Inclusive and Sustainable Cities; Municipalities Good Practices in Lebanon; Report
UNESCO UN-Habitat BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY
November 2017 Executive Summary
Lebanon has been suffering consequences habitation are taken individually into of conflicts locally and in the region. The consideration. Lebanese people continuously support and This project improves knowledge sharing thrive to co-exist and accept each other among cities in a matter which enhances despite numerous challenges caused by the co-existence and highly advocates experi- diverse demography and geography. ence sharing of each city’s capacity build- Neighboring crises (Syrian Refugees, Iraqi ing, sustainable development and social war and the conflict in the Middle East) and cohesion. Through the network of shared lack of reform for local ones have been types of projects and initiatives, the aware- threatening the social and economic stabili- ness among participating municipalities, ty in Lebanon. Moreover, the provisional relative to their limited capacities, rises. absence of a president and the impacts of Development of communication and the Syrian refugees’ crisis have further exchange of expertise among municipali- pressured the situation and stability of the ties encourages them to work on projects country. which fulfill the goals of good practice initia- Since the beginning of the crisis, municipali- tives. ties have been tasked with using limited UNESCO, UN-habitat and BAU resources and capacities to deliver services have carefully selected the representing to both Lebanese residents and refugees. entities according to their qualifications in In addition, the rubbish crisis has clearly the subject matter in the disciplines. portrayed the depth of the corruption and Pre-visit works had been assigned to BAU political dysfunction in Lebanon. The ques- by program’s hosting UN-institutions. Calls tion of economic development has been for submission of a Letter of Intent had the main concern of the authorities as well been made after commissioning advising as the entire population since the end of lectures and visits. A significant number of the war; conceivably with joint efforts noth- municipalities (125) were contacted to fill up ing is out of reach. the Letter of Intent. However, 75 have man- This report aims at collecting evidence of aged to submit the Letter of Intent and only practice-based initiatives carried out by 49 projects were eligible to participate. Lebanese local municipalities and responsi- The first stage of evaluation focused on the ble authorities. Inspiring programs, which actual implementation of the project promote social cohesion and urban gover- submitted and the examination of the cred- nance in the area, have been initiated by ibility of the material and context support- the municipalities in Lebanon. This report ed by the municipality. It has also taken the looks into “Municipal Good practices” level of public participation in consider- initiated both municipalities and municipal ation, which illustrates the effectiveness of unions during their respective mandate the municipality in including the public in since the year 2012 and under national laws the decision making process and the actu- enforced under the municipal period. alization of the set goals. These practices focus on social cohesion, The projects fall into two main categories. solidarity among vulnerable groups and The first one relies on the social impacts of promoting sustainable urban development. the project on the public. Promotion of A good practice serves the effectiveness of social cohesion is vital to this section, intervention in a particular setting and is providing services to the community, replicable to other circumstances. The promoting gender equality, targeting less context, process and outcome are evaluat- fortunate groups or districts, getting the ed regardless of the area. Cases of spread- youth involved in community’s concerns, ing wellness in society, environment or creating a force of social integration and
4 Executive Summary
increasing the number of job opportunities Public awareness spreading is a common set for the working force of the targeted feature of many successful projects; it group. The second group sets at the introduces more innovation in ideas and promotion of sustainable urban develop- themes resulting in a project that opens ment by creating a more sustainable built, new prospects that empowers the commu- social, natural and economic environments nity's capabilities and allows it to realize its The analysis of the Good Practices abilities. The inclusion of youth is a guaran- presented yielded general yet important ty in having a future generation of capable recommendations. Proper management leaders paving the way for a better future directly affects the success of the project. and qualifies the future generations to The scheduling and planning in some of the handle the responsibility of leading their project was crucial not only to its success, communities. Some of the Good Practices but also to the ability of its execution. The also proved that women have not realized collaboration of the local community is also their full capacity and when given the a key ingredient in the success of a project chance, they will excel even in out-of that addresses the community's needs. -gender roles
5 Acknowledgments
The completion of this report would not have been possible without the help and support of many individuals. This report is a result of a joint initiative between UNESCO, UN-Habitat and Beirut Arab University. Sincere gratitude goes to Prof. Ibtihal El-Bastawissi, the dean of the faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment from Beirut Arab University for her key role in providing guidance and support at all stages of this initiative. We would particularly like to thank the BAU team including experts and students for developing the action plan, contacting and meeting with municipalities, collecting initiatives, field investiga- tions and setting the evaluation criteria. A special thanks to Dr Hiba Mohsen and Hoda Zeayter who generously gave their time for critical inputs throughout the process and overall support in guiding the students’ team and writing the final report. The number of experts from Beirut Arab University from different faculties provided support in evaluating the submitted projects. The coordinators of experts are from the Faculty of Human Sciences, Dean Prof. Mayssah El Nayal, Faculty of Business Administration, Dean Prof. Nehale Mostafa, Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Issam Gouda, Faculty of Sciences Dr Mohamad Dakdouki and from the Research Center for Environment and Development, Dr. Safaa Baydoun. We are grateful for Seiko Sugita and Mona El Zoghbi from UNESCO Beirut office and Tarek Osseiran, Lady Habshy and Marwa Boustani from UN Habitat provided technical expertise in conceptualizing, designing the process and provided comments to the draft report. We would like to thank the following individuals for their review of this report and for providing constructive comments: Dr Jean-Pierre El Asmar (Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Arts, and Design at Notre Dame University), Dr Haifa Salam (Assistant Professor in Sociology at the Lebanese University) and Hayat Gebara (Urban Designer and Researcher). Last but not least, we would like to express our appreciation to the mayors and councils of the 73 municipalities across Lebanon who participated in this initiative. We would like to extend our thanks to the municipalities’ staff who provided valuable information and who gave their time to explain the projects presented in this report as well as all individuals who facilitated direct communication with municipalities.
6 Table of Contents
Executive Summary 4 Acknowledgment 6 Table of Content 7 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 8 I Introduction 9 Background 10 Good Practices 11 II Overview of Context 13 Role of Municipalities 14 Challenges Facing Good Practices 15 III Methodology and Rationale for Collecting Projects 17 The process 18 Assessing Eligibility 19 Evaluation Criteria 20 Methodology Summary 21 Evaluation Matrix 22 IV Selected Good Practices 25 Good Practices Categories 26 Municipalities Map 28 Aley Municipality: Re-planning Aley Industrial Zone and Commercial Market 29 Al Qaraoun Municipality- Al Qaraoun Park 35 Chehim Municipality: Badi Efrouz 43 Daraya Municipality: Public Park 50 Deir Qanoun Al Nahr Municipality: Bee-Keeping for Economic and Environmental Development 53 Faraya Municipality: Faraya on the Beach 61 Hazmieh Municipality: Towards a partnership with the youth 65 Saida Municipality: Mohammad Al Saudi Garden (Saida's Public Garden) 71 Tripoli Municipality: Strengthening the development and local governance of the Municipality of Tripoli 77 Tyre Municipality: Cultural Heritage Project 81 V Additional Shortlisted Good Practices 88 Municipalities Map 90 Abra Municipality: Rehabilitation of Wasted Areas into Public Spaces 91 Aley Municipality: Activating the Role of the Youth 92 Barja Municipality: Sport Arena and Public Park 93 Bouerj Municipality: Forestation of an area of 50,000m2- A tree for each Citizen 94 Chebaa Municipality: “Nabeeh Al Mghara” Road 95 Chiyah Municipality: Primary Health Care Center Chiyah (PHCCC) 96 Deir Qanoun Al Nahr Municipality: The Good Tree Project 97 Mazboud Municipality: Waste Management 98 Saida Municipality: OLA Center- Old Sidon 99 Sarafand Municipality: Eliminating Illiteracy and Enhancing Educational Capacities 100 Sarafand Municipality: Talents - Youth against Drugs 2017 101 Ter Debba Municipality: Sewing and Embroidery Workshop 102 Tripoli Municipality: Promoting Youth resilience through sport 103 Tyre Municipality: MED Phare 104 Wardaniyeh Municipality: Natural Reserve 105 VI Conclusions, Lesson Learned and Recommendations 107 Conclusion 108 Recommendations 109
7 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
BAU: Beirut Arab University CHF: Community Habitat Finance DRR: Disaster Risk Reduction Projects LPCS: The Lebanese Centre of Policy Studies MOIM: Ministry of Interior and Municipalities NGO: Non-governmental Organization PMC: Project Management Committee SDG: Social Development Goal UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
8 1Section Introduction Background
Lebanon has long been facing ongoing began arriving in Lebanon, municipali- repercussions of wars fought locally ties have been forced to shoulder an and beyond its doorsteps. The heat of ever growing share of responsibility, the economic, political, social and as they are now tasked with using demographic impacts increased, and limited resources and capacities to challenges have been on the rise deliver services to both Lebanese proportionally with the growing needs residents and refugees. The current and inversely proportional to deterio- state of affairs is expected to continue rating resources. Residents of this presenting challenges to Lebanon for country show continuous support and the foreseeable future, meaning more strive to co-exist regardless of numer- responsibilities will fall on local ous challenges. Being demographical- governments. ly and geographically diverse, Leba- In addition, the rubbish crisis, which non has a unique understanding of led to the protests against the govern- culture, and acceptance of others. ment, has clearly portrayed the depth Spillovers of regional crises and the of the corruption and political lack of reform for local ones have dysfunction. However, the solution to been threatening the social and the waste crisis is obvious and economic stability in Lebanon. straightforward. What Lebanon needs The past few years have been chal- is a national strategy on how to deal lenging for the Lebanese. The absence with waste in general and determine of a president (from 2014 to 2016) and what role should be assigned to key the impacts of the Syrian refugee stakeholders. For one, there has been crisis on Lebanon have put further an overemphasis on collecting waste, pressure on the situation and stability treatment, and disposal, and little, of the country. The country was left except by CSOs, on how to reduce without a president who is in charge waste, recycle, and recover resources. of the high council for National The latest piecemeal measures of Defense, acts as the commander of removing waste from Beirut and the Armed Forces, as well as being the dumping it across the country at infor- head of state. mal sites is indicative of this mindset. Lebanon has been hosting refugees Instead of simply making it look as long before the Syrian civil war broke though action is being taken to out, the country has dealt before with address this specific phase in the the Palestinian refugees issue and to crisis, the government needs to less extent the Iraqi one. It has resolve this environmental crisis in the become a host country for those who long run and thus put in place a policy have been affected by wars. However, framework that reflects sustainable the number of refugees increased goals. To this end, waste collection can exponentially after the Syrian civil war. be decentralized to municipalities at a Six years into the Syrian crisis and in fraction of the cost of paying private light of the “Supporting Syria and the companies. Local administrations Region” conference held in London on must be given incentives to do so 4 February 2016, Oxfam and LCPS starting with giving their IMF share convened a roundtable on 15 March back. Finally, we need to work on 2016, on assisting local governments changing the mindsets of citizens on in Lebanon that are coping with the how to deal with waste at the source. refugee crisis. Since refugees first
10 Good practices
It starts with the awareness of highly increasing in Lebanon, endan- preventing waste and sorting garbage gering the social cohesion and at home. economic stability of the country. It is The question of economic develop- our hope that the current government ment has been the main concern of and future governments will be more the authorities as well as the entire proactive, as opposed to reactive, in population since the end of the war. releasing specific information about The ambition to see Lebanon’s “natu- policy decisions it adopts. Additional- ral role” re-established as a pivotal ly, it is imperative that this country’s center and a regional pole collided leaders and the public consider the with a series of internal as well as economic costs (specifically environ- external obstacles, and has succeed- mental and social costs), as opposed ed only in a few limited fields (luxury to the accounting costs, of such deci- tourism, banking sector, etc.). In paral- sions. It is stressed that while a plan lel, the main exportable services as has been enacted by the government well as industry and agriculture face a to address the trash crisis, it is neces- tough competition. Tourism and food sary to actively consider more product sectors are both closely sustainable and environmentally linked to the land: their primary asset friendly approaches to waste manage- is landscapes, topography, lands, ment, specifically those which entail water, sea, heritage, etc. waste reduction and sorting at the The civil society in Lebanon source and a public campaign to (local associations and organizations) encourage recycling. is trying to overcome problems The municipal initiatives in this report among groups of different opinions, abide to one of the Good Practices’ confessions, ethnicities and nationali- pillars, which targets a highly partici- ties. It is trying to reach small achieve- patory approach of city-level policies ments, which go a long way; the reali- that intend to resolve geopolitical ty of this resolution might be matters using non-discriminatory farfetched, however, with joint efforts advancements and developments nothing is out of reach. involving urban growth and promot- ing sustainable inclusive cities to satis- Good Practices fy the UN’s 11th Social Development Goal (SDG). The challenges and obsta- This report is a joint initiative between cles faced by municipalities are UNESCO, UN-Habitat and Beirut Arab diverse in content, due to misdistribu- University, and it aims to showcase tion of resources; thus, these commu- the good practices and most fruitful nities have developed exemplary experiences from the participants’ methods and shared successful expe- municipalities of the Lebanese cities riences of responses to challenging and communities. The projects issues; they are demonstrating the featured in this report highlight ways solutions they have found that have in which Lebanese municipalities helped in alleviating the burden of address various challenges regarding ailments of their communities. the continuous increasing pollution The municipalities’ participation in the and refugee crisis that has been “Inclusive and Sustainable Cities: affecting the region for the past few Good Practices Initiative” has been years. Recently tensions have been facilitated by Beirut Arab University’s staff members and students.
LCPS (2015) Best Practices and Lebanese law 11 Good practices
This program not only served in fiscal autonomy that are endowed presenting these projects, but it also with tasks of building a balanced and created an opportunity for the univer- stable society, they have a public char- sity's youth to take part in the acter or utility within their area and process. By conducting face-to-face they are entrusted to establish, meetings and sharing an online data- manage, and help in the implementa- base with municipal figures, students tion of projects that benefit the area. will have acquired high levels of social With Lebanon facing many problems indulgence and knowledge concerning internally and externally, especially municipal roles. since the beginning of the Arab spring Working towards a better urban in the Middle Eastern countries and future, organizations have made it the ongoing Syrian conflict, as well as, their mission to encourage interna- the ongoing garbage crisis which has tional peace and universal respect for left Lebanon’s streets filled with human rights by promoting collabora- rotting trash, UNESCO & UN Habitat tions among nations, in hopes of collaborated with Beirut Arab Univer- building a sustainable inclusive city. sity in launching an initiative to The world will ultimately serve all the promote commendable municipal generations to come; as a result, it practices that aim to develop living should be taken upon municipalities standards, to enhance human rights, to act as proper local bodies of the and to preserve society values in government; a branch of the central various Lebanese cities. government with administrative and
12 LCPS (2015) Administrative decentralization Booklet p. 2Section Overview of Context Role of Municipalities
According to the law, (decree-law further enhance the performance of 118-1977, articles 49 to 52), the Leba- local authorities and improve partici- nese municipality is “a local adminis- pation and accountability. A decen- tration that enjoys within its tralization law must be thoroughly geographical boundaries the power structured in order to grant munici- delegated to it by law”. This status as palities and their unions’ financial the local authority allows the munici- autonomy and the ability to achieve pality to control most of the gover- human resource competence to rein- nance aspects within their jurisdiction force them to the extant they were area, such as but not limited to, meant to be by law . control over budgets, revenues, and The Syrian crises induced a surge of spending, planning and contracting refugees all over the country, which public works, urban planning and land resulted in an overload demand on use, and services like garbage collec- the country's already ill-equipped tion, providing domestic water, and infrastructure and services system, sewerage collection. which is jeopardizing country’s exist- However, municipalities remain ing social and economic infrastruc- constrained administratively and ture, institutional stability and devel- financially. Most of the municipalities opment advances. Women and youth are too small, lack the personnel, and are the most vulnerable and the most have an insignificant tax revenue. affected by the consequences of the Moreover, municipalities are bound by crises, and its impact on the economy, many ministries and government infrastructure, and social stability . agencies (Ministry of Interior, General Due to their proximity to the public, directorate of urbanism, civil service municipalities and their unions are the council, Ministry of Finance) that limit most appropriate authority to work in their capability to assume their role a vulnerable situation, focusing on specified by the law mentioned above. conflict mitigation, community rein- Unions of municipalities present a forcement and recovery, sustainable partial solution to the problem, where work opportunities, self- organization unions are better staffed and have and participation of local residents more access to funds to conduct with the purpose of rising community developmental projects. The forma- capability for the deliverance of tion of unions and their roles in essential services. enhancing the capacities and increas- The Good Practices Initiative is a foot- ing the chances of small municipalities step in the promotion of successful in creating better and faster change experiences that encouraged social and impact. The union have a great cohesion and sustainable develop- role in bringing municipalities to life, ment, its main objective is to convey organizing their work and budget, in the information from the municipality addition to enhancing collaboration regarding a workable experience and with institutions, NGOs, and the public exchange the experience between sector. municipalities to serve in mainstream- Decentralization, if accomplished, can ing of these experiences.
