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SOCIAL STABILITY Jan - May 2016 Dashboard The monthly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends affecting people in need. Social Stability partners are working to strengthen local communities and institutions ability to mitigate tensions and prevent conflict, and to inform the overall response on the evolution of tensions.
Targeted Communities
2016 Funding Status as of 31 May 2016
# population in cadastres reached by SoSt Partners
Received 7.3 m
251 Communities in Need
Required $260.9 m
Reached
119 m
Lebanese Registered Syrian PRL PRS
2,401,887 people
181
251 Targeted
1,574,563 662,702 137,890 26,732
Progress against targets - Activity indicators Activities
Outputs
reached / target
# local participatory planning processes conducted
3,024 / 6,400
# municipalities & Union of Municipalities (UoM) benefitting from capacity building support
50 / 134
# municipal and community support projects implemented to address priority needs identified following participatory processes
66/ 732
USD invested in municipal and community support projects
197/ 244
# Municipalities supported to build social stability
116/ 128
# community members participating in local processes
reached / target
# central level institutions, governorates and districts supported to contribute to social stability
29/ 31
# communities with functioning conflict mitigation mechanisms
42/ 59
0%
100%
Gender/Type Breakdown
USD 4.98 m / 46 m
# new conflict mitigation mechanisms established
Participants in social stability activities
15 / 32
# youth peacebuilding initiatives implemented
92/ 251 36%
# youth participating in peacebuilding initiatives
64%
2,244 / 12,500
Male Female
Youth peacebuilding initiatives 9%
7%
24% 60%
Syrian Refugee PRL PRS Lebanese
100%
0%
Analysis Number of municipalities supported by area of operation 71
64
Number of municipal and community support projects implemented 24
USD value of projects implemented
$2,483,214
23 18
40
$1,323,698
$1,104,618
22 $72,585
1 North & Akkar
Bekaa
BML
South
North & Akkar
Bekaa
BML
South
North & Akkar
Bekaa
BML
South
Sector Progress Social Stability partners maintained a high level of activities over the first half of 2016, with 20 of the 29 appealing partners reporting activities and results in the sector. Partners are currently active in 205 of the 251 most vulnerable cadasters, with over 300 interventions currently ongoing. Two third of these interventions focus on strengthening municipalities capacity to mitigate tensions, while 50 interventions are ongoing to foster local inter-community dialogue and another 50 aim at implementing youth peacebuilding initiatives (joined community campaigns, sport activities, etc…). However this high level of interest of LCRP partners to implement social stability programmes might be threatened by the low amount of new funding mobilized. Indeed, the first half of 2016 has witnessed a sharp decrease in funding for the sector compared to the same period in 2015 with USD$7m received to date in 2016 compared to $44m by June 2015. Therefore, partners are currently implementing programmes mostly based on funding carried over from 2015. However, the overall limitations of the current funding is already apparent, with lower results achieved in 2016 compared to 2015 in all areas of the sector: 184 municipalities are receiving capacity support for social stability compared to 228 in June last year, 66 projects worth $5m have been completed vs. 114 worth $7m in June 2015, 15 new conflict mitigation mechanisms have been established vs. 36, and 92 youth peacebuilding initiatives implemented vs. 138 in the first half of 2015. In this context, the main achievement in the first half of 2016 revolves around the completion of participatory municipal planning processes in the most vulnerable cadasters. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Social Affairs, 100 new ‘maps of risks and resources’ (MRR) have been conducted, allowing over 3,500
Facts and Figures 251
# cadastres identified as most vulnerable
114
# vulnerable cadastres where population has increased by 50% or more
70%
% of municipalities too small to provide any local services (of 1,108 Municipalities) - (LCPS)
55% % of host and displaced communities members reporting multiple causes of tensions between communities in 251 vulnerable cadastres (REACH)
host community members to identify priority issues in their respective communities. Over the past two years, the MRR process was implemented in all 251 communities identified as most vulnerable, and the results will be released by the Government in July. The lack of new funding is therefore threatening to undermine the overall achievements of the sector which cannot sustain local dialogue without bringing tangible benefits (i.e. concrete projects such as rehabilitation of public space, provision of equipment to local authorities…) to the most pressured communities. The current trend of funding creates a real risk of raising expectations without delivering adequately.
