Lebanon

ADRA Slovakia in cooperation with ADRA Lebanon implemented a comprehensive intervention in the village of Al Faour to improve the quality of life, sanitation, disease prevention and safety in public spaces. Activities included building access to critical infrastructure in the sectors of water, sanitation and renewable electricity. The project benefited both the host communities and Syrian refugee men and women living in informal tent settlements.

Solar street lighting installation

The project involved the installation of 100 solar-powered street lamps in the village of Al Faour, which increased the safety of residents at night and brought a sustainable source of light to a village suffering from power shortages and daily power cuts. In the fall of 2021, the local government granted approval for the construction of solar street lighting in order to formulate the solar lighting project in a way that avoids any safety issues. After consultation with an expert consultant, installation locations were identified and successful installation took place in the fall of 2022.

The installation of 100 solar street lamps has improved the safety and quality of life of 9,375 individuals (6,000 Lebanese men and women and 3,375 Syrian refugees).

Water tank installation

In three informal tent settlements in the Bekaa area, where Syrian refugees live, we built a 10,000 litre water tank for communities that do not have permanent and affordable access to drinking and drinking water. In this way, we improved sanitation and disease prevention, but also relieved women and children of unpaid domestic work, as they were the ones who had to fetch large quantities of water from distant sources and hard-to-reach locations. The water tank was also connected to solar batteries so that water could be pumped even in the event of power cuts. The installation of the water tank, which is connected to a well, thus provided water supplies for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene for 130 refugee men and women (24 Syrian families) in three informal tent settlements.

Construction of latrines

As many Syrian families living in informal tent settlements did not have access to functional sanitation facilities, they were largely forced to carry out their needs in the open or around their tents. In addition to posing a serious threat to their health, such a situation also posed a threat to their environment and degraded the land in the long term. This is why we incorporated the construction of latrines into our project, which provided the Syrian families with more dignified sanitary conditions and increased hygiene standards.

By constructing new, metal latrines, we provided easy and safe access to toilets for 148 male and female refugees from 30 Syrian families in 5 settlements.

From May 2022, we started hands-on training to teach users how to properly care for their latrines so that they last as long as possible. As part of the training, we have trained four men and five women who will look after the latrines once the project is completed.