Source: Qatar Charity
Country: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
Qatar Charity has confirmed its continued support for psychosocial programs for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Thousands benefited from the first phase of the program with 70% of the beneficiaries being 3 to 10 years old, 18% were 11 to 18 years old and 12% were 18 to 30 years old. The QAR 500,000 (USD 137,000) program provided psychological support through group leisure, sports and educational activities supervised by staff and specialists and a group of volunteers. Additionally, community members were trained to deal with the psychological conditions commonly found amongst the refugee community.
19 June 2015