Atallah, S. (2012) Decentralization in Lebanon, retrieved at: https://www.lcps-lebanon.org/featuredArti- 14 cle.php?id=6 Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2015-2016 Challenges Facing Good Practices
There are many challenges associated the government in Lebanon, which with local governance facing the hinders planning for sustainable implementation of good practices; development. On the municipal level, they could be summarized as follows : the exchange of expertise is weak and . Lack of Strategies and Plans: unorganized; the Good Practices most projects executed by municipali- Initiative serves as a platform for ties address instant needs, however, expertise and information exchange good practices include strategies that between municipalities. . expect future needs and address Community collaboration and them. Public Participation: The interest of . Building Capacity for Human the average citizen in the municipal Resources: Excluding the few large work is relatively low, but some municipalities in Lebanon, most municipalities used innovative municipalities lack human resources approaches that gained the public's in both number and qualifications. attention and engaged them in the Good practices train human resources decision making and implementation and prepare them to work productive- process of beneficial initiatives. ly and professionally in the public The Municipalities play the main role service sector. in building a resilient community, . Financial Capacities: The lack preservation of social cohesion, and of funding though crippling, it can be planning sustainable development. mitigated through proper planning Hence, highlighting and mainstream- and strict management, as showcased ing their successful experiences is of in the Good Practices Initiative. upmost importance in order to accu- . Data Management and Con- mulate practices that can lead to sultation: There is a general deficiency change. in data and information provided by
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Boustani, M. (2014), Enhancing Municipal Capacities: From Emergency Response to Planning 15
3Section Methodology and rationale for collecting projects The process
This Initiative aims to collect experi- faces according to their qualifications ences and lessons learnt in promoting in the subject matter in the disci- social cohesion and urban governance plines. initiated by municipalities in Lebanon. Pre-visit works had been assigned to “Municipalities good practices” BAU by the program’s hosting UN-in- include legitimate projects and initia- stitutions. Calls for submissions of a tives implemented by municipalities Letters of Intent had been made after or unions of municipalities under the commissioning advising lectures and national laws during the municipal visits. 75 municipalities submitted the period of 2012 onwards. Letter of Intent, and 49 projects were Social Cohesion and inclusion, and submitted and had undergone both reaching the status of a society that on and off-site meetings to assess the works for the well-being of all its credibility of the projects' materials members without the marginalizing of provided by each municipality. By the the venerable, in addition to sustain- end of the credibility assessment able urban development, and the stage, materials were provided by the guidance of progress without compro- visiting teams, which were composed mising the future, are the main of BAU staff and students. themes sought after in Good Practic- Projects were submitted within 10 es. days of the site visit. Each project was More specifically, they aim at: reviewed by the institutions’ working - Improving knowledge sharing among teams, who processed responses and the different Lebanese cities, gather- developments that could be added to ing information regarding other the Final draft. municipalities’ useful practices, exchanging it, allowing them to learn To assess validity, and to figure out from the experience of other cities in the compatibility of the projects to capacity building, sustainable urban the program, the following ques- development, and social cohesion tions were asked: - Raising awareness among the partic- ipating municipalities through sharing Is it an implemented project or a different types of projects and initia- future development project? tives, which can be implemented Does the project or initiative submit- using their limited capacities ted by the municipality as a good prac- - Encouraging municipalities to work tice fall within the following pillars: on projects and initiatives as good - Originality of the initiative's concept practices - Promotion of social cohesion and - Developing communication and inclusion cooperation between the municipali- - Abiding to sustainable urban devel- ties and the exchange of expertise. opment To conduct the process, experts - Capability of replication. selected by the program have been representing their home-NGOs with respect to the municipalities and have been representing the municipalities with respect to their home-NGOs. UNESCO, UN-habitat and BAU have carefully selected its representatives
18 Assessing Eligibility
A significant number of municipalities Projects which do not abide by the (125) were contacted to write the below chart were non-elegible and Letter of Intent. However, 75 have were disqualified. managed to submit the Letter of Intent and only 49 projects were eligi- Each project was assessed on the basis ble to participate. Submitted projects of 4 sets of criteria. These sets move 1 were carefully examined to make sure from general to most specific details of that they fall somewhere into the the selected project 2 categories shown in doc 1.
Promoting social cohesion and inclusion of vulnerable groups without discrimination
Promoting sustainable urban develop- ment
2.1 Economy
2.2 Governance
2.3 Environment and sustainability
2.4 Programming
19 Evaluation criteria
The first group, group I focused on the their typology i.e. weighing of the actual implementation of the project groups was employed. submitted, and the examination of the credibility of the material and context The third group, group III relies on the supported by the municipality by social impacts of the project on the checking documents and links and public. Promotion of social cohesion is conducting site visits. The originality of vital to this section. For the social rele- the concept is also a vital issue for it vance of the project should lead the shows how the municipality is over- way to an impact on the community by coming circumstances through innova- providing services to the community, tive solutions. promoting gender equality, targeting less fortunate groups or districts, The second group, group II is about creating a force of social integration collaboration. It describes the level of and increasing the number of job public participation which illustrates opportunities set for the working force the effectiveness of the municipality in of the targeted group. including the public in the decision making process and the actualization The fourth group, group IV aims at the of the set goals. Thus, the roles promotion of sustainable urban devel- assumed by the stakeholders/ munici- opment by creating a more sustainable pality can be vividly determined by the built, social, natural and economic establishment of this criteria group. environments. The direct impact on its Due to the variety of projects submit- benefits should also be assessed to ted, projects were evaluated with both conclude with the direct economic group III and group IV according to boundaries and the impact on economic sectors.
20 Methodology Summary
The concept of mainstreaming social of their status. This method is also and economic sustainability is broadly recognized as the most cost-effective addressed as the inclusion of the and efficient way to achieve equality public in all aspects of development for public. efforts. This is a method, a policy and The originality concerned with this a tool for reaching absolute social initiative is not constricted with the inclusion, which involves the actual definition of being completely new. It pursuit of non-discrimination and could be the enhancement of techni- equality of opportunity; mainstream- cal issues present, which makes the ing the public is about recognizing previous work better. Thus, originality persons of different potentials as can also be improved measurement rights-holding, equal members of a techniques that can clarify the social complex who must engage in relationship between known problem the development process regardless and a better solution.
21 Evaluation Matrix
22 Evaluation Matrix
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4Section Selected Good Practices Good Practices Categories
The selected projects fall in one of the below Promoting sustainable urban devel- two main categories opment:
Selected projects promoting social a) Economy cohesion and the inclusion of vulnerable groups without discrimi- • Projects to enhance micro and local nation: economies through providing space, loans, and legal support a) Projects related to the inclusion of • Projects to create economic and migrants and refugees and their inte- employment opportunities (Capacity gration in the host community (con- building programs, Public markets, struction of Social development establishment of employment centers, easy access to public spaces, centers…) assisting in capacity building, estab- lishment of mixed and inclusive neigh- b) Governance borhood committees and community councils…) • Initiatives for improving inter-gov- b) Initiatives to reduce urban conflict ernmental cooperation with the between communities, especially municipalities youth from various cultural back- • Improving legislation within the grounds (Playgrounds, green fields, urban areas (laws related to public public spaces…) space, driving speed, waste disposal, c) Projects to improve access to construction quality, building regula- affordable housing, transport, public tions…) spaces, water and sanitation and basic and vital services c) Environment and sustainability d) Initiatives to reduce urban inequali- ty relevant to gender, generation and • Projects presenting sustainable solu- socio-economic status and increase tions to urban transport (park and the integration of vulnerable popula- ride, parking buildings, public trans- tions (elderly persons, women and port network…) children) and poor communities • Initiatives to protect and safeguard (organizing training sessions and national cultural and natural heritage raising awareness on gender issues, (Restoration and renovation of cultur- job creation through inclusion of poor al and heritage sites, sustainable tour- communities in project implementa- ism plans…) tion…) • Disaster risk reduction projects (DRR e) Projects to enhance safety and master plans, community awareness security inside the city for marginal- campaigns on DRR and post-disaster ized members of the society (gender, response, capacity building…) age, and ethnicity) (Installation of • Projects targeting solid waste reduc- street lights, ensuring safe access to tion (Sorting from the source, treat- schools, awareness of safety mea- ment plants, recycling and compost- sures and security precautions…) ing…) f) Projects to promote interventions • Projects for the improvement of air for slum upgrading and poverty quality and the reduction of pollution reduction
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(awareness campaigns, pollution d) Programming reduction projects, launching an infor- • Initiatives to improve municipal mational campaign on billboards…) capacity (effective spending/finance • Projects to increase the amount of and service delivery, improve commu- green footprints per inhabitant (green nication with the community for better spaces, public gardens, urban greening service delivery…) and agriculture, preservation of green • Projects that improve access to food spaces, forestation…) security (urban agriculture, vulnerable • Projects promoting the use of renew- community’s access to good nutri- able energy tion…)
The below 10 Good practices are presented in alphabetical order.
27 Municipalities map
28 Aley Municipality Re-planning Aley Industrial Zone and Commercial Market
The project’s proposal is based on 2012 is currently put into work solely on transporting the industrial zone from the industrial sector of Aley. It is hoped one area to another, far from the that this will provide a safer environ- residential neighborhoods of Aley. Thus, ment and improved living conditions, this project depends on high levels of especially for refugees in the industrial development that are important for area. This project also created opportu- re-planning parts of the city into elevat- nities for the refugees to take part as a ed social and environmental standards. strong labor force that constantly The goal behind this is to improve Aley supports the Municipality of Aley. as a city and remove any damages Hence, the locals do not generally find caused by the industrial area on the them a burden as in many other cities in neighboring residential units. There is a Lebanon. Recently, however, there has necessity to transport such industrial been an increase in the population of sites into a new area far from the refugees which strained the services residential areas, considering that this delivery capacity of the Municipality, zone is important for the formation of which already suffers from the scarcity the city’s local and daily needs. of financial and technical resources, the Working with the provided budget of lack of coordination with NGOs and 75,000$ by foreign funding, Aley added humanitarian actors, and increased a budget of 3 million US dollars from the social tension and accountability issues municipality's treasury. Aley is currently toward their local communities. working on 2 projects, the first being No one expected the war in Syria to last the entry of migrants and refugees, this long, and this had a large impact on their integration with the host commu- service sectors that were not prepared nity (Aley) and providing work opportu- for such a high number of refugees and nities and adequate living standards for thus the expectations of handling locals and foreigners. The 5 year project adequately the crisis were not fulfilled. that has been in development since
29 Aley Municipality
These sectors now face consequences zone in the city. related to waste management, housing, In the beginning, studies regarding the services offered to refugees, health standards were thought of and services, water management and edu- conducted, with the aim at creating cation. average distances suitable for the town’s residents. This ensured a constant separation of the two areas. This initiative demanded a relatively LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZ- large capital to come to reality. Relocat- TION: ing not only the inhabitants of the area, Municipality of Aley but businesses found in the residential area, which were unequipped with tools TARGET AREA and machines, to a newly made area The industrial and commercial zones which adapts to the needs of what it would host from infrastructure to other BENEFICIARIES aspects as well, was sure to need a lot Inhabitants of Aley of labor force, financial resources and acceptance. START DATE – END DATE To compensate the businesses and Long-Term Project … 2017 incomes of families which were affected by this move, the municipality offered a CONTACT trade deal which acts as a fair deal for Mr Wajdi Mrad those who were inflicted by the decision to guarantee that no justice is lost in the procedure. Aley’s municipality offered Urban Development and Housing buying the old shops, garages and Policies factories which were set on the frontal footprint of the city and offered them a The first call for the movement of the new place to accommodate their busi- industrial area rose to the surface after nesses for a fair price. Thus, the Munici- the Civil War. The destructiveness of the pality created a new clustered zone war damaged the city's reputation, similar to the Silicon Valley in California, which held back the entire country’s a landmark which will soon be found as economy for 30 years. Prior to the the new industrial center of the city. The municipality’s decision to take action on frontal footprint, on the other hand, has ground, Aley’s region was infested with been renovated to better suit the gate- clusters of industrial entities scattered way of the city. The municipal's vision around the internal circumference of conducts direct action concerning the city, horribly infringing upon the issues which need to be addressed residential areas of the city and immediately. One of the most targeted constantly polluting it. This made Aley goals of these actions taken by the one of the most perilous areas to raise municipality are those of solid and a family in concern with health stan- liquid waste management and enhanc- dards. The proper solution to this ing the infrastructure for these industri- dilemma was an immediate separation al entities in a manner which preserves of the two entities: creating a private the ecological narrative of the area. residential zone and a pure industrial
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Refugee, Lebanon, Environment, The Role of the Municipality and Health Local Community
The massive flow of Syrian refugees Collaborations: into Lebanon has challenged host municipalities and populations, over- - Local authorities, including munici- whelming local public services and palities and unions of municipalities, exacerbating social tensions by rein- and their Regional Technical Offices” forcing a common perception that supported by UN-Habitat. Utilities international aid is solely destined for agencies (regional water, power, and refugees. In this context, this project others) were approached for service aims to improve the living conditions data collection, with analysis returned of both refugees and host community to them for validation. members by enhancing solid waste -NGOs. management and recycling in several Lebanese municipalities. - Resources: Syrian Refugees: ~1.14 million - Funding amount: US$75,000 per city Palestinian Refugees: ~450,000 refu- - Human resources: One senior urban gees registered in 12 camps (10% of analyst, three urban planners, and one the Lebanese population) Geographical Information Systems As of early 2017, there are more than officer one million Syrian refugees registered - Sources of funding: Swiss govern- in Lebanon, in addition to 32,000 ment, Cities Alliance Palestinian refugees from Syria. Partly due to the government’s registration Solid Waste Management and Recy- ban of new arrivals, the real figure is cling likely to be higher. Lebanon now has the highest number of refugees per With the aid of an NGO based in Leba- capita globally, with an approximate non, Arcenciel, a second project was ratio of one registered Syrian refugee raised in Aley in collaboration with 11 to every three Lebanese. other municipalities (12 in total). The - With the government’s no-camps project in Lebanon aims to support 12 policy, 71% of displaced Syrians live in municipalities in their recycling efforts, residential buildings, putting pressure putting in place efficient and sustain- on services and infrastructure in poor able waste management systems. It urban settings. The same neighbor- thereby aims to answer the key hoods tend to have the highest density concerns expressed by both host and of vulnerable Lebanese residents. refugee communities in Lebanon. - Rapid densification within the struc- Moreover, the project reduces poverty tures of already densely-built urban through the creation of employment areas adds to the burden on underde- opportunities for Syrian refugees and veloped infrastructure networks and Lebanese communities in the field of poorly maintained buildings. waste management and recycling, - The majority of the cadastres that while mitigating the waste crisis in make up the four largest cities in Leba- Lebanon, which constitutes an envi- non are ranked amongst the most ronmental and public health hazard. vulnerable.
