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| Acronym |
| LWR |
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| Name |
| Lutheran World Relief |
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| Type |
| International Civil Society Organization |
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| Country Director |
| Ali Hijazi |
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| E-mail |
| shussam@corusinternational.org |
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| Phone |
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| Website |
| https://lwr.org/where-we-work/lebanon |
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| Specialties |
- Agriculture
- Gender Issues
- Labor & Livelihoods
- Refugees
- Relief Services
- Shelter and Non-Food Items
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| Description |
US-based NGO established in 1945 working around the world to end poverty, injustice and human suffering. It started work in Lebanon in 2017.
It focuses its work on emergency relief and sustainable agricultural development assistance to lay a foundation for food security, resilience, climate adaptation, and strengthening value chains. It is presently focusing its resources and efforts on responding to the needs of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Iraq as well as the needs of the host communities receiving them.
In Lebanon it is addressing diminishing economic opportunities and improve social cohesion between Lebanese locals and Syrian and Iraqi refugees. It helped thousands affected by the Port Explosion in 2020 to recover stronger.
FOCUS
- Gender equity
- Refugee and host community livelihoods
- Humanitarian assistance
PROJECTS
- RETURN: Returning Evacuees to Urban Residences Now
- EWLFL: Expanding Women’s Labor Force in Lebanon
- 3ammer Jdid
- Agriculture for Peace in Lebanon
- Conflict Management and Community Livelihoods Development
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