SALAM: Food Safety and Environmental Protection for the Fight against Discrimination of the Chaldean Christian Minority
Lebanon
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Project-type interventionsLebanon
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€ 672,821
Committed
Committed
€ 672,821
Used
Used
Description
The SALAM project aims with its actions to contribute to reducing inequalities among the population living in Lebanon. In particular, the proposed intervention will target the Chaldean Christian community living in Beirut and its surroundings, which today has about 20,000 members of which more than 70% live as illegal refugees. These are entire families who fled persecution by ISIS in Iraq (2003-2014) and, partially from Syria, and who today live in conditions of extreme hardship and isolation confined to a few neighborhoods of Beirut while waiting for resettlement in another country. The waiting time in recent years has been prolonged, first because of the USA vetoes on immigration and now because of the global crisis due to the pandemic. Today, a family can be on hold for up to a few years, and for the most vulnerable families, staying in Lebanon is a real struggle for survival. In Lebanon there are no certain data on phenomena and attacks of intolerance, but the Chaldean Eparchy reports cases of discrimination even in mono-confessional environments (with the same Chaldean community hosting Lebanese), due to prejudice and socio-economic differences. The intervention aims to generate an impact on two priority targets, school-age children and unemployed youth, acting on two directives and dynamics of change: 1. Education and awareness Through initiatives and active learning paths that integrate education to peace, environment and conscious citizenship addressed to pupils (500), teachers (60) and families from different confessions, the project aims to encourage in the beneficiaries the willingness to knowledge and exchange in an educational process focused on inclusion and solidarity, respecting the identity of each. An experience of confrontation, collaboration and growth, which responds, on the one hand, to the need to stimulate greater knowledge and integration with the territory and, on the other hand, to activate collaborative processes between different groups that nurture feelings of peace and tolerance. 2. Training and capacity building: Through professionalizing training courses and job orientation, 80 young people, 30% of whom are women and 50% refugees, will develop new skills in the agricultural sector that aim to improve access in one of the few sectors in which they can work, and the one least affected by the health crisis. Courses targeting only refugee women (125), particularly disadvantaged in the community, will create employment aimed at supporting the family in terms of food, hygiene and economy. Women will be followed with coaching activities that will help to develop the ability to entrepreneurship, self-esteem and therefore the exit from the condition of discomfort and isolation. Finally, the project will respond to the problem of hunger experienced by some families (150) extremely poor who cannot benefit from other interventions, but in front of which we did not want to remain indifferent. Food will therefore be provided so that they can improve their food intake during the life of the project while waiting to be reallocated. The initiative will be implemented in close collaboration with Farah Social Foundation (FSF) and the Chaldean Charitable Society in Lebanon (CCSL). FSF is a Lebanese NGO with experience in vocational training and crisis area interventions. CCSL is the association in charge of accompanying Iraqi/Syrian Chaldeans and displaced living in Lebanon through their transition phase to ensure them decent living conditions until their resettlement in other countries. The project will also be a tool to strengthen their capacities and create new synergistic alliances. The initiative, whose duration is 24 months, is specifically aligned with OSS 10, Commitment 2 "Leave no one behind" signed by Italy at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016 by adopting the strategy promoted by AICS for the support of minorities in the three-year policy document.
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| Year | Committed | Used |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | € 0 | € 269,128 |
| 2022 | € 672,821 | € 403,692 |
Agency
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| National NGO | ISTITUTO OIKOS ONLUS | 22000 |
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