Changes in Context - Second Quarter The main contextual change in the first half of 2016 was the organization of the long-awaited municipal elections throughout the month of May. While this is fundamental to renew the democratic legitimacy of municipalities as the key local institution on the ground, the elections have also contributed to slowing down the work of partners, as changes in municipal leadership means that some projects and interventions had to be halted and relationship rebuilt. In the meantime, the sector continued to refine the understanding of its impact on social stability, through a fourth round of evaluation of municipal support programmes. The new findings confirm that supporting municipalities specifically in their delivery of basic services is helping in fostering change in local relationships and increasing positive perceptions between groups and local institutions. Targeted locations have notably shown a decrease in negative perception towards refugees over time. However, the evaluation also points out that the mere implementation of basic services projects is not enough especially as the issue of employment is gaining in importance as a driver of tensions in assessed communities, particularly among youth. Recommendations emphasize the need to tap into the potential for increased communication between municipalities and local communities as well as dialogue among youth as a key strategy to bridge that gap.
Organizations The achievements described in this dashboard are the collective work of the following organizations: ACTED, ARCS, ActionAid, Basmeh & Zeitooneh, DRC, Dorcas, IOM, IRC, Intersos, MOSA-UNDP, Mercy Corps, NRC, PU-AMI, SCI, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA
SOCIAL STABILITY Jan - May 2016 Dashboard Organizations per district The achievements described in this dashboard are the collective work of the following 19 organizations: ACTED, ARCS, ActionAid, Basmeh & Zeitooneh, DRC, Dorcas, IOM, IRC, Intersos, MOSA-UNDP, Mercy Corps, NRC, PU-AMI, SCI, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA
Akkar ACTED, DRC, MOSA-UNDP, NRC, SFCG, UNDP, UNHCR
DRC, MOSA-UNDP, SFCG, UNDP, UNRWA, UNHCR
Tripoli
DRC, MOSA-UNDP, UNRWA, UNHCR
El Koura MOSA-UNDP, UNDP, UNRWA, UNHCR
DRC, MOSA-UNDP, Mercy Corps, NRC, UNDP, UNRWA, UNHCR
Zgharta DRC, MOSA-UNDP, UNDP, UNRWA, UNHCR UNRWA, UNHCR
El Batroun
El Hermel ARCS, SFCG
El Minieh-Dennie
Bcharre
Baalbek
Jbeil MOSA-UNDP, UNHCR
ActionAid, IRC, MOSA-UNDP, Mercy Corps, NRC, SFCG, UNDP
PU-AMI, UNHCR
Kesrwane
El Meten
PU-AMI, SCI, UNDP, UNHCR
UNDP
Beirut
Baabda
MOSA-UNDP, SCI, UNDP, UNHCR Dorcas, MOSA-UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNHCR
Chouf
Basmeh & Zeitooneh, DRC, MOSA-UNDP, NRC, SCI, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP, AVSI, Intersos, UNHCR
Zahle
Aley
MOSA-UNDP, UNDP, UNRWA, UNHCR
ActionAid, DRC, Intersos, MOSA-UNDP, SCI, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP, AVSI, UNHCR
West Bekaa Rachaya MOSA-UNDP, SFCG, UNDP, AVSI, Intersos, UNHCR
Saida IOM, MOSA-UNDP, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP
Jezzine
El Nabatieh
MOSA-UNDP, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP
MOSA-UNDP, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP, UNHCR
Marjaayoun
Number of partner per dis tric t
MOSA-UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNDP
Sour MOSA-UNDP, SFCG, UN-Habitat, UNDP
Hasbaya MOSA-UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNDP
1-2 Bent Jbeil MOSA-UNDP, UN-Habitat
3-4 5 6-7 8 - 11
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