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This newer project is larger and Outcomes provides opportunities for specialized individuals and youths in Lebanon. Improved urban services. The The massive flow of Syrian refugees improvement of recycling services led into Lebanon has challenged host to a reduction in waste volume and a municipalities and populations, over- more efficient and sustainable waste whelming local public services and disposal system, as well as a better exacerbating social tensions. In this perception of municipal services context, this project aims to improve among the population. the living conditions of both refugees Improved public health. The project is and host community members by reducing health risks among host and enhancing solid waste management refugee populations that result from and recycling in several Lebanese excessive exposure to hazardous municipalities. waste. Improved environmental sustainabili- The project has two goals: ty. Enhanced recycling waste manage- 1.Enhancing waste management ment has helped in reducing soil, air, capacity and local resilience through and water pollution. the establishment of recycling collec- tion spots, the acquisition of waste Lessons Learned and Follow-up collection means, the equipment of Challenges and Risks waste recycling centers, the collection of recyclable waste (paper, cardboard, The Lebanese waste crisis represents a plastic, and metal) destined to be sold sensitive issue, especially in light of the to recycling centers. influx of Syrian refugees which has led 2. Implementing activities for sensitiz- to a rise in population and waste ing, consulting, and training private production. A major risk was marginal- and public actors, as well as local pop- izing either the refugees or the people ulations. from the host communities, but this was mitigated by actively including Project Impact and Ongoing Effect both in this project. In this sense, Actions collaborating more with the local insti- tutions could give citizens a stronger - Awareness-raising campaigns to sense of project ownership. reduce waste and encourage sorting into different categories: plastic, metal, paper/cardboard, organic waste, and other - Sorting bins were installed and collection points established in target locations within each municipality, organization, and refugee camp. Waste is collected and sent to one of Arc en ciel’s secondary sorting centers, where it is sorted again and compacted. Paper, metal, and plastic waste is sent to recycling plants, while organic waste is transformed into compost.
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Key Ingredients of Success The focus of Green Hands is to promote good citizenship, cultural Reinforcing the capacity of the local understanding, social awareness at all NGOs through the training of trainers levels, and sustain biodiversity & (TOTs) allowed the NGOs to transmit healthy ecological systems and nature their know-how to local communities enjoyment. and refugees. Furthermore, stressing the fact that Syrian refugees are 1) GreenHand Non-Governmental actively participating in the reduction Organization - www.greenhand.org.lb of municipal waste volumes has - Environmental Department helped NGOs to reduce tensions in "Solid and waste Management" Page these communities. The project also 72 Best Practices in Hosting Refugees highlights the necessity and impor- (Article, 2017 Beirut) tance of waste management decen- 2) J. (2017). Refugees and Host Com- tralization, the restructuring of munici- munities. Retrieved September 10, palities’ waste systems, and the free 2017, from http://cmimarseille.org/pro- choice of municipalities in deciding on grams/regional-knowledge-ac- the services they provide to manage tion-program-refugees-and-host-com the waste disposal (such as awareness, munities waste collection, and treatment). 3) United Nations High Commissioner With the increased effort being placed for Refugees (UNHCR). (n.d.). in Aley, this encouraged another NGO 5,164,020. Retrieved September 10, to form by the name of Green Hands, 2017, from http://data.unhcr.org/syri- this charitable NGO is fully supported anrefugees/regional.php both financially and legally by Aley's governance.
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Al Qaraoun Municipality Al Qaraoun Parc
The importance of this project is to LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: develop a tourism and leisure destination Municipality of Al Qaraoun and Al to serve citizens and enhance their Buhaira Union of Municipalities relaxation and entertainment, as well as opening parks and playgrounds for TARGET AREA children This project also bears significant City of Al Qaraoun and neighboring economic importance, given that invest- villages, Lebanon ment opportunities will be provided for youth, as well as many job opportunities to BENEFICIARIES employ local youth and Syrian refugees. Inhabitants of Al Qaraoun municipality The project presents a breather to the and neighboring villages, including local community, being in an area where Syrian refugees few activities can be done. It offers an environment that suits people of different START DATE – END DATE interests and different ages. The project March 2013 – November 2015 takes advantage of the natural beauty of the surrounding lake, and mountains to CONTACT complete the scenery with a green area Eng. Yehia Daher, Mayor of Al Qaraoun and cafes. Municipality
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Context and Challenges gles with the blue water and the whiteness of Mount Hermon, making Qaraoun is a Lebanese village, 85 km it one of the most beautiful places in from Beirut, known for Lake Qaraoun the world. However, tourism rates in the Beqaa Valley formed by the El have been declining since 1997, when Wauroun Dam built in 1959. It is an the eastern side of the lake stopped ecologically fragile zone in the West- receiving any support from the state. ern Beqaa District. The village lies Today, the lake can serve as a leisure about 800 m above sea level. The dam destination for both local communi- is located nearby on the Litani River. ties and Syrian refugees living in This location created a point of attrac- nearby areas. tion and a source of life. The Municipality of Al Qaraoun took The Qaraoun area is significantly part in the Lake Qaraoun Shores Tour- affected by the influx of refugees ism Development Program to com- experienced by Lebanon due to its plete this vital project. The project proximity to Syria. Lake Qaraoun is also aimed to create a tourism area of the only outlet for tourism in the excellence to serve the Bekaa Valley in Bekaa Valley, a wonderful landscape particular, and be an outlet for in which the picturesque nature min- displaced Syrians, whose numbers are
around 5,200 in the Municipality of Al according to a certain plan. Qaraoun alone. The Qaraoun dam The project was successfully complet- area seems to also be destined to ed and managed effectively by the become a developed tourism center in Municipality of Qaraoun by establish- the Bekaa Valley in the future. The ing on the ground working committees Municipality gives the needed atten- that review and supervise the work on tion to the project performance, main- a daily basis (construction committee tenance and resources in order to and financial committee). These com- keep the current activities functioning mittees included members from local well and to develop futuristic ones communities and organizations.
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All parties were committed to exert all understanding and thus increased the the efforts needed to collaborate and social cohesion between refugees and cooperate to achieve the good results. host communities. It only made the locals more accepting and welcoming Objective of the project due to the social interaction that is happening on the ground, in a safe The project aims to increase the social environment that suits all ages and cohesion between the host and refu- social categories. gee population. The direct coopera- On the ground, the project provides tion between the two in the cafes and job opportunities for both Lebanese parks leads to enhancing the commu- and Syrians. The project construction nication among them. In addition to phase also provided jobs for Palestin- creating a safe environment for ians as well. people who come to visit the cafes, it These jobs are securing income for 8 offers jobs and secures living expens- families which happens through their es for several families, locals and refu- employment in the cafes to increase gees. their socio-economic integration and decreased immigration from the area.
Project Impact Environmentally, the project included planting trees which contributed in Creating a safe and environmentally the improvement of air quality. In friendly zone in Al Qaraoun affected addition, the municipality cleans up positively the area in many aspects. the area on regular basis and rehabili- These effects are classified under tates the pine trees in the forest area. social and environmental categories. Socially, the project created a direct Regarding power, the project being contact between the local population alongside the street, it is lighted using and Syrian refugees in the kiosks and solar panel street lights along the the parks. This created a mutual 800m long sidewalk.
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Role of Municipality and local community
Activity Donor/Contributor Activity explanation Date
Backfilling to widen the More than 15000 m3 of Municipality of Qaraoun fill was transported by parking area along the March 2013- Nov. 2013 Qaraoun Lake and local people the municipality and local donors to the site
As well as backfilling Construction of behind the constructed March 2014-June 214 retaining walls Albouhaira Union walls
Cleaning up the On monthly basis Municipality of Qaraoun pine forests during summer time
Construction of Italian Corporation As well as planting trees April 2015- July 2015 side walk
Albouhiara Union, and Street Pavement June 2015 Municipality of Qaraoun
Installation of Photovoltaic Street UNDP Oct. 2015-Nov. 2015 lighting
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- Construction of retaining walls on the as the funding and implementation. main road which runs from the Qaraoun dam and heads north Used resources: towards the town. - Paving main sidewalks leading to the Human resources: daily workers were lake on the side of the road, approxi- picked according to some criteria that mately 1,000 meters long, and planting specify who is in need and will serve the other side with ornamental trees the job. It included both Lebanese and flowers. and refugees. - Construction of tourism kiosks and cafés along the sidewalk and in the Material resources: vicinity of the dam, and lighting the sidewalk with solar powered lights. The municipality of al Qaraoun - Cleaning up the pine forests to provided all equipment and machin- attract tourists and visitors and miti- ery needed. As for the materials, they gate the climate pollution and help were purchased only from local resist climatic and environmental stores and they were selected accord- conditions. ing to bids. This encouraged locals to - Establishment of a follow-up and contribute to the construction of the supervision committee, including project. representatives from partners, the Municipality of Al Qaraoun and the The bids were based on: Lebanese Scout Association, which represented the local community in 1) satisfactory price/ quality ratio this project. 2) delivery time - Daily project progress reports from 3) proposed payment methods the project manager and confirmation of completion within the previously set Payments and sponsoring: budget for each phase. - Monthly meetings of the committee All construction and service expenses to discuss progress and set priorities. were paid by Al Buhaira Union of The Role of the Local Community Municipalities, Municipality of Al The local community participated in Qaraoun, the Italian Cooperation, the management of the project UNDP and local donors. through the Lebanese Scout Associa- tion and sports clubs. They contribut- ed to the planning of the project as well
Donor/ Contributor Amount Percentage
Municipality of Qaraoun 55,000$ 25.82%
Albouhaira Union 40,000$ 18.78%
Italian Development corp. 48,000$ 22.53%
UNDP 57,500$ 27.00%
Local donors 12,500$ 5.87%
In-kind donations Municipality equipment’s
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Project performance and collabora- enhance the rate of tourism and tions: activate the economic life of the town. On the other hand, the project will The municipality was responsible for grow to create more greenery and contracting and management. Con- environmentally friendly zones for tracting of all human resources, espe- camping and outdoor life. cially locals, Syrian and Palestinian refugees who were hired for construc- Futur plans tion work activities. The management was supported by the Association of Recommendations for Scaling-up or the Islamic Scout, al Qaraoun social Replication and sport clubs as operation partners. Recommendations for scaling-up or All contributed to the production of replication: documentation and reports according • Free parks for picnics equipped with to the guidelines required by UNDP chairs and tables, running water, and the Italian Cooperation. stoves, and playground facilities such as swings. • Camping areas for tents or trailers, Project Impact and ongoing effects equipped with running water, dining tables, a stove for each tent with Providing an income to 8 families power supply, odor control systems, would increase by the time the second public toilets, and a parking area for stage of the project was completed. It cars. would also provide a revenue to the • Building of a paved ramp which Municipality. The second phase of the slopes into the lake, to allow the project would only increase the capac- launching and beaching of boats with- ity of the facilities to serve a larger out causing damage. number of locals from the surround- • Creation of an artificial pond and ing areas. It would also provide a provision of small boats for children. wider range of activities for a wider • Increasing the number of cafés. range of ages and users. This would
Numbers Stakeholders Income of beneficiaries Performance
the number of visitors is expected to increased drastically after the 1000$/ month Municipality of Qaraoun completion of the rehabilitation of the pine forest and transforming it to a public park
Lebanese Families 300 to 400$/month 8 Lebanese employees (Employees) / family
Syrian families 200 to 300 $/month 18 Syrian employees (Employees) / family
Lebanese Families Min. 1000$/ winter, 6 Lebanese Families 4000-8000$ /month (Owners, Employer) in summer
Peddler 6 Lebanese & Syrian
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Lessons Learned and Follow-up The Ongoing support from the Al Challenges and Risks Qaraoun Municipality, which performed all necessary maintenance The project is a great example of how and clean-up operations, and facilitat- to manage and secure the necessary ed accessibility and comfort for tour- funding to complete the initial stages, ists will keep on improving the project in the hope that requested financial performance, income and benefits. support from donors would be secured to complete the project. Innovative Aspects It is also an initiative to achieve the necessary approvals and permits The Municipality succeeded in finding from competent government agen- a natural outlet where the people of cies. the region can come to relax and enjoy their time in a safe environment Key Ingredients of Success that is suitable for families and youth. The partnership between the Al By transforming this area into a natu- Buhaira Union of Municipalities and ral park, the Municipality secured the the Italian Development Cooperation perfect get away for youth to keep was a major key to success. Also, the them under good supervision and participation of the civil society offered different types of jobs and through the Scouts and sports clubs activities for all diversities. was an added value to the project completion.
42 Chehim Municipality Badi Efrouz
The importance of this project is to general- LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: ize the culture of ‘storing from the source’ Municipality of Chehim on a daily basis and generates a mutual and sustainable cooperation relationship across TARGET AREA generations, as well as improving the wo separate neighborhoods in Chehim relationship and faith between the local District, Lebanon people and the municipality. This project gives people a chance to take part in the BENEFICIARIES decision-making process in the grand 671 families from different nationali- scheme of things, as well as many job ties, including Syrian refugees, Pales- opportunities to employ local Syrian tinians and Nawar (Gypsies) refugees. It also stimulates and further encourages the people on improving the START DATE – END DATE quality and quantity of the recycling 15 February 2017 – 15 May 2018 resources. This project has greatly and positively influenced the city by creating an CONTACT environment in which refugees are able to Eng. Ghazi Issa, Member of Chehim contribute to their society while still main- Municipality taining their culture.
