Psychosocial Support Project

About Program

Promoting access to protection for Palestinian refugee children in Lebanon, and Zero intolerance of violence, discrimination, and exploitation.

This project has been developed with the evolution of the association’s programs and vision, as well as with the needs of the Palestinian community in Lebanon. Since its establishment, the project has worked with literacy groups by adopting a plethora of popular education approaches.
Furthermore, Association Najdeh started launching projects and opening psychosocial support centres in 1993, and psycho-social intervention approaches were developed and expanded geographically during, and after the July 2006 war, and again during the war of Nahr al-Bared camp in the year 2007. In 2012, the Department of Education and People and the Psychological Intervention Division were merged, in response to the urgent needs that worsened with the deterioration of, economic and social conditions, as well as the decline in the quality of education and the high rate of school dropouts, in correlation with the continuing wars and conflicts and their demising impact on Palestinian refugee children in Lebanon, at all psychological, social and educational levels.

Targets

The project targets children and adolescents aged 6 to 24 years of both sexes, with 60% female and 40% male. The project works through 11 centers distributed in Palestinian refugee camps and gatherings in Lebanon in Beirut – Saida – Tyre – North and Bekaa.

Work Areas

Protection

  • The department also works by providing specialised consultations and services to enable children, girls and adolescents at risk, and survivors of, violence and sexual harassment to overcome psychological, social and behavioural problems.
  • The department actively participates in establishing and activating child protection networks in Palestinian refugee camps and gatherings in Lebanon to secure the necessary services and interventions, and raising community awareness of children’s rights.

Awareness

The project works to raise awareness among children, adolescents and parents about the rights of children and various issues related to mental health and its importance in the lives of children and adolescents.

Advocacy

To mobilise more voices and communities defending the rights of Palestinian refugee women, the program works to:

  • Carrying out various and targeted activities on the occasion of the 16-day campaign against violence, against women.
  • Carry out social initiatives related to women’s rights, implemented through women’s and youth committees in the regions.
  • Coordination with political, union and social bodies to increase the participation of women in public political life.
  • Build and participate in local, national, regional and international alliances and coalitions to eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against women, including legal discrimination, or any issues related to the rights of women and girls.