The Ministry of Social Affairs initiated a Post-Conflict Social and Livelihoods Assessment in Lebanon (SALA), with World Bank funding, to analyze the social impacts of the July 2006 war on the vulnerable groups and to examine potential short and medium term interventions.
The main objectives of the study were to answer the following questions:
- What are the most vulnerable social and economic groups in the short- and medium-term?
- How have livelihoods been affected by the conflict?
- What coping strategies and recovery strategies are vulnerable groups using to respond to the post-conflict situation?
- How should domestic expenditure an external assistance be prioritized to strengthen the coping and recovery strategies that are most crucial to the most vulnerable socio-economic groups?
The study is composed of two main components.
The first is a desk/background study providing a picture of the pre-war social situation, in addition to emergency and recovery responses.
The second is a participatory rapid assessment (PRA) providing a qualitative account of the experiences of populations affected by the conflict, whereby a total of 25 villages were surveyed and focus groups and in-depth interviews were undertaken at two levels: stakeholders (focusing on five aspects of livelihoods indicators – Physical Capital, Human Capital, Natural Capital, Financial Capital and Social Capital) and vulnerable groups (assessing their conditions during and after the war).
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For further inquires or questions about the study, please contact:
Ms. Sawsan Masri
Ministry of Social Affairs
Tel: 01.388122
