2017 LB060 Strengthening Protection and Resilience

</b> <p></p>Conflict and Consequences <p></p> In 2016, children and youth continue to face complex protection issues, ranging from recruitment into armed groups, detention, exploitation, child labour and sexual abuse. Children are disproportionately affected by sexual and gender-based violence. Domestic violence, exploitation, and sexual harassment, as well as forced/early marriage, remain the main protection concerns for children and adolescent girls. Unaccompanied girls, child mothers and children living with disabilities are particularly exposed to such risks. The deteriorating socio-economic situation, coupled with limited access to education, has resulted in an increase of reported cases of child labour and child marriage. The breakdown of community protection mechanisms due to displacement also places children and caregivers at greater risk of violence. <p></p> Project aim: <p></p> General Objective: Sharpen approach to address the needs and respond to gaps identified in the field through CP/PSS awareness sessions, community based activities, focused intervention and case management for both children and caregivers and competence building for relevant stakeholders. <p></p> Specific Objectives: <p></p> - Increased resilience and improved psychosocial well-being of Syrian, Lebanese and vulnerable children and their caregivers living in vulnerable communities in Akkar and T5 by building the competencies and capacity of local organizations and other service providers that are responsible for providing an interconnected set of CP/PSS prevention and response interventions including improved linkages and outreach to communities. <p></p> - Improved protective and nurturing environment for children through the empowerment of communities in Akkar and T5 that respect the rights of children and actively participate in enhancing and providing CP and PSS services <p></p> Expected Results: <p></p> - Increased resilience and improved psychosocial well-being of Syrian, Lebanese and vulnerable children and their caregivers living in vulnerable communities in Akkar and T5 by building the competencies and capacity of local organizations and other service providers that are responsible for providing an interconnected set of CP/PSS prevention and response interventions including improved linkages and outreach to communities. <p></p> - Improved protective and nurturing environment for children through the empowerment of communities in Akkar and T5 that respect the rights of children and actively participate in enhancing and providing CP and PSS services <p></p> - The project wants to contribute to MoSA’s National Plan, and the LCRP 2017-2020 strategy in strengthening child protection system. The activities highlighted below are to be implemented in a timeframe of one year beginning January 2017. <p></p>