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Context and Challenge lifestyles, maintain traditional and/or cultural heritage, and preserve their Chehim, one of the most overpopulat- city from any additional waste. ed Lebanese cities, is greatly affected To stimulate and further encourage by the migratory flux from the Syrian the people, the municipality is work- crisis. Many refugees are located in ing on improving the quality and diverse areas in the city. This project’s quantity of the recycling resources. challenge is to generalize the culture The project is covering two separate of ‘storing from the source’ on a daily geographical neighborhood units with basis. It generates a mutual and different economic levels. Thus, two sustainable cooperation relationship different mentalities and social across generations and improves the attitudes were included during the relationship and faith between the process of the project, both of which local people and the municipality. The are overseen by volunteers from the project gives people a chance to take city who continue their supervision of part in the decision-making process in the development. Overall, the proj- the grand scheme of things. ect’s budget amounted to approxi- Starting with social, cultural and envi- mately $59,920, and the municipality’s ronmental studies prepared by the input added up to a total of $10,000. Community Habitat Finance (CHF) in This project has greatly and positively corporation with the Environmental influenced the city by creating an envi- Committee in the municipality of ronment in which refugees are able to Chehim, the project was divided into contribute to their society while still several phases. The first phase was to maintaining their culture. After the prepare and define the targeted project’s successful after-effects, citizens. Then, a number of committee people are in agreement to enlarge volunteers - trained to help local and expand the project’s efforts to citizens to improve their streets and other areas since one of the project’s local areas – put three different criteria is to embrace all residential containers for daily storing. This proj- neighborhoods. ect enabled citizens to develop their
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Objectives of the project maintain a healthy behavior as well as holding meetings on specific rituals The main objective of this project is to for neighborhood committees, to decrease the budget spent on the organize their goals, discuss the prob- waste generated by both districts, as lems, and identify the district’s needs, well as keeping the neighborhoods while coordinating with the municipal- clean. It also reduces the tension ity to find the best solutions. between the diversity of nationalities Environmentally, the project included while adding a new culture to their daily distributing a set of containers for the life style. In addition, it makes local neighborhoods. Each set was com- citizens become a part of the deci- posed of three different containers sion-making process in their village, with diverse use: organic waste, and creates a mutual and sustainable exhaust waste and recycling materi- cooperation relationship with the als. In other words, it closed all municipality of Chehim and its citizens. random waste dumps while providing the city with a recycling system that Project Impact kept the neighborhoods away from unwanted waste collecting within the Socially, the project created a direct districts. In addition, it decreased the and mutual contact between the local amount of waste collected. It lowered population, the refugees from different the waste collection bills as early as nationalities and the municipality in after the project’s starting day by order to engage the citizens within the about 30% of its original cost. In addi- project’s process. This started with tion, yield from selling un-wanted training local youth volunteers to lead materials increased the municipality’s the Awareness campaigns before start- budget. ing the storing phase due to the lack of The cleanliness of the street revived a environmental culture within both new environmental balance. Accord- neighborhoods. ing to a specific schedule, on a daily On the ground, the project is providing and organized basis, a pick-up collect- jobs for two drivers and employers ed all waste from the containers from different nationalities mostly which developed the environment from Syrian nationality. and kept it fresh clear and sound. However, this project engaged inhabi- The role of the Municipality and the tants from diverse economic levels to local community. increase their socio integration and
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Role of Municipality and local community
Activity Donor/Contributor Activity explanation Date
A local publication offering an awareness 12/02/2017 Offering an awareness Municipality of Chehim on how to sort through the trash and waste and The Institutions of from the residence was released. They were till on sorting waste distributed to the local citizens during civil society their training sessions 18/02/2017
28/02/2017 – Meeting The municipality started training Training and informing Municipality of Chehim and informing phases for workers, with the volunteers employees and drivers on re-collecting and experts waste and 04/03/2017 till making sure of the sorting operation 11/03/2017 – sequence. Training sessions
Arrival of the set of Ordering and Delivery Municipality of Chehim containers – 3 containers 15/03/2017 of containers and for each set
Continuity of awareness Volunteers, trainers and training session for 17/03/2017 and CHF housewives
The new piston is a new technique to decrease the Municipality of Chehim Adding a new piston size of waste such as paper, 24/03/2017 metals and Plastic.
Distributing a set of A set of containers were distributed in the neighborhoods. Each set was 29/03/2017 containers in the Municipality of Chehim composed of three different containers till neighborhoods and CHF with diverse use: organic waste, exhaust waste and recycling materials. 30/03/2017 - Jabal al Zaafaran
Special trainers assigned Training each of the employers and Training for employees from the municipality of drivers on the techniques of 30/03/2017 and drivers collecting and how to deal with it. Chehim
Workers and drivers The employers followed a specific Starting with collecting assigned from the schedule for waste collecting on 31/03/2017 Waste daily basis in Jabal Al- Zaafaran. Municipality of Chehim
Distributing a set of A set of containers were distributed 04/04/2017 Municipality of Chehim in the neighborhoods with some containers in the North till and CHF difficulties since the geographic -Neighborhood type of the district 13/04/2017
Receiving containers Municipality of Chehim New containers for organic waste 23/04/2017 for organic waste and CHF arrived and they were distributed. and CHF
New training sessions Starting with training students 25/04/2017 Municipality of Chehim and teachers of Official School for students and Till and CHF of Chehim on the importance of teachers waste sorting . 27/04/2017 The municipality bought two new mini Pick-up trucks to collect the waste from Adding 2 new pick-ups Municipality of Chehim the narrow streets where no car can 09/05/2017 enter
Municipality of Chehim They were holding meeting on specific rituals for neighborhood committees, and Selective organizing their goals and discussing Meeting and Discussions neighborhood the problems and district’s needs while coordinating with the municipality to committees find the best solutions.
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Role of Local Community were based on: 1. Satisfactory prices The project is based on the commit- 2. Maintenance of the product ment of the local citizens. The commu- nity had an important role in the proj- Role of Local Community ect staring by the training phase where several local youth were The project is based on the commit- trained to train the women within the ment of the local citizens. The commu- neighborhood. Women played an nity had an important role in the proj- essential role in supporting the proj- ect staring by the training phase ects. On the other hand, Syrian where several local youth were employees were assigned to clean and trained to train the women within the collect waste with pick-ups and inno- neighborhood. Women played an vative motor-cycles designed and essential role in supporting the proj- created by the local community to ects. On the other hand, Syrian gain access to narrow streets in both employees were assigned to clean and districts. Other employees were collect waste with pick-ups and inno- assigned to collect the waste. vative motor-cycles designed and Marginalized persons were also created by the local community to included in the process of the project. gain access to narrow streets in both Several lectures were delivered to the districts. Other employees were women of the local neighborhoods to assigned to collect the waste. raise their awareness on how to sort Marginalized persons were also the waste generated within their included in the process of the project. houses. Also, the youth’s awareness Several lectures were delivered to the was raised in the villages to fulfill the women of the local neighborhoods to project aims and make them active raise their awareness on how to sort participants in their city. the waste generated within their Used Resources houses. Also, the youth’s awareness was raised in the villages to fulfill the Human resources: Trainers were project aims and make them active selected from the local youth citizens participants in their city. from both nationalities, Lebanese and Payments and sponsoring: Syrian. Two truck drivers, Syrian Nationality, collected waste on a daily All services and materials were paid basis. by the Municipality of Chehim, UNICEF, the Community Habitat Materials Resources: Finance (CHF) and local donors from Chehim’s Committee. The municipality of Chehim provided The Official High School of Chehim all equipment and machinery needed. made a meeting room available for As for the materials, they were free. It was used for meetings held purchased only from local citizens and with both districts – Jabal Sweid and they were selected according to bids; the Northern neighborhood. as for the selection of pick-ups, they
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Al-Shaaban Union made another meet- municipality of Shehim and local com- ing space available for free, for the mittee members as operation part- training sessions and meetings with ners. the committee and volunteers. Donors All documents, reports and studies and sponsors along with committees including social, cultural and environ- of both districts used the room six mental was prepared by the Commu- times a week for free starting with nity Habitat Finance (CHF) in corpora- unions and local clubs and also volun- tion with the Environmental Commit- teer meetings. tee in the municipality of Shehim. Audio devices were offered by one of Project Impact and ongoing effects: the volunteers to be used during train- The project achieved a new level of ing sessions. success on the environmental level. It From the amount of money left from improved the development of the these free non-profit utilities, the environmental staring with the air and municipality saved 1400$ and they the visual pollution provided by the reused the sum to buy new containers random waste dumps. In other hand, and tongs for waste collection. the collecting of waste provide a healthy environment to the local heri- Donor/ Amount Percentage tage located in both neighborhood Contributor covered by the project. While storing Municipality and collecting, this project the bill of 10,000 $ 16,6% of Shehim waste was decreased about 30% and manages to re-cover the maintenance of the machines by selling unwanted materials. Project performance and collaborations In addition, it regenerated a new culture and increased the social cohe- The municipality and CHF in collabora- sion of the volunteers from the com- tion with the local clubs and associa- mittee. This project gave the locals an tions were responsible for the manage- opportunity to show their commit- ment and contracting of all human ment to the project and o their city resources, especially locals, Syrians and also they regained the trust and refugees who were hired for waste faith in the municipality after an effec- collection activities. The management tive problem solving and improved was supported by association of The results during the project’s duration.
Numbers of Beneficiary beneficiaries Income Performance
We expect the number of visitors Municipality 1000$/ to be increased drastically after month we complete the rehabilitation of Shehim of the pine forest and transform it into a public park
Lebanese Families 8 Lebanese 300 to400$ (Employees) employees /month/family
Syrian families 18 Syrian 200 to 300 $ (Employees) employees /month /family
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Recommendations for Scaling-up or between refugees and support refu- Replication gees to become socially and economi- cally self-reliant. In addition, it enables The managers of this project succeed- them freedom of speech and move- ed in the geographical area of both ment and will make them more likely neighborhoods, as they played an to contribute economically to the host important role in environmental and country. Secondly, the support of the political issues. After the claim of the local Institutions of civil society village nearby, the municipality is enhances the ability of collaborative planning to expand the area and work of other municipal units, public collaborate with other municipalities, institutions and NGOs. in order to implement other advanced machines and innovated methods. Innovative aspects In order to replicate the project in other municipalities, main recommen- The narrow streets within the districts dations would be suggested to led to an innovative, new technique to increase youth participation, continui- collect waste and recollect it on a daily ty of awareness and accountability. basis. A new motorcycle was created by the municipality to maneuver through the narrow streets and travel Challenges and risks to the deepest point in both neighbor- Lessons Learned and Follow-up hoods since both regions are located in a heritage zone in Chehim. In order The amount of trash and waste gener- to create additional resources and ated from both districts was a huge advance the progress of services and challenge for the municipality and the actions, the Municipality began work- volunteers. The diversity of nationali- ing with organizations and agencies. ties in the northern neighborhood They adopted an evidence-based includes Syrian and Palestinian refu- planning and intervention mechanism gees. The project aims to decrease through district-based surveys of all tensions between the citizens and households. refugees, create a positive and coop- erative atmosphere, in which the refu- gees work harmoniously together.
Keys of Success Firstly, the diversity of the local citizens within the two geometrical districts gave the project a great incentive to succeed. The local volun- teers, including Lebanese and Syrian citizens, facilitate communication
49 Daraya Municipality: Daraya Public Park
Daraya is located in the Iklim El Kharoub between the residents of the town and province, 45 km from Beirut and 20 km neighboring areas in a recreational and from Saida. Darya is the economic heart of cultural atmosphere. the region of the Iklim Kharoub province, as it includes the most important commercial streets and factories in the food industry, LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: which turned it into a destination with Municipality of Darya thousands of inhabitants daily visitors and refugees. Due to its economy, the number TARGET AREA of refugees amounted to four thousand, or Darya, Lebanon about one third of the population. Because of the absence of recreational BENEFICIARIES places in the village represents the 15,000 People residents’ need for a natural outlet, and the necessity to create a social interaction START DATE – END DATE between the different residents of this 2012 – 2017 village, this project was established amid the beautiful oak forest surrounding the CONTACT town. Mr. Bassim Basbous The presence of parks, playgrounds and the cultural center that represent the largest part of the project were a primary factor in achieving a positive interaction
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This project provides today 50,000 democratic forum for citizens and the square meters of green space equipped society, provides meeting places and by an irrigation system, lighting and fosters social ties of a kind that have water supply points for firefighters, and been disappearing. The project offers some employment opportunities, provides a sense of place for local including private-run facilities support- communities as the number of visitors ed by the municipality. so far exceeded one hundred and fifty All studies related to the transformation thousand and all the programs and of the internal lighting of the facilities activities are successful and enjoy and the general lighting to run on solar wide public participation. energy are ready and will be completed Environmentally, preserving parks by the end of 2017 in cooperation with and open lands is the idea that having the Ministry of Energy and Water. As for access to parks and natural lands the studies related to the allocation of a reminds people to act more environ- landing field for Lebanese Red Cross mentally responsible, since land pres- aircrafts, these have been completed ervation can change behavior. within the framework of the compre- hensive emergency plan and the possi- The role of the Municipality and the bility of setting up mountain pools with local community clear specifications to meet the needs Stakeholders role: of firefighters instead of going back and Making decisions and providing a forth to the sea. The field is also under social, economic and environmental consideration. vision. Background Supervising the implementation of these decisions in accordance with Objectives of the project: clear rational policies.
Preserving the beautiful rural environ- Local community’s role: ment that characterizes the town and The team that developed the vision at the same time increasing the green consists of members of the Municipal- spaces, as well as finding a natural ity and the people of Darya, including outlet for the inhabitants of the region engineers, doctors, lawyers, and busi- which include more than 4000 Syrian nessmen, women active in the com- refugees. munity and university students. They all participated and were involved Project Impact: during the preparation and imple- mentation phases. Socially, the project created a direct, mutual contact between the local population and the refugees from different nationalities since its open to all, regardless of their origins, age or gender, and as such it represents a
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Activities Done
Used Resources: A large part of the human and finan- cial resources of the Municipality are placed in the service of this project and the competent committees use the skills of young residents and the refugees according to a voluntary work system.
Payments and sponsoring: All services and materials were paid by the Municipality of Darya, Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation (Civil institu- tions), The World Bank (Organization) and local associations.
Donor/ Amount Percentage Contributor
Municipality 520,000 $ 74,3%
Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation
The World Bank
Local associations
$ 700,000
Project impact and ongoing effects: We can confirm that this project contributed in improving the quality of life in Darya and to the develop- ment of social and cultural relations between Darya residents and the Syrian refugees within it, where the people of Darya have been very help- ful in cooperation with Syrian refu- gees or those in need
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The aim of this project in Deir Qanoun LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: Al-Nahr town is the improvement of the Municipality of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr socio-economic conditions of disadvan- taged groups including women, poor farm- TARGET AREA ers and the youth, by implementing a Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr village bee-keeping project, which creates a permanent source of income for the bene- BENEFICIARIES ficiaries and improves the local natural Inhabitants of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr environment, by enriching its biodiversity. The success of this initiative is distinguished START DATE – END DATE in the south region of the country and 2011-2014 worthy of being examined and replicated. CONTACT Eng. Adnan Kassir (Head of the munici- pality)
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Context and Challenges: external funding, and because of this, many families have returned. This Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr town is located trend has prevailed after the year in South Lebanon, 90km far from 2006 and fortunately, the young Beirut. The climate is Mediterranean couples are the ones that are return- with an annual rainfall of 700mm. The ing. However, the lack of job opportu- elevation of the town is 250m above nities is creating economic problems sea level, making it suitable for grow- for the families. ing many types of crops and doing Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr town has a pop- bee-keeping activities. The town has a ulation of 9,000 people and currently total land area of 400 hectares or 70% of the original residents perma- 4km2. More than half of these are nently reside there. In the case of farmlands where mainly citrus fruits other towns of South Lebanon, this and olives are grown. The other lands percentage is less than 50%. are covered with natural forests, The proposed project aims at improv- which are mostly degraded because ing the economic situation of the poor of fires that have resulted from war families and the environmental situa- conditions in the area, particularly tion of the town. Those aims will be during the period from 1970 to 2006. fulfilled by: encouraging bee keeping Because of the war situation that as an essential economic activity; prevailed for more than 25 years, large scale tree planting; securing the about half of the families of the town necessary equipment for beneficiaries migrated to urban centers, particular- and providing them with essential ly to Beirut. Nevertheless, after the training on bee keeping; creating withdrawal of the occupation army in effective awareness in the project the year 2000 they have returned in area; mobilizing the local community mass scale. During the July war of towards adopting environmentally 2006, more than 23% of the buildings friendly lifestyles; and other positive of the town were destroyed or heavily measures. All of these activities aim at damaged. Fortunately, those buildings were immediately renovated through
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upgrading the local economy and the The project provided them with a skill environment, to catalyze sustainable that generated an extra income patterns of development in the area. (400-5000$ per year) that improved The Municipality of Deir Qanoun their quality of life. Al-Nahr’s development policy is - Empowerment of Women: aiming at sustainable development in among the 47 beneficiaries, there are the town, through the participation of 5 women who were trained to be all actors of the local community. beekeepers which nullified the gender stereotype associated with beekeep- Objective of the Project ing. - Promotion of communal The aim of the project is to launch a collaboration: No labor was hired comprehensive campaign for the during the execution of the project. development of bee-keeping activities The beneficiaries helped each other in the town. The goal is to generate when group work was required, such income for poor families, reversing as the harvesting operation for honey, the rural to urban migration, and transportation of hives to better enabling environmental gains. flower zones and other sorts of collec- The specific objectives of this project tive work. Also, the beneficiaries are as follow: formed a cooperative with the aim of - To provide 400 bee hives to effectively marketing their honey and poor farmers and community mem- guaranteeing the sustainability of the bers, project. They selected the brand - To train the beneficiaries on name “King Honey” and during 2014, the proper management of the bees they sold their honey under this brand and honey production process, name. - To promote tree planting and - Awareness: during the proj- biodiversity in the area, ect, an awareness meeting was orga- - To raise awareness of the com- nized for the public. They were briefed munity at large on the economic and about the importance of the project ecologic benefits of bee keeping. and its economic and environmental benefits for all. They were also briefed Project Impact: about the reforestation program of the project and were encouraged to plant trees on their lands. In addition, The project had a positive impact on a field trip was organized for 50 social, economic and environmental students and they visited some of the levels. apiaries. They were briefed about the Social impact: socio-economic importance of the bee keeping project for the poor fami- lies and the youth. They were also The project had a positive impact on briefed about the environmental social, economic and environmental advantages of the project activities levels. and about the protection of newly Social impact planted tree seedlings. The students - Empowerment of limited made a pledge that they will protect income families: the direct beneficia- the green cover of the town through- ries of the project are 47 families, out their lives. mostly farmers with limited income.
