CARE supports women’s projects in Tripoli

CARE International organized yesterday a field trip to Tripoli to present a number of projects the organization implements over Lebanon as part of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) to help refugees and host communities. On the occasion, CARE country director in Lebanon stressed that the organization has projects for Lebanon for the next five years targeting Lebanese communities in the areas of women’s rights, combatting poverty and protecting the environment. In this respect, a meeting was held with beneficiaries and coordinators of programs related to the protection of women and girls and elimination of violence against them, noting that said projects are funded by the EU- Madad Fund, UN Women and Ford Foundation. The programs provide backing to most marginalized women and girls, basically through awareness sessions, social and psychological assistance and mentoring, as well as through specialized services and capacity building activities, like, first aid and training on self-defense. (An Nahar, December 18, 2019)