Support to Iraqi refugees in Lebanon

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• Support to Iraqi refugees in Lebanon

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Background

• Caritas has been providing assistance to Iraqis
  since its establishment in 1994,
• however in 2002, a project for Humanitarian
  assistance to extremely vulnerable Iraqis
• in Lebanon started.

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14 years serving migrants and refugees
2008 85 persons 10 offices of whom 6 are serving
Iraqi refugees

• 1994
• 3 persons
• 1 office

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Geographic coverage Iraqi project
Tripoli
Rayfoun
Sin el fil Head Quarter
Mreijeh
Zahleh
Saida
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Beneficiaries

• Refugees and asylum seekers having escaped
  from their country because of persecution mainly
  Iraqis, Sudanese, Somali, Palestinian
• Migrant workers

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Donors

• ICMC
• CRS
• Secours catholique
• UNHCR

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Problems faced by Iraqis in Lebanon

• Illegal entry
• No residence permit and therefore not legally
  authorized to work.
• Because the vast majority of Iraqi refugees work
  illegally in Lebanon, abuse and exploitation in
  the workplace.
• No adequate payment or work in unsafe conditions.
  
• Detention.
• Some children (minors) work in the informal
  economy in order to supplement family income.
• Risk of deportation if arrested
• Medical problems chronic diseases
• Mental problems
• Difficulty in education because of the difference
  of levels between Iraq and Lebanon thus school
  rupture

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• In order to answer the needs, Caritas Migrant
  center is providing the following services

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Social work approach

• 1st interview in the office or at home social
  form
• If in the office, home visit to meet all the
  members of the family and assess needs
• Weekly team meeting to discuss the cases
• Decision taken and delivered
• Urgent cases are processed without waiting the
  home visit or the team meeting
• Regular home visits

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Services provided

• Inpatient medical care
• Hospitalization surgeries, deliveries, treatment
  
• Cases are referred to Government hospitals,
  however when treatments are not available,
  Caritas has special contacts with the private
  sector

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Services provided

• Outpatient medical care
• Medication Caritas medical centers, Pharmacy
  that gives CLMC discount of 18
• Consultation
• Reference to caritas medical centers in the
  different regions
• To outpatient clinics of the public hospitals
• Sometimes to private clinics
• Lab exams,
• Radiology to public hospitals and private
  laboratory with whom CLMC has agreement for
  special prices

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Services provided

• Humanitarian assistance
• Food coupons,
• Diapers,
• Milk for little children,
• Mattresses,
• Heaters,
• Rent fees,
• Transportation,
• Sheets,
• Blankets

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Services provided

• Education assistance
• Formal
• Tuition
• Stationery
• Transportation
• Non formal
• Classes on Saturdays

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Services provided

• Kindergarten assistance
• Vocational training
• Computer
• English
• Hairdresser
• Make up
• Mobile reparation
• Mechanics

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Services provided

• Work groups with women
• Discuss social and medical topics
• Entertainment activities
• Community health education
• Training to Iraqi women
• Subjects such as nutrition, STD, mental health

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Services provided

• Legal assistance
• Free of charge legal follow-up
• Regularization of status
• Assistance to detainees in prisons
• Medical assistance
• Humanitarian assistance
• Legal follow-up

• Recently, GSO accepted to open again the
  regularization period for Iraqis based on a
  request from Caritas Lebanon

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Services provided

• Shelter
• New arrival families women with children
• Women released from prisons
• Services ensured in the shelter
• Food
• Medical assistance
• Humanitarian needs
• Legal follow-up

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Services provided

• Health insurance
• Through this program, Iraqi refugees are able to
  reach medical care in a worthy way.
• They benefit from inpatient medical care and from
  laboratory and radiology services throughout the
  year.
• They can benefit each year from
• 4 hospital entries each time covering USD 2500
• and 3 medical exams insurance covers 85 of the
  price and the beneficiary the remaining 15.

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Summer Camps

• 21 days
• Children from different nationalities
• Recreational activities
• Excursion

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Cultural orientation

• For families or individuals who are accepted to
  be resettled in the USA

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• Statistics

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Beneficiaries by religion
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Legal/illegal entry
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Services provided
September 2002 May2007
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Services provided
June 2007 December 2007
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Location of families
June 2007 December 2007
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Legal Assistance
January December 2007
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Thank you

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