Lebanon is a small country with very little resources. The bulk on income is generated through the tourism industry which is slowly dying out.
Surprisingly over a third of the population live well below the poverty threshold. Lebanon has to cope with an estimated 400 000 Palestinian refugees who were forced to leave their land in 1948 and have remained in the make shift refugee camps scattered across 12 different locations.
Palestinian refugees residing in camps and gatherings depend primarily on humanitarian assistance. These communities are subject to difficult living conditions; they have little opportunities and are the most deprived.
HAI in Lebanon
Human Appeal International has several projects that are being implemented in Lebanon. The family and orphan sponsorship programme is vital in bringing some stability to needy and vulnerable families.
The Ramadan food distribution feed the fasting and annual Qurbani project are all crucial in helping the disadvantaged population escape extreme poverty.
HAI hopes to increase its work in Lebanon in the field of water and sanitation income generating projects and education in year 2006.
