Grants and Contributions:

Supporting Women's Resilience in Crisis in Lebanon

7387557 P002880001

$10,000,000.00

Mar 20, 2018 - Mar 31, 2023

The project aims to contribute to the economic empowerment of Lebanese women and Syrian refugee women in Lebanon. This project is part of the UNDP’s Lebanon Host Communities Support Programme (LHSP), a national initiative launched jointly with Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs as a comprehensive response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis and its implications on Lebanon. The project supports women-led businesses and women to actively participate in the local economy, and strengthens the role that local authorities (such as municipalities, municipal unions and local economic development organizations) play in advancing women’s economic empowerment in Lebanon. Project activities include: (1) providing training, paid internships, coaching and mentoring to Lebanese women and Syrian refugee women to strengthen their abilities to integrate into the economic sphere; (2) offering training, mentoring, marketing and financial support services to women-led businesses in order to improve their productivity and competitiveness; (3) organizing advocacy and awareness-raising activities to strengthen public support of women’s economic empowerment and reduce social barriers; and (4) providing technical, strategic and management training and support to municipalities to better mainstream gender considerations into economic development strategies and interventions. The project is expected to reach 103,000 individuals through training, direct services and awareness campaigns, and to create or maintain up to 700 jobs.

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) Lebanese and Syrian refugee women have increased access to economic opportunities; (2) women-led businesses have improved productivity and competitiveness; (3) improved enabling environment for women’s integration, progression and economic empowerment; and (4) municipalities are more actively involved in local economic development, which supports women’s economic empowerment.

New York, US

GC-2018-Q4-00164

Grant

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

The end date is changed to 2023-03-31

Mar 14, 2022

UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.