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Transparency and Accountability from the Bottom-up: Lessons from Social Assistance and Humanitarian CVA Programs in Lebanon

Executive Summary Following six years of multiple protracted crises, a majority of Lebanon’s population is affected by multidimensional poverty, but social safety nets are the primary source of social protection for the poorest and most vulnerable and are largely dependent on international donors. In an effort to transition out of the crisis, the Government of…

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LCAT x CAMEALEON Leveraging Evidence for Effective Cash Programming: Insights, Gaps, and Opportunities

Executive Summary This workshop aimed to bring together humanitarian and development actors to collectively examine and strengthen the use of evidence in cash programming across Lebanon. By showcasing key research from LCAT and CAMEALEON—particularly on informal social protection, the multiplier effect, and humanitarian cash systems in emergencies—the event will serve as a platform to: -Share…

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Sustainability of the Social Assistance System and Linkages with the Humanitarian Assistance System

"Series of National Policy Dialogues on Promoting Universal Social Protection in Lebanon" Policy Dialogue 1: Sustainability of the Social Assistance System and Linkages with the Humanitarian Assistance System Executive Summary Lebanon is at a pivotal crossroads in its journey toward a robust, integrated, and universal social protection system. Recent policy and legislative advancements—such as the…

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CoP Linking CVA and Social Protection: Cash Advocacy Paper Presentation

Executive Summary In this session, CAMEALEON presented their latest publication "Safety Net and Humanitarian Cash in the Emergency Response in Lebanon – What Can We Learn?", published in February 2025. The paper aims to strengthen humanitarian response efforts by offering key recommendations to inform the design and implementation of innovative policies and practices to improve…

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Safety net and humanitarian cash in the Emergency Response in Lebanon – what can we learn?

Executive Summary Lebanon is facing a severe humanitarian crisis exacerbated by economic turndown, widespread poverty, and displacement resulting from the escalation of the hostilities into war between Hezbollah and Israel on September 23, 2024.   A ceasefire was reached in the early hours of November 27, 2024, for a 60-day period. The dramatic wave of…

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Providing Social Protection in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations

Executive Summary Join our thought-provoking conversation with Philip Proudfoot (Institute of Development Studies) and Cynthia Saghir (CAMEALEON) as they discuss the evolving role of states in humanitarian response, building meaningful social contracts in fragile contexts, and developing lifecycle social security systems that shield citizens from conflict-related shocks. In an era of increasing global instability and…

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MENA Community of Practice on CVA Linkages to Social Protection

Executive Summary This is the upcoming session of the Community of Practice for Linking CVA and Social Protection in MENA. In this session, we will have the opportunity to learn from the policy paper developed by CAMEALON and the Arab Reform Initiative: Lebanon’s Social Protection System Suffers Amidst the Current War: Urgent Action Needed! The policy paper assesses…

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Supporting and Sustaining Social Protection during Conflicts: Insights from Current ‘Better Assistance in Crises’ (BASIC) Research

Executive Summary The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) are organizing a side event entitled "Supporting and Sustaining Social Protection during Conflicts: Insights from Current 'Better Assistance in Crises' (BASIC) Research." This side event will showcase new empirical research findings from the FCDO- supported BASIC research program, which aims to…

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The Role of Misinformation on Cash and Voucher Assistance for Social Cohesion in Lebanon

Executive Summary The main objective of the study was to shed light on how misinformation affects different actors (refugees, host communities, beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries, policy makers, implementing agencies) and how this impacts their social interactions and behavioral patterns. The results of the study aims to help implementing organizations to reassess their communication efforts by understand how…

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Lebanon’s Social Protection System Suffers Amidst the Current War: Urgent Action Needed!

Executive Summary This policy paper assesses Lebanon’s social protection response to the ongoing war and provides recommendations for policymakers to further develop this response and later improve the shock-responsiveness and -resilience of the country’s social protection system. The war in Lebanon has exacerbated the existing economic crisis, leading to mass displacement and increased poverty. The…

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From Insight to Impact

From Insight to Impact: Leveraging evidence for Social Assistance Policy in Lebanon Overview The “Insight to Impact: Leveraging Evidence for Social Assistance Policy in Lebanon” learning event took place on August 17th, 2023, where CAMEALEON explored the role of evidence to inform policy making and coordination on social assistance in Lebanon. The event aimed to…

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Established in 2017 to support the effectiveness and accountability of social assistance for refugees and host communities in Lebanon.

Consortium Partners Locations
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC): CBM Building – Bldg 880 – 1st Floor – Street 11 Gen. Charles de Gaulle – Sin El Fil, Beirut, Lebanon.
OXFAM ITALY: Sodeco Square, Block B 1st, Beirut, Lebanon
Solidarites International (SI): Badaro – Abdul Mawla – 1st Floor – Chaar Street (next to Carlos El Mandelk), Beirut, Lebanon
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