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“Peace Building in Lebanon” project’s newsletter ISSUE NO15 - QUARTER 1 - 2017 WITH THE SUPPORT OF: PEACE BUILDING THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITIES Newsletter Content Implementation of Mechanisms for Social Stability (MSS) The “Peace Building in Lebanon” project implemented the different types of conflicts between the different elements PEACE BUILDING CONFLICT MAPPING PEACE BUILDING PEACE BUILDING designed Mechanisms for Social Stability (MSS) in Akkar, of the local communities. The Mediation and Development THROUGH LOCAL AND ANALYSIS THROUGH EDUCATION THROUGH MEDIA Menieh-Donnieh, Bekaa, South and Nabatieh. The Sahel Committee of Hawsh Barada organized on February 12, COMMUNITIES Akkar committee screened its documentary movie about the 2017 a traditional villager’s breakfast aiming at enhancing area in new villages. The Minieh-Donnieh committee carried the social interaction among various local groups living in out the closing event of its English and Computer Courses its village. Implementation Mapping and Students and Akkar’s Journalists on January 19, 2017. The guests at the event included the 03 08 09 11 of Mechanisms Analyzing Conflict Teachers Stressing Talk Of Challenges mayor and local actors, and it was an opportunity for the The Cultural Committee of Makseh village, in Central for Social Stability on the Importance Amidst Social Media committee to announce its establishment. Bekaa, organized a graduation ceremony for 20 young (MSS) of the Education Craze Lebanese and Syrian students who had attended intensive Sessions The Deir Ammar committee held the inauguration of its music courses for four months. The music sessions aimed 04 Empowering Social 12 “I am only afraid of Peace Garden on January 16, 2017. A public event to at reducing the social distance between Lebanese and Stability at the Roots the other because announce the establishment of the committee to the local Syrian children and youth of both genders, and nurturing we never meet” community was organized in the presence of the Qaimaqam the young generation’s musical, artistic talents and 05 Committees in and the mayor and to highlight the important role of the creativity, which in turn would foster a culture of peace and North Lebanon and committee. non-violence within their local community. 13 “Peace Building in Bekaa Renewing Lebanon” News Their Commitment The Asoun youth group organized on February 17, 2017, Talia’s committee is currently conducting music courses Supplement Visits to Social Stability a public event to mark the end of the cleaning and tree to enhance the positive social interaction between the Saida plantation campaign organized the week before. Lebanese and Syrian children. 06 Developing the Potential of Minieh’s 14 Conference on Training sessions for the Unions of Wadi Khaled and On March 4 and 5, 2017 a two-day follow-up retreat took Youth Media Regulations: Akroum Municipalities were launched in March 2017. Six place for the Social Stability Committee from Makseh, Qab “Less Complaining, training days focused on the structure of the unions, and Elias, Ali Al Nahri, Riyaq, Baalbek, Talia, Hawsh Barada More Solutions” 07 Wadi Khaled and their role in development and project design. and Kfar Zabad. 38 persons representing the 8 committees Akroum Unions actively participated in the retreat. The retreat aimed at of Municipalities Over 40 members of North and Akkar Mechanisms for enhancing the team-building capacities of the committees’ Equipped with the Social Stability members took part in a closing training members and at helping them draft their mission and Needed Strategies event on February 25 and 26 in Chekka. The training was vision, and work on empowering their internal structures and Regulations an opportunity to review some of the skills and concepts by distributing roles and responsibilities among each they had learned during the previous year’s trainings and committee to adjust their plans for the future. The training of staff of Social Development Centers (SDCs), In the Bekaa, the established committees organized several affiliated to the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), continued activities to introduce themselves to their communities. The in the last three months in North, South, Bekaa, Mount implemented activities aimed at enabling the committees Lebanon and Beirut. Their capacities in conflict analysis, to play a major role in preventing or reducing tensions and negotiation and mediation were strengthened and they gained the requisite skills to take part in the new phase of the MSS. 02 03 PEACE BUILDING THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITIES PEACE BUILDING THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITIES Empowering Social Stability at the Roots Committees in North Lebanon and Bekaa Renewing Their Commitment to Social Stability Throughout the training sessions, participants were always engaged and highly motivated in practicing and developing different techniques and strategies to ensure “Sometimes conflict is asleep but events like the coming positive outcomes at the local level. parliamentary elections might initiate it. This is when your role as a committee