Mennonite Central Committee and Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD) are implementing a 10-month cash assistance program in the Beirut and Tyre gatherings of Lebanon.
Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis is affecting its food security, particularly affecting vulnerable populations like Lebanese residents, Syrian refugees, Palestine refugees in Lebanon (PRL), and Palestine refugees from Syria. Between October 2023 and March 2024, 1.05 million people were facing acute food insecurity, with a further deterioration expected between April and September 2024. Rising inflation, currency depreciation, income losses, cuts to humanitarian food assistance, and increasing tensions negatively impact access to food.
The project will provide 10 monthly cash transfers of CAD 21 per person for up to five people in a household. There will also be training sessions on organizational capacity building, gender equity and nutrition. The project is aiming to reach 453 households comprised of 1,810 individuals.