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Economic Impact: directly enhanced the biodiversity and bolstered the wild vegetation cover in - Vitalizing of beekeeping sector: the region. prior to the implementation of this project, there were only 6 individuals The role of the Municipality and the that already had apiaries with a limited Local Community number of beehives. They did not have the knowledge of modern techniques Stakeholders’ Role: to manage their bees properly. Subse- During the project implementation, quently, they produced little honey, the project staff cooperated with the indeed less than half of the capacity of NGOs of the project's area and the their apiaries. After the implementation region. Close cooperation was estab- of the project, the total number of hives lished with the Agricultural Commit- reached 650. On average 16 kg of honey tee of the town, the Association of Bee were harvested from each hive. This Keepers of South Lebanon, the Agri- makes a total of 10,400 kg of honey cultural Extension Centre of the Minis- sold at an average price of $20/kg. The try of Agriculture in the nearby city of project’s total annual value of honey Tyre, and other local actors. All of production was $208,000. these initiatives for cooperation - Generating income: the project empowered the beneficiaries and led returned an annual income of $4,425 to the success of the project. per beneficiary, which is a quite signifi- In addition, the Agricultural Commit- cant income for rural families. This tee promoted awareness among increment is vitalizing the economy of farmers to discourage them from the town and enables many others to spraying herbicides in their orchards. have better businesses. The Ministry of Agriculture provided some medications for controlling the Environmental impact: diseases of bees. The Association of Bee Keepers of South Lebanon - Forestation: The municipality of provided technical input and dissemi- Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr planted 4,500 nated the success stories of the forest trees in the barren ranges and action. other places of the project area. The tree species planted include the false Activities performed: acacia, eucalyptus, laurel, “Zaarour”, A set of activities were executed carob, and other honey sources that during the project lifetime; the are suitable to the climate of the project descriptions of planned activities are area. Tree planting campaigns were summarized in the following points: launched during the three winter seasons of the project lifetime. This implies that every year about 1,500 trees were planted. - Enhancing Biodiversity: the increase in bee population in the area
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Activity Implementing Activity explanation Date
The Municipality of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr established a Project Management Committee Selection of Municipality (PMC). This PMC selected and recruited the 1/2012 Project Personnel Project Personnel that included the project manager, the accountant, and the procurement officer.
The number of direct beneficiaries of the project was 47 families including women, poor Selection of farmers and the youth. They were selected Municipality and PMC from 95 applicants. The priority of selection beneficiaries 1/2012 was to avoid selecting members of the same family in order to ensure a wider outreach and a fairer allocation of the benefits of the project
PMC and the project manager recruited the Hiring of experts and Municipality/PMC training experts and consultants. The training consultants for training 2/2012 /Project Personnel experts were hired for short periods, while the and follow-up work with consultants were hired for specific periods to the beneficiaries. do specific assignments
-Establishing criteria for the selection of beneficiaries and accepting applications for bee hive requests from the potential beneficiaries. Securing equipment Municipality/PMC 4-5/2012 and material for the /Project Personnel -Preparing the specifications and bidding documents and inviting suppliers to submit Project their offers for bee keeping supplies (hives, medications, uniforms, centrifuge).
The beneficiaries were trained in groups of 15 to 20 individuals. They received theoretical and Bee Keeping Consultants field level practical training on how to manage Training of beneficiaries Where Training sessions the hives, how to harvest the honey, how to by experts on beehives Organized by control the diseases and other routine tasks. 6-7-8/2012 management. Municipality/ PMC/ After six months, a special group of 5 beneficia- Project Personnel ries who were to be found highly motivated, were further trained on advanced techniques. This special group in turn served for all of the beneficiaries of the town.
Two workshops were organized for the beneficiaries on marketing aspects of the Bee Marketing Expert In October Training of beneficiaries Project. This included proper packaging of jars Workshops organized 2013 and in packaging and and having an attractive label. The marketing by Municipality/ PMC in February marketing of bee expert of the project and other guest speakers /Project Personnel 2014 products explained how to carry out effective marketing of honey.
The municipality of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr planted 4,500 forest trees in the barren ranges Planting of forest and other places of the Project area. The tree trees as additional species planted include the false acacia, eucalyptus, laurel, “Zaarour”, carob, and other honey source and The Municipality 4-5/2012 honey sources that are suitable to the climate of environmental the project area. The tree seedlings were protection. purchased from the nurseries of the area and planted in public lands
Awareness meetings were organized for beneficiaries. They were briefed about the progress of the project activities and the positive achievements of the project. In addition, tips were given for keeping the high Organizing educational Municipality/PMC/Project standards and quality of honey. A third awareness meeting was organized for the and awareness Personnel & an editor public, in which they were briefed about the 4-5/2012 campaigns project and its economic and environmental benefits. They were also briefed about the forestation program and were encouraged to participate. In addition, a field trip to the bee apiaries was organized for 50 students to raise environmental awareness among the youth.
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The role of the community: beneficiaries on a monthly basis and Unlike the direct beneficiaries, the role followed up on all sorts of project of the local community was limited to activities. They took immediate action awareness. The Municipality held a for corrective measures, whenever public environmental meeting where mismanagement problems occurred. the public were advised to contribute Moreover, the PMC, together with in the forestation campaign, and to training experts, carried out three limit or abandon use of pesticides, evaluation visits at each beneficiary’s particularly herbicides that kill the apiary and assessed the management flowering weeds and shrubs around practices that were applied. In gener- their orchards. al, they were satisfied with the perfor- mance of beekeepers. During their Funding visits, they interviewed the beneficia- ries who all expressed their satisfac- Used Resources: tion and economic benefits that they The total number of distributed hives were achieving. The best indicators reached 470, which is 70 units more for this are that the bees are not dying than what had initially been planned. and honey production rates per hive That is, in the project budget 400 hives are above the average in South Leba- were considered. The additional 70 non. This is because beneficiaries hives were shouldered by the Munici- were highly motivated, benefited from pality and through the minor adjust- the training program and are taking ments from other budget lines. good care for their hives. 70 hives, associated material and med- On the other hand, more than 80% of icines were purchased from the the 4500 planted tree seedlings have beehive supplier and distributed to the survived, which is a very good rate; beneficiaries. Each beneficiary according to international standards. received 10 hives during the project In addition, the presence of the large life. Every beneficiary contributed 50 audience during the training sessions Euros for each hive and other materi- and awareness meetings has been als. The price of each hive with bees greater than originally anticipated. was 150 Euros. Project Impact and Ongoing effects The main means for the implementa- Payments and sponsoring: tion of the project was to secure the The total budget of the project is 400 double-decked beehives and 142,000 EUR, covered as follows: accessories, a vehicle, and 4,500 - The European Union funded forest tree seedlings. These were 73,000 EUR (51.5%). secured through tendering proce- - The Municipality funded 40,600 dures. EUR (28.5%). Therefore, there are all preconditions - The beneficiaries themselves for the beneficiaries to continue their funded 28,400 EUR (20%). bee keeping work after the support from the EU comes to an end. The Project performance: Municipality believes that the sustain- The Project Management Committee, ability of the action is ensured and the the Mayor and the Project Manager beneficiaries will gradually become held weekly meetings and continuous- economically stronger and continue ly monitored the progress of the their bee keeping business for many action. They also visited the apiaries of years.
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In addition, the Municipality, through its - Beekeeping does not require vast Agricultural Committee, will continu- lands, which makes it one of the most ously support the beekeepers, in order adequate and beneficial project for to ensure the sustainability of the farmers who are mainly landless action in the long run. residents or those who have limited So far, the overall increase of hives is lands for practicing subsistence 180. Now the project hives have agriculture. reached 650 from the original 470 hives. Innovative Aspects: As lessons learned from this initiative, Future plans and recommendations we can mention the following: for scaling-up or replication: This project is ideal for replication in any - There is always a prospect for village in Lebanon. Main conditions for eco-friendly, economically feasible, the success of its replication are: and socially empowering projects. - The investment in training people is - Presence of a sound and serious man- always viable. agement strategy and process; - Women, when given the opportunity, - The availability of proper expertise can excel outside their traditional and proper training to convey that gender roles, and some of them can expertise; even outperform men in fields consid- - The focus on women’s participation ered traditionally a no woman’s land. since they showed spectacular skills in - Beekeeping, among other neglected beekeeping. agricultural sectors, can flourish if Lessons Learned and Follow-up provided with support and can Challenges and Risks become an important source of - Climate conditions: The bad climatic income for farmers. fluctuations in Lebanon resulted in less rainfall and lesser flowering of plants, which weakened the bees and hives. Therefore, the project purchased medi- cations and feed material for bees, to ensure their health. In addition, medi- cations were distributed for controlling the wasp population that prey on hon- eybees. This cost 4,000, Euro, which was not anticipated in the project budget.
Keys of Success: - Honey and other bee products have a ready market and do not require much marketing. - Beekeeping is not a time consuming activity with a tempting additional income.
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Faraya Municipality Faraya on the Beach
Faraya is a village famous for snow-based cial benefit for the commercial sector of the and nature-related activities, and a destina- village. The municipality of Faraya started tion for mountain tourism. After the new this event as a project to be planned and municipality was elected in May 2016, it executed with the collaboration of the took on the responsibility to offer a high National/local NGO “Skiing Society” and standard summer event and the public Faraya’s youth population. expectations were very high. The munici- pality’s intention was to create and offer a new experience to the community, and to LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: attract tourists of all ages. Municipality of Faraya The concept of “Faraya On The Beach” was fashioned from the paradoxical notion of TARGET AREA offering a beach experience at the iconic Mountain of Faraya mountain territory of Faraya. The objectives of this event surpasses BENEFICIARIES This event surpassed its touristic revenue, Lebanese citizens and tourists as it aimed to provide an atmosphere of team work, a sense of responsibility and START DATE – END DATE create the sensation of belonging among August 2016 the youth population of Faraya. It also aimed at associating the village of Faraya CONTACT with joyful entertainment and distinctive Mr Michel Salamah sports activities, while creating a commer-
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Context and challenges sand beside the pool, with the collab- oration of the Lebanese national The citizens of Faraya, from different teams. Music and entertainment were age groups and backgrounds as well available throughout the day and as NGO's, participated in preparing night, which included famous DJs, live for this event. The volunteers included performances with singers, and a more than 80 participants of Faraya fashion show with a Harley Davidson citizens, who were given the tasks of parade.“Souk El Akel” also offered a organizing and planning the event, high standard experience with a large providing media coverage (online, variety of cuisines. All activities took brochures, banners), assisting in the place at one location, which fashioned construction and decoration of instal- the event. lations (local materials), as well as The event was a success by all stan- transportation and crowd organiza- dards. There were more than 40,000 tion (local buses and vehicles). They visitors in 3 days from noon till after formed groups according to each midnight. Visitors from all over the person’s capabilities and experiences country visited the event to experi- to undertake these tasks. Each team ence this fusion of the mountains and member was determined to contrib- the beach. Tourists, families and ute and assist in any way possible to children would come in the morning ensure the success of the event. The to swim, enjoy the sun and participate event, however, was intended to be in sport activities. The adults and different from traditional events; free youth continued their experience well from any commercial stores and into the night to enjoy the nightlife ensuring free entrance. The event was and great dining. planned to encompass different The event was all planned and orga- sports activities to merge both beach nized by locals, who provided free and mountain atmospheres. A large labor. It was achieved without any area was covered by sand to create profit or commercial aim and without the illusion of a beach. Swimming any cost impact on the Municipality pools, giant inflatables and games since everything was funded by spon- were available for free for kids and sors. This was the first project which adults. Moreover, a Beach Volleyball the community and municipality did tournament was organized on the not pay for, but still received financial returns.
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“Faraya On The Beach” became a economic and employment opportu- portrayal of harmony and fusion. It nities. thrived to achieve its objectives and goals and was successful in producing positive outcomes.
Promoting social cohesion: This event united and encouraged Faraya’s youth - of different back- grounds - to work, collaborate and effectively communicate with each other. This was based on the initiative to reduce urban conflict between communities, especially the youth population. This project was the first project by the municipality to get closer to the community and allow them take part in one of major munic- Environment and sustainability: ipality projects. This enhanced the Faraya village has always been a desti- relationship of the municipality with nation for tourism. This event helped the community. to improve Faraya’s touristic credit by providing high standard events and This project improved the commercial services. People that attended the value within the village. During the event all returned during the year and event, the commercial sector was companies that attended are consid- well-nourished and people from ering the possibility permanently in different sectors had a seasonable Faraya. This was based on the initia- job. This was based on the initiative to tive to protect and safeguard the reduce urban inequality. national and cultural heritage. Improving Economic Profit: Used resources: Sponsors, companies and restaurant The labor-force was made up of the owners attending the event devel- local youth and Faraya citizens. The oped an interest in opening perma- local community was involved and nent commercial projects at the responsible of all the project phases village. This was based on the initiative of design and construction. There was to enhance micro and local econo- no outsourcing for any activity. The mies. participants were as follows: All hotels and rented apartments Women: More than 20 women were were fully booked during and after the involved in the media design and event. All stores worked at over- decoration of art crafts. capacity and added 30% more reve- Youth: More than 40 participants from nue. This created jobs for local citizens the youth population were actively to provide service to event sponsors involved in the execution of the proj- and the commercial sector. This was ect. The event was planned to be a based on the initiative to create destination point for thousands of
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youths all over Lebanon. more job opportunities to the citizens People with disabilities: The location of Faraya. This will increase the of the event enabled ease of access to economic and commercial benefits. persons with disabilities. There was a team assigned to elders and persons Results and ongoing effects of the with disabilities to help in placing and project/initiative: transporting them.