is key!” said Nabil Hassan, UNDP “It is extremely important being gathered here with fellow consultant during a training retreat for the Mechanisms for SDC directors from the South. Our common training Social Stability (MSS) committees in North Lebanon, end sessions are strengthening our collaboration across the of February 2017. villages and the coordination between us” said Ghassan Abou JahJah, Tyr SDC manager, during a training session As part of the Mechanisms for Social Stability (MSS) funded at the Municipality of Saida. by UKDFID, the UNDP Lebanese Host Communities Support Project organized through the “Peace Building in Lebanon” During the past months, (November 2016 - March 2017) project, during February and March 2017 a two day follow the capacity building sessions were providing the par- up retreat gathering seven villages from North Lebanon and Akkar committees attended on February 24-26, 2017 the Over the course of 5 months, the UNDP Lebanese Host ticipants with the needed tools to adopt conflict sensitive eight villages from the Bekaa to share and learn from their training retreat, in Chekka, North Lebanon for three days. Communities Support (LHSP) project has implemented approaches within the framework of their day-to-day local experiences in defying conflict and to fill in the gaps through the “Peace Building in Lebanon” project in social work in the Lebanese host communities. identified during the implementation of their social activities. Amira Jalkh, Syrian member of Syr Donnieh committee partnership with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), a said during the retreat “Wherever I live, I call home. I am training program to build the capacities of the Social Rouba Sourani, Manager of the SDC in Qobbeh, Tripoli, Most of the committees implemented activities in the past motivated to work for the good of Syr, as if I lived my entire Development Centers’ managers and area coordinators in said during the training of MoSA staff of the North “One year, and the retreat was an opportunity for them to share life here.” Amira, who was highly motivated and involved implementing the Mechanisms for Social Stability (MSS). day after this training, when we will become fully equipped together the successes, strengths, weaknesses and chal- in the training, sharing with the attendees the plans of the The UNDP has designed the Mechanisms for Social and skilled in conflict resolution, we aim at resolving or lenges they faced while organizing their events. committee of Syr so openly, said that being part of the MSS Stability (MSS) with the financial support of UKDFID, to contributing to reducing the historical tensions in our process has empowered her as a woman in her society. help local and municipal leaders in communities hosting area, like Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.” Both retreats had the same objectives: to follow-up on the displaced Syrians, in conflict management. status of the Mechanisms for Social Stability (MSS) that They learned from each other the small details that make The UNDP will proceed with the training throughout 2017 started in mid-2016 and to ensure that the committees are up successful social activities and the big steps needed to To empower and build the capacities of MoSa staff, the to cover all remaining subjects - securing the durability of playing an effective role within their communities. In addition fund and manage their projects. 60 members from UNDP is technically supporting the Ministry staff in the mechanisms and boosting their impact on social to training them on topics related to Funding, Management committees for social stability in Bekaa and North Lebanon playing the leading role in the facilitation, the development stability among Lebanese and Syrians. of Funds, Conflict Identification, Analysis and Resolution left the retreats with new channels of collaborations among and the implementation of the Mechanisms for Social with the technical support of Akkar Network for Development each other, linkages and shared experiences in dealing Stability (MSS) given the closeness of the SDCs to the in North Lebanon, and Nabad for Development in Bekaa. with conflicts, and new ideas for future projects to implement Lebanese communities. in their villages. “Our common training sessions are 37 members from the social stability committees of Baalbak, 116 area coordinators and SDC directors from 55 centers Talia, Makseh, Qab Elias, Riyaq, Kfarzabad, Hawsh Barada “Today we are putting our goal as a committee in perspective all over Lebanon’s governorates, have benefitted from the strengthening our collaboration and Ali Nahri (Central and North Bekaa) were gathered on and repositioning our work to meet this goal”, said Ali Chahla coaching and training sessions which focused on Conflict across the villages and the March 4-5, 2017 in Riyaq to design their internal strategy, from Kfarzabad’s committee during the retreat. Mapping and Analysis and Mapping of Local Actors. To vision, mission and their future workplan to reach the desired This workshop served to build on past experiences towards equip the participants with the adequate tools and skills coordination between us” goals.

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