Urgent Appeal for Emergency Relief in Lebanon

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Summary

CHF is distributing emergency relief items—such as food, shelter, and medical supplies—and establishing hygienic sanitary systems to urgently assist thousands living in camps around the country. progress reportread updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,620 was raised for this project.

Received $1,620 from 15 donations from people like:

Emelle
Tex
Nevin
(Anon.)

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

More than 800,000 people in Lebanon are without adequate food and shelter. As the humanitarian crisis rapidly escalates and violence continues to take hold, thousands of families—displaced from their homes and villages—are in desperate need of your help. With more than 11 years of experience working in hundreds of communities throughout the country, CHF has close ties with the families we are helping. Nearly all of CHF's staff in country are Lebanese, many of whom are now themselves displaced.

Activities

Distributing food, medical supplies, and non-food items to refugee and displaced victims. Mitigating the risk of disease by establishing mobile bathroom facilities, and securing sufficient, clean, and safe drinking water.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,620

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,620.  The original project funding goal was $10,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Building on our long-term efforts, CHF is distributing relief commodities to IDPs housed in displacement centers and ensuring adequate water and sanitation conditions to limit the spread of disease and ensure the health of those displaced.

Project Message

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims of this tragic conflict. CHF is committed to mitigating the growing humanitarian crisis and immediately assisting those in need”
- John W. Chromy, CHF Vice President

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ayman Abdallah,
Country Director, Lebanon
CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
1-888-7792-CHF
Email:

Project Sponsor

CHF International

Organization

CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
301-587-4700
http://www.chfinternational.org

Learn more about CHF International and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Lebanon and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Lebanon, read the Human Development Report on Lebanon or the Wikipedia entry for Lebanon.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 16, 2006.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 26, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Distribution of Relief Items

By Nussi Abdullah - Program Officer, August 16, 2006 02:04 PM

The needs are huge, especially in food supplies (canned and fresh), medicines, hygienic materials, medical supplies, blankets and mattresses for refugees in mountanous regions, potable water, and supply of hot water. It is also important to engage displaced communities in relief efforts (such as cooking, packing, and distribution, etc.) where appropriate, to mitigate the sense of hopelessness and helplessness that will further exacerbate the psychological crisis.


The first installment of emergency funds have allowed us to serve hot meals to 2,000 refugees in Zgharta Caza with our local partner, the René Moawad Foundation, and provide critical medicines to 160 chronically sick refugees in Koura. We are also working with a hospital in the Chouf to equip it with disposable medical supplies to treat refugees suffering from kidneys problems (dialysis) and other health problems, as some regions were not equipped to treat a big number of chronic patients and massive displacement.



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