More than 40,000 visitors to the Developing teams according to the village used the village commercial capabilities and interests of the partic- facilities and hundreds of apartments ipants was a challenge, so, project and hotel rooms were occupied. Also, management became a key to more than 100 additional jobs were promote and educate. The organizers offered during, before and after the worked on enhancing leaderships event. Moreover, the teams that were throughout the team by using differ- created before the event (youths) ent management styles, mechanisms, became one team associated with the methods, techniques, and sophisticat- municipality and the community. ed and effective approaches through the implementation of the project. Sustainability and continuity of the project/initiative: Role of the municipality in imple- mentation, management, and sustainability: Administrative Aspect: Groups that were formed - in addition to the . Role of the council: Planning, promot- Municipality guidance with support of ing, executingandmanagement Faraya citizens - are the main contrib- . Role of the Mayor: Support, guidance, utors to making this project sustain- and management able for the future. Sponsors from . Role of the municipal employees: different organizations all want to Execution participate in this project. Also, the . Role of the committees: Planning, National Beach Volleyball committee executing for 2017 committed to hold the Leba- nese Championship during the event. General impact of the project/ini- Financial Aspect: The sponsors’ partic- tiative in the long run: ipation will cover the costs. Social Aspect: Teams are getting The teams that were created for this bigger and more committed, this project were not only for short term enhanced the sense of citizenship and purposes. They continue their activity belonging to the community. throughout the year. This regular Environmental Aspect: The tourism at continuity will encourage a greater the village is in need of this event to bonding and understanding within promote the village of Faraya and all the community. Also, it will enable the sectors and people are supportive of youth to be more willingly active in this fact. community projects. In addition, this project adds to the touristic benefit of the village, and in turn, will provide
64 Hazmieh Municipality Towards a partnership with the youth
“The Municipality of Hazmieh, towards a LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: partnership with the youth", is a project Municipality of Hazmieh that was born with a desire to make a quali- TARGET AREA tative difference in the organization of Hazmieh, the southern Metn coast municipal development work by activating municipalities youth participation in public affairs and promoting their practices in cultural, BENEFICIARIES socio-economic, environmental and sports All inhabitants living in the target areas development. especially the youth category Hazmiyeh is a town in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of START DATE – END DATE Beirut, part of Greater Beirut. 15 February 2017 – 15 May 2015 There is a need for extension agents, program developers, and policy planners to CONTACT better understand the role of youth in the Hanane Haber community and thereby participating in the [email protected] development process.
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Context and Challenges idea of working to attract and engage the youth component in the municipal Equally important, a need exists to work. One of the main objectives of better recognize the benefits and the Municipal Development Office opportunities presented through was to work on fulfilling the ideas of youth involvement in community the youth, where the office found new development activities. Extension ways in implementing and ensuring plays a vital role in engaging youth the best of these projects. While often through interactions with the local seen, the aspiration of the youth is not community. Youth can actively confined to the regional and contribute to a variety of activities geographical borders of the region, that enhance local life. If youth are but rather to the convergence of all of included in programs to meet the the transcendent thought of seclusion needs and empower communities, and alienation, and is believed in they can become lifelong participants dialogue and openness. and take on a sense of ownership in development efforts. The role of the municipality and the local community
The municipality launched the youth conference in June 2015, where more than 200 young men and women participated. The aim of this confer- ence was to enhance the participation of young people in local governance, increase the communication between municipalities and the local communi- An understanding of youth motiva- ty, as well as promote the concepts of tions and efficacy to this kind of dialogue and democracy among engagement are important so that youth. extension and other development professionals can maximize these After this conference, Hazmieh Munic- valuable resources. As youth are ipality, in cooperation with the United brought into community organiza- Cities and Local Governments Organi- tions and civic roles that they have zation and in continuous meetings traditionally been excluded from, they with the youth, prepared the Hazmieh can participate in local decision-mak- Municipality Youth Development ing at multiple levels. This collabora- Plan, which was based mainly on tion leads to skill enhancement, confi- youth participation. The following dence building, and ownership that methodology had 4 main strategies: prepare them as they navigate toward adulthood. • Involvement of young people in all stages of the preparation for the project Objective of the project "from conception to achievement and evaluation” Shedding light on this matter, the • Working on the needs of young people President of the Municipal Council, Mr. according to priorities Jean Elias Asmar, came up with the
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• Educating young people to engage in Launching of the local development the process of community development office-January 2016 and maintaining continuous communi- cation with them Activities done: • The participation of all actors in the The local development office in local development process of Hazmieh Hazmieh municipality, which emerged city (municipalities, youth sector , associ- from the project "Municipality ations, local institutions and specialists) Hazmieh in partnership with young • Creating, economic, environmental, people," contributed to the involve- social, cultural and sports committees ment of young local development in and ensuring their sustainability as well cooperation with the municipality in 5 as their projects major sectors. • Establishing the local development office in the municipality of Hazmieh, a) Social Development which is the main drive of the commit- • Annually organizing the Youth Con- tees whose role is to induce a dynamic ference " transformation of ideas and the needs of Training of youth in public affairs young people into real projects reflect- under the project "Youth and Local ing their aspirations and benefiting the Government" with the funding of region in the economic, social, environ- UNESCO and the launch of the Youth mental and cultural sectors Union of the Southern Metn Coast • The project of establishing the local Municipalities Union development office aims to enhance the Working on the implementation of the role and presence of the municipality by primary health care center of launching new services to meet the Hazmieh municipality, which benefits needs of the population. This structure more than 300 families in need is, therefore, responsible for managing Working on opening a restaurant for concrete projects at the social, cultural, the needy in the municipality of environmental and economic levels to Hazmieh which will contribute signifi- ensure a better quality of life for the cantly to volunteer youth to make the population in general and youth in project a success particular. Organizing first aid courses for the population
b) Economic Development . Promoting the employment of Hazmieh's youth through training young people on all soft skills (writing CV and interview job) and encourag- ing them to enter the official func- tions. . Modernizing the municipal adminis- tration and working to ensure munici- pal services in a more flexible manner by training municipal staff on topics that benefit the municipality in
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cooperation with the program of My tainer for the separation of solid Country Cap. This project gives excel- waste from organic waste. lence and competence to municipal . Working on the establishment of work in Hazmieh Municipality. waste plant for the Union of Munici- palities of the southern coast of Metn through the PROMARE project. The project is currently in the initial accep- tance stage and we are waiting for the final results.
Project impact and ongoing effects:
The project of "Municipality of Hazmieh, Towards a partnership with youth" was launched through the establishment of the local develop- ment office in order to:
. Implement the Hazmieh Municipali- ty's Development Plan for Youth . Identify the problems, needs and priorities of young people and formu- late their opinion and reactions to the c) Cultural development: projects they wish to be implemented . Supporting youth talents through by the municipality cultural festivals held by young people . Envisage projects that concern them in the region and work to implement them. . Cooperating with embassies within . Develop services provided in the municipal area to strengthen various development fields relations between countries and ben- . Involve the youth in the preparation efit from them culturally. " of programs and action plans for the . creating partnerships with universi- Municipal Council ties in order to benefit from their . Activate and promote citizenship, expertise in various fields ,thus democracy and youth participation in encouraging young people to develop public affairs their logic and leave their touches on . Activate and promote the economic, them (through the signing of coopera- social, cultural, environmental and tion protocols with universities in the sports development of Hazmieh city. fields of environment and engineer- This tangible change in municipal ing) work has recently begun to demon- Striving to establish decentralized strate results, in the municipal sphere cooperation relations with foreign of the Hazmieh as well as across the municipalities in order to develop the Union youth projects sector The establishment of the Local Devel- d) Environmental development: opment Bureau has led to a positive . Raising the awareness of the popula- change in the situation of the region tion on the sorting of waste and lifting and the community in all socio-eco- the public containers on the roads nomic, cultural and environmental and obligating the buildings to con- aspects, as well as:
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Lessons learned and follow up of the democratic process as they become an adult. It is clear that youth participation is not uniform, and in some areas coun- Youth engagement is strongest when cil-youth interaction is far weaker than youth are provided opportunities to in others. There is an array of challeng- become actively involved and feel es relating to council funding and valued. Youth in governance members capacity, including: the legal and policy have benefitted from the opportunity framework, traditional cultural to serve on county board committees attitudes towards youth, the capacity and contribute in a meaningful way. of youth leaders, youth civil society This is a learning opportunity that and formal youth structures. While most adults never experience. Expos- there are some impressive examples ing youth to elements of civic engage- of strong, dynamic youth representa- ment at a young age will likely deepen tives participating effectively in council their appreciation and understanding decision-making, this tends to be the of the democratic process as they exception rather than the norm and become an adult. more often youth engagement is low-level and sometimes tokenistic. Youth engagement is strongest when youth are provided opportunities to become actively involved and feel valued. Youth in governance members have benefitted from the opportunity to serve on county board committees and contribute in a meaningful way. This is a learning opportunity that most adults never experience. Expos- ing youth to elements of civic engage- ment at a young age will likely deepen their appreciation and understanding
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Saida Municipality Mohammad Al Saudi Garden (Saida Public Garden)
The accumulating mountain of trash was a LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: massive ignominy to the culturally notable Municipality of Saida, Republic of and prominent city of Saida; one of the Lebanon-Ministry of Environment and oldest cities in existence. UNDP The Municipality planned a project that TARGET AREA would convert the mountain of trash into a City of Saida, Lebanon- Location: Saida significant landmark in the city; the UNDP Municipality / Southern Shore supported the project, phrasing the Saida-Tyre Road conversion in the slogan “from shame to fame". The project accomplished the task of BENEFICIARIES reducing solid waste gathered by sorting Inhabitants of Saida city, especially and managing the trash from the source. those live in a radius of 200 meters The trash mountain used to have a drastic around the site. effect on both the air and sea. By controlling the trash and separating it, the START DATE – END DATE total amount of green space in the area June 2013 – December 2016 would increase relative to the existing population of Saida. The green space would CONTACT include a public park, vegetation, various Mrs. Laila Mordwa, Consultant to the flora, and reinforce the importance of using Mayor of Saida eco-friendly electrical and water fixtures in the park.
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Context and Challenges tively impact the sea life surrounding the now existing park; the coral sea Saida is a Lebanese city, around 40 bed of Saida was revitalized after kilometers to south of the capital, being damaged for many years by the Beirut. It was controversially infamous waste and contamination of the trash for its rubbish mountain, locally into the sea. Black smoke would forev- named the "Makab" in the Southern er disappear from the sky above part of the city, a 600,000 cubic meter Saida, considerably reducing the air heap that reached the height of a pollution and fumes. The project was four-story building. It was originally a great success and improved the lives created to dispose of the remains of of the nearby inhabitants. The public buildings destroyed in Israeli air park would be a counter response to strikes during the 1982 invasion, but it the litter and trash in an ironic and then became the main dump for the factual way, as the diseases and infec- city. Growing out of the sea, it became tions were reduced and the green an environmental hazard, with medi- space invigorated the air space and cal waste and plastic bags polluting would attract people who suffered nearby fishing grounds. from different forms of lung diseases and respiratory illnesses. In light of the above, Sidon politicians, privately funded, and the treatment including the Hariri family, failed for plant became operational in 2013. The decades to resolve the Makab transformation would not only benefit crisis—which has endangered the residents of the area but also residents health, especially during managed to positively impact the sea episodic burning. In 2004, Engineer life surrounding the now existing Hamzi Moghrabi, a Sidon native, park; the coral sea bed of Saida was conceived the idea to establish a treat- revitalized after being damaged for ment plant for the city's decades-old many years by the waste and contami- chronic waste problem. He estab- nation of the trash into the sea. Black lished IBC Enviro, privately funded, smoke would forever disappear from and the treatment plant became oper- the sky above Saida, considerably ational in 2013. The transformation reducing the air pollution and fumes. would not only benefit the residents The project was a great success and of the area but also managed to posi- improved the lives of the nearby
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inhabitants. The public park would be treatment of the waste and land recla- a counter response to the litter and mation with the rubble and demoli- trash in an ironic and factual way, as tion waste. The rest of the dump was the diseases and infections were turned into a sanitary landfill, lined reduced and the green space invigorat- with protective material and gas ed the air space and would attract pipes. The gas was extracted from the people who suffered from different vicinity followed by the sorting and forms of lung diseases and respiratory separation of waste according to cate- illnesses. gory. Samples were extracted from the soil and were sent to a civil lab for Objective of the project testing. Once the approval was sent from the laboratory, the ground was The site is a non-engineered landfill excavated and restocked in a concen- with a surface area of over 6 hectares trated manner covering the previous (14.8 acres) and rises up to 58 meters wasteland. Networks of reprocessing above sea level with extremely steep facilities were prepared on site to side slopes. The waste is estimated at utilize the natural gases and fluids, 1.5 million cubic meters, and consists storing the gases in durable contain- of demolition debris, municipal solid ers for future uses, while filtering the waste, hazardous waste, and slaugh- contaminated liquids. terhouse waste. On April 21, 2016; 3 years after the The project, started with the installa- construction began, a 33,000 m2 park tion of a seawall around the site back was opened on the reclaimed land, in 2009 and the closure of the site with with plans for its expansion over the the city’s waste going to a newly landfill site in an 8 year period once opened facility further south. By mid the material under it decomposes. 2013, construction works began. The first phase of the project included Project Impact meetings and decision making by the municipality board under the general If the project had never happened, the supervision and headship of Eng. current increasing waste crisis the Mohammad Saudi, the Head of the country faces would have had a huge Municipality. Various employees han- impact on the mountain of trash and dled the field work and some of them resulted in the continual spread of took part in the decision making. By waste in the area. The periodical burn- mid 2013, construction began for the ings would also have been very
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pollutant and hazardous on the lace; regardless of the nationalities, inhabitants’ health. The number of age, religions, and social classes that people affected by this project were make up the city' inhabitants. The around 150,000 individuals or roughly project also aimed at improving the 56% of Saida's total metro population. social paradigm of the city and fulfill- This would include people who origi- ing a green vision of the city. nate from the city, Syrian refugees, and others. Environmentally, The waste moun- tain would seep into the sea during The labor forces included a number of the winter, often catch fire during the Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian summer, and emit harmful toxic gases workers that were provided by the the whole year round. The dumpsite Municipality; and worked according to received about 300 tons of solid waste the coordination with a few foreign daily from 250,000 people living in 15 countries, the UNDP, and several municipalities surrounding Saida. The Lebanese based Non-Governmental waste mountain stretched 55 meters Organizations. The major funding of high from the surrounding terrain, 2 the project included a self funding of and covered an area of 60,000m . 20 million USD from the Lebanese Additionally, the dumpsite had no government, as well as, another 20 basal lining barrier and no leachate million USD from the Kingdom of collection system, which led to recur- Saudi Arabia. ring waste slides into the Mediterra- This project was designed on interna- nean Sea, and invited countless com- tional standards that took into consid- plaints from local fishermen and eration people with disabilities and residents. intended to serve all of Saida's popu-
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The Role of the Municipality and the Local Community
Activities Done :
Activity Donor/Contributor Activity explanation Date
Managing the entire Municipality of Saida project & construction and local people March 1982- Dec. 2016 of sea wall
Aiding Lebanese Ministry Aided financially March 2010 - Nov. 2015 the project of Environment
Environmental NGO Bahr Loubnan Marine life and sea January 2009- Dec.2016 Awareness conservation alertness
A donation of 20 million Donation for Kingdom of Saudi dollars after the 2006 war August 2006 the project Arabia's Foreign Affairs in Lebanon
Supervision over Oct. 2015-Nov. 2015 the project UNDP
Used resources: the undertaking and its long term Human resources: daily workers were positive effect inside a wide range. picked according to some criteria that The foundation of this open stop specify who is in need and will serve means to have every one of the gener- the job. It included both Lebanese and al population of the town and the refugees. neighboring zones of various national- Material resources: ities and social gatherings as it advanc- The Municipality of Saida provided all es their assurance and reconciliation equipment and machinery needed. among each other. Project performance and collabora- tions: Project Impact and ongoing effects This project is one of the ways to improve cooperation between the • This project aims to reduce solid municipalities because the landfill is waste by refining it in laboratories and also an environmental problem that landfills. threatens neighboring areas. This • Totally evacuate the waste mountain requires cooperation between the and transform it into a clean landfill Municipality of Saida and other munic- • Turn the area into a public park ipalities to emphasize the importance • Shield marine riches from squander of the project and its long-term posi- dangers and enhance air quality tive impact within a wide range • Increment green spaces This task is one of the approaches to • Lower the contamination of water enhance collaboration between the and air while safeguarding marine districts in light of the fact that the riches. landfill is likewise a natural issue that • The high level of tourism attraction debilitates neighboring ranges. This resulting from the establishment of requires collaboration between the the public park Municipality of Saida and different • This project is considered one of the regions to stress the significance of means of improving access to housing.
