Since the start of 2017, Livelihoods Partners assisted 6,397 refugees and host community members with short-term and/or long-term employment opportunities and 27,412 youth and adults in increasing their employability through job training, internships, job placement and language courses.
Due to high the influx of Syrian refugees into bordering towns in Turkey and Jordan, solid waste management has become a key challenge. In case of Gaziantep, Turkey, the waste generated has been posing some challenges for waste management systems which were overwhelmed with additional 550,000 tons per year of waste. The construction of a waste transfer station in Fevzipasa, Gaziantep, aims at prevention of the use of wild dumpsites so as to alleviate the pressure faced by the municipality in waste collection and management. Annual savings with this enhanced capacity is estimated at USD 1.6 million for the municipality as it has obviated the need for construction and operation of two additional sanitary landfill sites. In Lebanon, upgrading and rehabilitating existing Aitanit wastewater treatment plant was completed. This contributes to improved capacity of wastewater treatment at the plant, thereby reducing health threats and pollution in the villages. The treated water will be used for irrigation.