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Self-Reliance Composite Index Midline Report | Sustainable Social Protection and Livelihood Solutions for Severely Vulnerable Households in Lebanon, February 2023

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INTRODUCTION

Lack of access to basic social services, protection, education and livelihood opportunities (including formal employment) among both refugees and the host community has increased the vulnerability of already impoverished families in Lebanon. Data from the World Bank reveals that 82% of the Lebanese population are considered multi dimensionally poor, up from 42% in 20192 , in addition to 90% Syrian refugees living below the poverty line3 .

Falling incomes have forced families to resort to negative coping mechanisms, including child marriage, taking on excessive debt, child labour and undereating, which all have adverse effects on society.

To address the current situation, the INMAA consortium including Save the Children, Plan International, Akkarouna and LOST, is delivering an EU funded project under the title of “Sustainable Social Protection and Livelihood Solutions for Severely Vulnerable Households in Lebanon” implemented in Akkar and Baalbek. The project targets vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugee households supporting them to become less reliant on social protection schemes, paving their way to sustainable pathways out of extreme poverty through focusing on productive inclusion (graduation) by bridging social assistance and livelihoods/resilience pathways and promoting self-reliance.

For this, the program has four primary results for participants, linked to outcomes in social protection, livelihoods promotion, financial inclusion, and social empowerment.