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Building a Cash Plus response in Lebanon

Executive Summary Multi-Purpose Cash grant (MPC) is a pivotal instrument of the humanitarian response plan in Lebanon both in terms of coverage and financial volume. About 60% of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon receive MPC assistance. Maximising the impact of MPC can therefore have important and at scale effects for the well-being of Syrian refugees.…

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Assessing Shelter & WASH conditions of Syrian refugees in Lebanon in relation to cash assistance and services

Executive Summary This research comes amidst a rapidly declining and volatile economic, social and political situation in Lebanon. A three-fold crisis erupted in 2019, starting with the onset of a severe financial and banking crash that has led to a rapid collapse of the economy, currency depreciation coupled with subsidy removals and exponential inflation. The…

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Leaving No One Behind

Executive Summary Since 2019, Lebanon has experienced political instability and a rapidly unfolding economic crisis. The financial and banking crisis has resulted in a collapse of the economy, and currency depreciation plus subsidy removals were followed by the long-lasting economic effects of the 4 August 2020 Beirut explosion, as well as the devastating consequences of…

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Participatory Photo Project

Syrian refugees document the experience of receiving multi-purpose cash assistance in Lebanon Background In June 2021, CAMEALEON invited a group of young (18-30) Syrian refugees receiving multi-purpose cash (MPC) assistance to attend a photography training. After the training, participants were asked to use the cameras to document the role and significance that monthly cash…

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Confidence and Usage of ATMs

Executive Summary The World Food Programme (WFP) supports Syrian refugee families living in extreme poverty in Lebanon by providing them with multi-purpose cash (MPC) transfers to meet their basic needs. WFP loads the assistance on an e-card, called the Red Card, each month and programme participants are able to withdraw the cash assistance from ATMs.…

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User journeys of Syrian refugees receiving Multi-purpose cash from WFP in Lebanon

Executive Summary Ground Truth Solutions, in collaboration with the Cash Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Organizational Network (CAMEALEON) have produced a report detailing the lived experiences or “user journeys” of Syrian refugees in Lebanon receiving multipurpose cash assistance from the World Food Programme. WFP in Lebanon supports the most vulnerable Syrian refugee households with unrestricted…

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The impact of the covid19 total lockdown on WFP Multi-purpose cash recipients in Lebanon

Executive Summary The purpose of this rapid survey is to gather top-line insights on the impact of the Covid-19 total lockdown in Lebanon, prohibiting all but essential movement, on multi-purpose cash (MPC) recipients. This includes households’ ability to access and spend their assistance, prepare for the lockdown and meet their basic needs. The sample includes…

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Pinning down moving targets

Executive Summary Whilst most humanitarian responses across the globe have had to navigate the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, in Lebanon the challenges related to COVID-19 emerged on top of an unprecedented protest movement, political instability, a rapid deterioration of the economy and the increasingly protracted displacement of Syrian refugees in the country. This report…

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Independent evaluation of CAMEALEON

Executive Summary CAMEALEON is an independent initiative to provide monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning support to the World Food Programme (WFP)’s multi-purpose cash (MPC) programme for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Established in 2017, CAMEALEON’s main purpose is to bridge evidence gaps, strengthen transparency and accountability to beneficiaries, provide quality assurance, reinforce Value for Money (VfM)…

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Protection outcomes for Syrian refugees

Executive Summary In 2018 and 2019, CAMEALEON partnered with the Overseas Development Institute to examine the role of the WFP MPC in shaping refugee protection outcomes in Lebanon, focusing on coping strategies, physical security and safety, and work related protection risks. The study presents the experience and perceptions of 270 respondents at three sites in…

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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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