Promoting employment for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon Phase IV

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The starting point of the project is the inadequate access of Palestinian refugees to basic services and employment opportunities, which is further exacerbated by the various crises in Lebanon. The aim of the FC measure is to improve the livelihoods and prospects of Palestinian refugees from Lebanon and Syria. The creation of short-term employment opportunities offers a source of income to cover basic needs such as food, education and health. In addition, the measures are intended to help improve the supply situation and job market opportunities and increase the quality of UNRWA infrastructure and services. The recipient and project sponsor of the project is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The focus of the project is on measures for the employment-intensive maintenance of UNRWA infrastructure (schools, vocational schools, health centers and administrative offices) and for improving sanitary conditions in 12 Palestinian refugee camps. In addition, two to four-month internships as well as job placement, advice and training offers for teenagers and young adults are financed. The jobs created are intended to help reduce poverty, increase purchasing power and reduce the refugees' dependence on humanitarian aid. Phase IV of the Cash-for-Work project presented here has similar goals to the previous phases I-III. It is currently expected that at least 5,000 jobs will be created as part of the project.