Building Social Cohesion in Lebanon's Beqa'a Valley Results from the RECOVER Program

Authors: Mercy Corps

Publisher: Mercy Corps

Publication date: March 2019

Abstract: Reinforcing and Empowering Communities to Overcome the Effects of the Syrian Refugee Crisis programme (RECOVER) was an 18 month programme funded by the European Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP) that aimed to empower vulnerable communities and municipalities to prevent violence, through reducing tensions and drivers of conflict caused by the Syrian crisis. Building off lessons learned from Mercy Corps programming on governance and social cohesion under the framework of the Social Stability sector since August 2013, RECOVER worked with municipalities and communities to strengthen their ability to address key sources of tension as well as their capacity to work collectively to identify and address local needs.

Contents:

1            Results 2

2            Recommendations for Future Programming 3