FORSA II

Mercy Corps proposes “Fostering Resilience by Strengthening Abilities II”, a 6.5 million EUR gender responsive programme designed to increase access to education and employment for vulnerable youth from host and refugee communities over the next 3.5 years in two areas of Lebanon: Bekaa and South. Building on its successful training and job placement experience in Lebanon and on its extensive network of stakeholders, Mercy Corps will partner with private and public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes, private companies, local associations, incubators and online and offline job platforms to enable the participation of youth in targeted skills development aligning with market needs, to support access of young men and women to self-employment, and to improve job placement mechanisms in Lebanon in a sustainable manner, allowing vulnerable individuals to benefit from improved services beyond the duration of the programme. To strengthen market based TVET provision to address the mismatch of skills to employment, and to strengthen platforms linking job-seekers with employment.