized; OUTCOME 4) SGBV risks are reduced and access to quality services is improved; OUTCOME 5) Boys and girls at risk and survivors of violence, exploitation and abuse have access to an improved and equitable prevention and response.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
37,839 persons have received legal counselling, assistance, and representation regarding legal stay, reaching 95 percent of the target.
96,157 persons benefited from counselling, legal assistance, and legal representation regarding civil registration (including birth and marriage registration), reaching 137 percent of the target.
58,661 persons benefited from community-based interventions (i.e. management and support to outreach volunteers, referral of persons at risk, and youth life skills activities), reaching 95 percent of the target.
97,361 women, girls and boys, including SGBV survivors and persons at risk received psycho-social, medical, and legal services, which resulted in 84 percent of women and girls accessing safe spaces feeling empowered.
A pool of 150 specialized social workers, including from the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) are now equipped to support SGBV survivors, helping them to access the services they need. Impact evaluation of SGBV capacity building for institutional actors indicates that 82% of trainees demonstrate increased knowledge of SGBV.
172,764 children, including out of school children, received regular community based psycho-social support, reaching 97.5 percent of the target.
45,659 boys and girls, including highest risk children, accessing specialized psychosocial support and/or assisted through child protection case management services, reaching 85 percent of the target*.
77% of children age 6 to 17 years reported an increase in their psychosocial wellbeing following their participation in the focused PSS activities. (Source: 2017 Sector SDQ report)