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Large green spaces, with high hygiene Key Ingredients of Success standards have been created, as well as the waste recycling plant which is This strategy was the adequate way of considered one of the most important spreading the functional image of this services. project which represents the main key ingredient of its success. Challenges and Risks Lessons Learned and Follow-up Innovative Aspects The project is a great example of how The Municipality of Sidon endeavors to to manage and secure the necessary lessen the natural dangers occurring funding to complete the initial stages because of this landfill and additional- in the hope that requested financial ly to spread the ecological mindfulness support from donors would be that requires spreading the signifi- secured to complete the project. cance of green spaces, means on how It is also an initiative to achieve the to keep these running and increment- necessary approvals and permits from ing them. competent government agencies.
76 Tripoli Municipality Strengthening the development and local governance of the Municipality of Tripoli
The project aims to work on different social space. Having a social space is import- factors and aspects, mainly focusing on the ant for the residents to share their recre- following: ational activities to create a social environ- 1. Developing the abilities of local ment. authorities and communities. - Vocational training courses that will target 2. Providing health services for the dropouts to train them on a career that later residents in the area regarding gender, creates the opportunity to find work. social status and age. - School support courses for students of 3. Providing job opportunities by official diplomas to improve their level in enhancing educational abilities. science and provide them with the opportu- 4. Generating a social environment by nity to pass the examinations and to enter creating activities around the project site. into the labor market or to continue their - Training members and workers of the studies. town council, along with representatives of local communities to better their abilities, while offering improved chances in the LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: administrative field. Municipality of Tripoli - Training through civil education based on studies regarding the needs of the areas TARGET AREA that suffered from deprivation because of Jabal Mohsen, Al Tabbana and Al the deteriorating security situation that has Gharba, North Lebanon, Tripoli taken place in the aftermath of armed conflicts. It was, thus, necessary to spread BENEFICIARIES civil education in the city. 60000 persons distributed as follows: - Rehabilitating Tripoli’s municipality train- 40000 from Al Tabbana, 15000 from ing center where vocational training cours- Jabal Mohsen and 5000 from Al es will be offered for young people in the Gharba. The beneficiaries are the region which will allow them to open up and inhabitants of the above-mentioned engage in TOEIC and ICDL. In addition, areas with special focus on the youth there will be training in information and women. programs especially those relevant to the labor market. START DATE – END DATE - Rehabilitating the community center, 2017 to 15 January 2019 which will host the cooperating tables among the people of the areas of Jabal CONTACT Mohsen, Tabbana and strangers, as well as Eng. Ahmad Kamar Eddine - Ms. contributing towards the hosting of these Taghrid Al Marhabi activities with the financial help of the municipality. KEYWORDS - Reintegration of two gardens within Jabal Social cohesion, capacity development Mohsen and Tabbana, providing the local of local authority, health services, residents of the above-listed cities with educational capacity
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Context and Challenge -The role of the project follow-up com- mittee: 1. Follow up the implementa- Jabal Mohsen, Al Tabbana and Al tion of all phases of the project. 2. Gharba are a challenging context that Making recommendations 3. Monitor- needs development and many ing and evaluation. services. - The role of the Development Office: Objectives of the project Implement the project activities Strengthening the institution and local according to the terms of the contract participation of the Municipality of and the timetable. Tripoli to improve its governance and the following works were carried local development. out :
Activity Others Project Impact
-Enhancing access to basic and appropri- Contributing to the preparation ate services in the areas of Jabal Mohsen, Economic and Activity Social Development of the project and Fund is a key supporter Al Tabbana and Al Gharba during -Strengthening the relationship implementation between the municipality and the local community The role of Municipality and the local Donor Commission of the Financing 100% community European Union of the project Stakeholder’s role: -The role of the Board: Acceptance and approval of the donations and approval of any subsequent amendments and Activities Done agreements, services and supplies - Implement a school support course for formal certificate students. -The role of the Mayor: 1- The imple- - Preparation of the capacity-building mentation of the project through the program. development office in the municipali- - Preparation of the final plan for the ty, 2- Approving the disbursement garden of Jabal Mohsen and Al Tabbana operations, 3- Approval of purchase - Preparing special plans and maps for and receipt operations 4. Conduct all the rehabilitation of the community contracts with experts, 5. Approving centre and the municipal centre for the assignment of obligations, 6. professional training. Follow-up projects with donors and - Prepare a survey of health service official bodies, 7 - Ensuring the proper delivery centres and equipment. implementation of the contract - The role of municipal officials: Assist- Role of Local Community ing in the implementation of the proj- ect in accordance with its compe- Community participation is through: tence, -Formation of the Partnership Forum. ء - The role of the committees: Partici- -Participation of representatives of pation in specific activities according associations and regions in project to their competence, and helping in meetings. sharing the necessary information for -Giving feedback that can improve the project. performance in implementation.
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the rehabilitation of the community out a comprehensive local develop- centre and the municipal centre for ment plan. professional training. -An expert to develop the civic educa- -Prepare a survey of health service tion program / trainers and interlocu- delivery centres and equipment. tors to implement the civic education -Issuing recommendations. program. Taking vulnerable and marginalized -An expert to develop a vocational groups into consideration: training program. -Women: Women participate equally -An expert to supervise the imple- with men in the project, and in all its mentation of the vocational training stages. program. -Youth: Participation in round tables to -An expert in IT training and ICDL be held between regions, participation -A training specialist in TOEIC in training on capacity development, -A director responsible for the capaci- participation in support courses for ty development-training program. school, participation in vocational -A director responsible for the voca- training courses, computer and tional training program. language. -A director responsible for implement- -Persons with disabilities: Involvement ing the civic education program in the vocational training program -Workers who will work in the rehabili- through the creation of programs that tation of the park. suit them and creating jobs for them in -Project performance and collabora- the future. tions -Establish a partnership forum that Use Resources: Human resources: includes representatives from the -An expert to develop a school support regions, associations and target program. sectors to ensure communication and -Two school supervisors. make observations and recommenda- -Two officials responsible for opening tions on expert reports the centers. -Adoption of Participatory Approach- -13 teachers at Tripoli High School for es with community representatives Girls. -Adopting SWOT analysis to identify -13 teachers at the second official Al needs and priorities in capacity build- Qubba school. ing and civic education topics -An expert to develop a capacity devel- -Adopting the Rapid Assessment tech- opment program / Five trainers to nique to identify the needs of health implement the program / program service delivery centers management expert. -Building a Data Base to assist in mon- -An expert for the rehabilitation of itoring and evaluation gardens. -Signing memoranda of understand- -An expert to survey health service ing with the target parties. delivery centers Project Impact and ongoing effects: -An expert to prepare plans for the -Strengthen municipal development rehabilitation of the Community capacities and coordinate with com- Center and the Municipal Center for munity organizations to develop a Vocational Training. comprehensive development plan. -An expert to manage the Partnership -Provide health services in the project Forum, which will be designed to map area to all categories and age groups,
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especially for affected groups such as Social level: The Municipal Develop- children, women, and targeted seniors ment Office will provide monitoring and in the region. evaluation during all phases of project -Create entertainment spaces for the implementation. Competent municipal residents, especially for children, and committees will ensure the continuity of safe play areas through the rehabilita- activities at the social level as they are tion of parks in the project area. involved in the implementation. Based -Promote citizenship and dialogue on the experience acquired, the activi- among the various components of soci- ties will be added to the database built ety. during implementation. The Partnership -Provide educational services and train- Forum will also ensure sustainability at ing courses for the children of the the level of communication with the region, especially for dropouts to train target groups in the project. them in how to access the job market.
Project outcomes and Follow-up
Administrative level: The project is implemented by the Development Office of the Municipality of Tripoli, which ensures the sustainability of human resources.
Financial level: A number of memoran- da of understanding will be signed with the beneficiaries to ensure sustainability.
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The Tyre cultural heritage project is a reha- LEAD AUTHORITY OR ORGANIZTION: bilitation/built environment improvement Municipality of Tyre project administrated in the southern quar- ter of Tyre city’s historic core. The project TARGET AREA aims at improving the social status of the The southern quarter of Tyre city’s inhabitant, strengthening the cultural ties historic core and the integration of the targeted area in sustainable development and transforming BENEFICIARIES it into a touristic destination. The project is Inhabitants of Tyre city the outcome of the coordination of various municipal committees and their collabora- START DATE – END DATE tion with the local community; alongside 02/01/2017 until 31/12/2017 the municipal workers, volunteers are donating their time and effort to make their CONTACT city better. It is a part of a greater vision to Eng. Hassan Dbouk (Mayor of Tyre city) conserve the old city quarters.
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gate of the old city) buildings; the next step was the old Souk, where all the violations were removed and the sani- tation infrastructure was rehabilitat- ed, this was followed by the rehabilita- tion of public and common spaces, as well as the alleys of the northern quar- ter was commissioned. The good prac- tice initiative presented is the rehabili- tation of the public and the common spaces and alleys of the southern quarter of the historical core, which constitutes 75% of its area and 85% of its population. Tyre Old City Map showing the Northern and the Southern Neighborhoods. Objective of the Project
Context and Challenges The aim of the project is to integrate the neglected areas in the historical Located 83 km south of Beirut, Tyre is core of the city with the other quar- a coastal town with a historical core. ters of the city, which establishes Based on ICOMOS recommendations, social inclusion and economic benefits the old city was inscribed on the for the inhabitants. World Heritage List in 1984. The strategy adopted in this initiative focused on two levels: restoring Since the year 2000, Tyre Municipality historical facades and aesthetically commenced the rehabilitation of its enhancing the non-historic features of infrastructure, public spaces, and the urban environment. The main facades of the old historical core of architectural element chosen to be the city, all these steps were estab- restored was the Sibat, which is the lished with the Culture Heritage and arched tunnel under historic buildings Urban Development (CHUD) project connecting alleys. Out of more than implementation in the Old City of ten Sibats, eight were rehabilitated in Tyre. The start was the rehabilitation this project. of the facades of Al Bawaba (the old
The walls of the residential facades in the southern quarter of the old city were cleaned and painted and the electricity wiring were arranged properly to avoid visual pollution.
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The walls of the residential facades in the southern quarter of the old city were cleaned and painted and the electricity wiring were arranged properly to avoid visual pollution.
Different types of Sibat Restorations: Wooden ceiling, sandstone cross-vaulted and archedstructures.
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Project Impact ny; once the quarters became connected to the cultural trail, they The impact of this project was positively were no more excluded from the rest elaborated on many levels as follows: of the town. Moreover, the inhabi- On the cultural level, it contributed to tants' admiration of their neighbor- the preservation of the cultural heri- hoods encouraged them to preserve tage of the city; seven historical Sibats and further enhance their built envi- were restored, which included: Sibat ronment. Jamati and Sibat Alkhayateen in the On the economical level, it enhanced northern quarter, Sibat Shaikh Al the cultural tourism sector. The south- Dayaa, Sibat Zaidan, Sibat Shmaysani, ern quarter is becoming a cultural Sibat Al Jin and Sibat Hoballah in the tourism attraction which provides southern quarter of the old city. Each income and job opportunities for the Sibat takes the name of the family residents. owning the house above it. Most of these Sibats and historic walls and Stakeholders’ role: fences are located in the part of the The Role of the Municipality and old city excluded from the cultural the Local Community: touristic trail, which was implemented The Municipality of Tyre is the main by the CHUD targeting some import- player in this project, although the ant buildings as a pilot trail. volunteered collaboration of the On the social level, the project artists and architects was significant. promoted social inclusion and harmo-
Municipal staff carefully cleaning a historical sandstone wall
The following works were carried lack of enthusiasm from the inhabi- out: tants, but as it progressed and they - Replacing the decayed woodwork in saw the changes, the enthusiasm was all the facades of the historic buildings boosted to the level that the inhabi- (planned). tants started competing to get the Municipality to work on their proper- The Role of the Community: ties and alleys. They contributed in As the project started, there was a cleaning and took over the planters to plant and care for them.
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They contributed in cleaning and took offered by private sector. over the planters to plant and care for Project performance and collabora- them. tion: The significant volunteered participa- Funding tion of the architects and artists, and their enthusiasm to be part of this The project was funded entirely by the project, shed light on the beauty of Municipality. Some of the costs were the accomplishment; almost all the covered by material donations (paint), local TV channels and newspapers and volunteer work (Artists). covered the progress of the project.
Used Resources: Project Impact and Ongoing effects: The main challenge that faced the The project aims to make the alleys of project was the lack of resources that the southern quarter attractive to the could be allocated for the project. Due tourists and easily accessed by the to the challenge of rehabilitating local inhabitants. private properties and the difficulty to Future plans and recommendations proceed in a large scale project, the for scaling-up or replication human resources allocated to the The municipality is targeting to reha- project were three municipal laborers bilitate all the remaining alleys and (two masons and one painter) who facades linking the residential areas carried out all the repair and render- and districts of the old city to the old ing works. The artists were informed souk, which establish an overall and invited via social media and all of sustainable strategy for developing their work was volunteered. So practi- the old city. cally, the project was carried out with minimum cost under the supervision Lessons Learned and Follow-up of the culture committee of Tyre Challenges and Risks: Municipality and the technical support The main three challenges in this proj- from volunteer architects. ect were as follow:
Material Resources: - Most of the targeted area is privately Local entities- private sector (BMA) owned, and legally speaking, there is a offered all the paint material needed limitation to what the municipality can for the project. perform. - The unavailability of the vast Payments and sponsoring: resources required. No external funding was raised for - The immense amount of work this project. It was fully covered by the needed due to the deteriorated state Municipality, except of the painting of most buildings.
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Activities performed:
Activity Implementing body Activity explanation Date
Restoration of facades Restoration of historic Sibats and walls and Sibats of historic Tyre municipality built with sand stone, replacement of 30-01-2017 buildings damaged stones and restoration of the partially damaged structures
General cleaning of historic sandstone Cleaning and grouting of Tyre municipality facades, and grouting repairs where 30-02-2017 Sibats of historic buildings needed
The basketball court flooring and Maintenance of Tyre municipality equipments were maintained and basketball court made ready for use.
Rendering of non-historic Applying sand and cement plaster to walls and their preparation Tyr municipality non-historic walls, and painting them to receive artworks to prepare them to receive artwork.
