Lebanon

Lebanon

The Polish Center for International Aid Foundation (PCPM) active in Lebanon since 2012, runs the largest Polish NGO aid program there. Right on the Syrian border, PCPM assist victims of the Syrian war and Lebanese families struggling through the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Ongoing projects

In 2024, the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) received funding under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Polish aid program. This will allow PCPM to continue to support the Lebanese people for the next 3 years.

The goal of the project is to strengthen local communities in Lebanon that have suffered as a result of the economic crisis and the deteriorating Lebanese-Israeli crisis.

The Lebanon Local Communities Project aims to strengthen local communities and improve their quality of life by providing access to basic public services and increasing resilience to natural hazards. The project focuses on supporting local governments and other local institutions in delivering sustainable public services, such as:

  • Protection against soil erosion, water pollution and floods.
  • Access to clean drinking water and an efficient irrigation system.
  • Improving the efficiency of local institutions and emergency services.

PCPM wants to clean up the Al-Ostuan River and protect farms from flooding. In addition, the Foundation will build irrigation canals and modernize the civil defense station in Sed El Bauchrieh by installing photovoltaic panels. The Foundation will repair damaged roads and rebuild a culvert. Additionally, PCPM will conduct crisis management training for representatives of local governments.

This will benefit the residents of Beirut as well as the Akkar region, which PCPM has been helping for many years.

Support for Refugees from the South

The situation in southern Lebanon is dire. Hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands injured in the conflict. Residents from the southern part of the country are fleeing en masse to the north in search of safety. The PCPM Foundation has urgently launched a fundraising campaign to increase aid delivered to the affected area. The PCPM team in northern Lebanon is also preparing food assistance for the refugees and working closely with local authorities to find places to accommodate them.

pcpm.org.pl/lebanon

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