The culture committee invited artists Inviting artists to contribute from all over the country to participate in decorating the non-historic Tyre municipality in the project. The announcement was 20-05-2017 walls of the public and culture committee mainly made via social media and word common spaces and allies of mouth
The artists found inspiration in the adjacent buildings and the built Artists-volunteers Drawing on the walls environment and themed their paintings accordingly.
Removing debris from Cleaning of few public Tyre municipality some common spaces and private spaces. 06-07-2017
Mixed acrylic paints/ dark and light paints for wall painting. For drawings: super Private sector Paints acrylic/ water base, a good resistant BMA Company product for weather factors on external facades.
Planters were constructed where Constructing planters Tyre municipality possible to enhance the greenery. where possible They are being planted and cared for by the inhabitants.
Keys of Success mation of their built environment. This improvement emulates the sense The following list offers some points of belonging and pride, and motivates that are considered factors for the a higher sense of responsibility project’s success: towards the old town. - The positive reaction and - One of the prominent charac- satisfaction of the inhabitants grew as teristics of the historic core of Tyre is they witnessed the positive transfor- the absence of gentrification, where
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quality of life of the inhabitants with- impressive achievements can be out forcing any sudden changes of realized with relentless determination real-estate value that would result in and hard work. forcing the locals out of the old town. - Considering that the project The following photos are of wall paint- targeted a low-income quarter, the ings done by different artists on the improvement of the built environment walls of the city. induced an improvement of the place image, which removed the social and Innovative Aspects psychological barriers between the rest of the inhabitants of the city and The lessons learned from this practice its historic core. That resulted in the are summarized in the following social inclusion of the inhabitants of points: the historic core and decreased their - "Where there is a will there is a social marginalization. way", even with little resources,
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Municipalities map
90 ABRA MUNICIPALITY Rehabilitation of Wasted Areas into Public
Abra is located in the east of Sidon, 160 spaces, the municipality aimed at providing a meters above sea level, and can be reached land equipped for events and day-to-day from the general road of Saida-Jezzine social interaction. Different lots of land were leading to the center of the village. The town chosen to be used, but the main focus was to is divided into the new Abra, where new start with a lot near the village’s church high building apartments, and the village considering it is central location. This lot is where the municipality is located. It is 47 km currently used as an event area that attracts from Beirut and 2 km from Saida. In light of not only the villagers but people nearby. needing public areas to create social
91 ALEY MUNICIPALITY Activating the role of the youth
The municipality stated that the best workshop was established, which provided solution for the development of the town is technical courses for the youth. Moreover, the to support associations and volunteering establishment of the Society of Youth and work that encourage the youth factor. With Environment - '' Botanical Gardens '' - and this strategy, the municipality can accom- the Association of green hands and Youth plish a large amount of development Forum resulted in an increase in the develop- projects through the support of the associ- ment of the social and environmental condi- ations. It provides all basic needs as well as tions of Aley. In addition, the municipality's free education. It also works to strengthen influence became extensive in many areas, the roles of humanitarian institutions and one of them being the support of refugees associations contributing to these matters. and minorities. West Aley was revived and Aref al-Rayes
92 BARJA MUNICIPALITY Sport Arena and Public Park
The project aims at constructing a football established. On the other hand, this project court and two Ping Pong courts with their has created a recreational venue for the services (changing rooms and facilities), and public, gave space for young people to devel- a public park of 2500 square meters. The op their athletic abilities and reduced social municipality has fully financed the project. tension. In addition, the project facilities The significance of the project is in the provided a suitable place for festivals and encouragement of the youth and sporting social activities, which helped to enhance the clubs to motivate sport activities in the interaction between different sectors of the town, where a local football league was society.
93 BOUERJ MUNICIPALITY ForestationProject Name:of an areaSport of Arena 50,000m2- and Public A tree Park for each Citizen
Bouerj is located in the Caza of Zahle in the to reduce environmental hazards such as soil Bekaa Governorate. It is located 41 kilome- erosion, desertification and air pollution. The ters from Beirut and is 1310 meters above municipality promoted this project under the sea level. It covers an area of 347 hectares. idea of “a tree for each citizen”, which creates The project aims at transforming a barren a bond between the public and Mother public land, 5 hectares, into a green forest Nature. The increase in forestation enhances area. The municipality, with the financial the skyline of the town, and strengthens the support of the Ministry of the Environment, sense of belonging. The participation of NGOs is planting trees namely pine, cedar, oak, and Scouts was significant in the implementa- hawthorn, almonds among others, in order tion of the project.
94 CHEBAA MUNICIPALITY “Nabeeh Al Mghara” Road
Chebaa is located in southern Lebanon in can be considered a vital road since it Hasbaya caza. Chebaa is known for its connects “Nabeeh al Maghara” (touristic moderate climate, natural scenery, fresh spot) to the surrounding regions, especially Al springs and fertile land. Aarkoub area. Also, this road can be consid- The project’s purpose is to renovate ered a touristic road; hence, it should be “Nabeeh al Maghara” road, which was supplied with the infrastructure needed to be executed by the municipality. It acts as the in good condition. Such infrastructure ranges main road leading to the center of the from sewage supply lines to the installation of village, and it reduces heavy traffic that lighting poles, and to the retaining walls to usually occurs on the main road. This road stop soil erosion.
95 CHIYAH MUNICIPALITY Primary Health Care Center Chiyah (PHCCC)
Chiyah Municipality is characterized by whose doctors are specialized in health care. cultural and social diversity. The PHCCC was The center's mission is to build a healthy and found in 2014 by a decision of the council of integrated society. The objectives of the Chiyah municipality, chaired by Mr Edmond PHCCC project are ensuring preventive and Gharios. The Primary Health Care Center of medical education and promoting health and Chiyah’s municipality is one of the leading psychological education through high quality and unique centers in the region, aiming to health services for individuals and families of offer exemplary health care services. The all age groups center consists of a group of medical clinics,
96 DEIR QANOUN AL NAHR MU- NICIPALITY The Good Tree Project
“The Good Tree” project is a small-scale slenderness, that is occupying a minimal tree planting venture located in an urban space in an already dense area. The implied area, in which the collaboration of the function of the project is to strengthen inhabitants was original and distinctive. community ties and achieve social bonding by The municipality's preliminary aim was to giving inhabitants a sense of achievement in aesthetically enhance the main public enhancing their environment, and in contrib- space in the town by planting trees. The uting in aiding the less fortunate of inhabi- selection of Palm trees was due to their tants.
97 MAZBOUD MUNICIPALITY Waste Management
Due to solid waste crisis within the town, recycling factory that solves the wate piling and the unavailability of open spaces inside problem. The factory would reduce the waste Mazboud, the municipality was compelled accumulation within the lot - that has reached to gather all the wastes inside a certain lot (6Ton) – and sort through all the plastics and that belongs to one of the municipality’s cardboard, which have organic resources. members. The lot’s area was not sufficient Another factory will be created to sort other to house the the entire town’s waste, the types of waste generated. initiative is to build a waste sorting and
98 SAIDA MUNICIPALITY OLA Center- Old Sidon
The Academy of Communication and Lead- has rehabilitated the building in accordance ership, "Ola Center", was established in with the UNESCO World Heritage Restoration February 2015 at the Aisha Um Al Mumi- Standards within their plan to revive the built neen School (formerly Dar Ali Hamoud). cultural heritage of the city. The Hariri Foun- The building dates back to the beginning of dation established Ola Center in this monu- the 19th century, in the second half of the mental building as an enlightenment center to 19th century, it was donated to Al Maqased ward off the dangers surrounding our society and became a school till the mid of the and to confront all forms of violence and 1900’s. Few years back, Al Hariri Founda- extremism with knowledge and capacity tion for Sustainable Human Development development.
99 SARAFAND MUNICIPALITY Eliminating Illiteracy and Enhancing Educa- tional Capacities
The Literacy and Educational Capacity Foreign Language Education (starting with Enhancement Program consists of three members of the Municipal Council and munic- phases designed to eradicate or decrease ipal staff). The third and final phase includes illiteracy among the citizens. The program, the eradication of technological illiteracy which was launched on April 1, will be through teaching computer skills. Moreover, marked by a celebration on World Literacy intellectual interaction can enhance the ability Day - according to UNESCO - on September to understand the variables needed for 8. Phase one includes improving Literacy employment. This improves the process of (Writing and Reading) by establishing community development. specific classes. Phase two consists of
100 SARAFAND MUNICIPALITY Talents - Youth against Drugs 2017
The program aims at raising a conscious and women, who competed in mind games, and educated generation by creating painting, acting, dancing, ballet, gymnastics, spaces and opportunities for their potential football, writing small stories, improvisational creative energies, which in turn enhances speeches, and singing. Several promising the community and strengthens the talents were incubated, nurtured, developed relationship between youth and society. It and refined by specialized experts. This aims to spread awareness of the dangers program has resulted in a council similar to that threaten youth, especially drugs. The the Municipal Council and municipal commit- program was launched on May 19, 2017 tees in its structure. with the participation of 500 young men
101 TER DEBBA MUNICIPALITY Sewing and Embroidery Workshop
The sewing and embroidery workshop addition, it facilitates the integration of project is a women's empowerment project refugee women in the host community. More- that aims at enhancing women’s skills to over, the Municipality has held graduation help them cope with the stresses of life. The ceremonies for the participants and exhibi- workshop is held every three months and tions for their products. The Korean force enrolls for women aged between 15 and 20, operating in UNIFIL contributed by providing including Syrian, Egyptian and non-Arab resources to equip the municipal hall with the nationalities. The project yields in the necessary tools. empowerment of locals and refugees. In
102 TRIPOLI Municipality Promoting Youth resilience through sport
This project was mainly directed towards monsters of slaves and neglect and school Jabal Mohsen, Al Tabbana and Al Gharba. dropout and unemployment, which has forced the area of the Tabbana for decades. Under the supervision and coordination of The program targets 255 young vulnerable the Municipality of Tripoli, the British Coun- men and women between 13 and 18 years of cil, funded by the European Union, is age (not at school, child labor, etc.). promoting the youth resilience through The project is entitled to work on different sport in six of the most affected areas in factors and aspects, mainly objected towards Tripoli. These areas witnessed a significant the following: number of young people involved in fight- -Developing the abilities of local authorities ing groups and extremism in addition to the and communities. effects of the war between different sects -Providing health services for the residents in in Jabal Mohsen, Qabah and Tabanah, and the area regarding gender, social status and the lack of acceptance of the people of each age. -Providing job opportunities by enhanc- region as a result of tribal rivalry between ing educational abilities. the areas of Nahla valley and Mnkubin and -Generating a social environment by creating Beddawi, Witnessed by the port area - the activities around the projected area.
103 TYR MUNICIPALITY MED Phare
Location: Old City of Tyre the origin for myths and legends and what directed the sailors across the darkness of The lighthouses and the marine signals in the sea. Depending on the historical impor- the Mediterranean stayed high at the tance of lighthouses, it contributed over point where the land and the sea met, at centuries in protecting nearby coastal the boarders between dreams and hopes, areas. The objective of the project is to resisting the disasters of time and revive the relationship between the locals preserving its mysterious magic. Over and those hidden and forgotten buildings time, lighthouses and marine signals were over the years.
104 WARDANIYEH MUNICIPALITY Natural Reserve
Wardaniyeh is a town in Mount Lebanon aim to transform it into a natural reserve, a Governorate. It is 41 kilometers from Beirut 13000m2 lot will be planted with a variety of at an altitude of 340 meters above sea trees: namely, Pine, Carob, etc… The project will level. It covers an area of 357 hectares. be offering a natural reserve to the whole town Historically, this area belonged to Pine and the neighboring areas that includes a Lands. During the war, it was destroyed and variety of wild life and pedestrian accessibility. left only with a total of 12 pine trees. In an
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Conclusion
The analysis of the Good Practices Innovation: Innovation in ideas and presented yielded general yet import- problem solving is the main difference ant recommendations. These common between a regular project and a good lessons learned can be summarized practice. Innovation in ideas and as listed below: themes results in a project that opens new prospects that empowers the Management: Proper management community's capabilities and allows it directly affects the success of the proj- to realize its abilities. Innovation in ect. In some of the projects like the problem solving neutralizes the obsta- featured projects in Saida and cles in its path and gets it over the Qaroun, the scheduling and planning shortage of resources. Innovative of the project, especially dividing it ideas may come as simple as training into several stages, was crucial not personnel or the public to acquire only to its success, but also to the new skills or to change their perspec- ability of its execution, since funding tive or approach towards a subject, or could only be provided partially, and as radical as initiating a new economic by dividing the project where it's sector. The showcased project in "stages" were funded was the only Faraya had an out of the box idea, way it got realized. which stimulated and invigorated the tourism sector, which is mainly a Collaboration: The empowerment of winter season activity. As for the the local community is the key ingredi- showcased project in Sour, the inno- ent of a successful project that vation in problem solving overcame addresses the community's needs. the crippling shortage of resources This empowerment encourages the and resulted in a project that public to participate and volunteer in improved the built environment, such projects, where the public feel induced social harmony, and that they are contributing to the great- improved economic conditions. er good. In the featured projects in Aley and Shehim, the public's partici- Capacity Building: The most import- pation was crucial to the project's ant indirect result of a good practice is success, and the guaranty to its conti- capacity building. Good practices lead nuity. by example and particularly coach the engaged parties how to plan, act, and Awareness: Public awareness spread- manage future projects. Whether it is ing is a common feature of many individual or communal, building successful projects. Whether it is envi- capacity is the most profitable invest- ronmental awareness, governance ment in a sustainable prospect. In awareness, or social awareness, it Tripoli, the featured project deals with significantly reduces the cost of the governance capacity building in order project, ensures its sustainability, and to strengthen the ties between the reaps social cohesion and inclusion as municipality and the community. As its result. As in the solid waste sorting for the bee keeping project in Deir from the source projects in Shehim Qanoun al Nahr, the bee keeping and Aley, the awareness campaign experts coached and trained local bee had a direct influence on the public keepers to the extent of becoming and reduced greatly the amount of experts themselves, which eliminated solid waste that had to be dealt with. the need of experts in any future bee
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keeping venture in the municipality Recommendations proximity, and that represents an example of individual and communal As a recommendation to municipali- capacity building. ties, adopting policies based on the above recommendations, can change Youth Inclusion: Inclusion of youth is the trouble filled present into a more the guaranty of having a future genera- optimistic future, where Good Practic- tion of community leaders and a conti- es prevail and become the norm. Also, nuity in leadership without a gap Academic institutions and research between generations. The continuous centers are always interested in inno- training of youth on subjects like gover- vations in public administration. Liais- nance and environmental sustainabili- ing with such institutions can make ty paves the way for a better future the best use of the municipalities' and qualifies the future generations to practical knowledge and turn that handle the responsibility of leading knowledge into management models their community. The showcased proj- for public administration. The perma- ect in Hazmieh is a text book example nent dialogue with all concerned of youth inclusion and involvement in stakeholders (Ministries, International administration and decision making. agencies, local representatives, NGOs, Academic institutions, etc.) on all Gender Equality and Women levels is the guaranty to progress of Empowerment: Some of the Good knowledge, and the strengthening of Practices proved that women have not the Good Practice. realized their full capacity and when A small action may cause larger given the chance they will excel even in actions in the future. For bad deeds out-of -gender roles. Realizing the full are followed with comebacks and capacity of women is the realization of good deeds are followed with better the full capacity of the society. Deir ones. One must pertain his/her envi- Qanoun al Nahr bee keeping project ronment for the coming and always yielded women bee keepers who can take them in regard. lead by example and be productive members in their community.
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