Partners for project implementation

UNHCR Lebanon currently has 31 partners: 13 national NGOs, 13 international NGOs, three United Nations agencies, and two governmental partners.

All partners were selected in line with UNHCR’s policy on the selection and retention of partners for Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs), to ensure that UNHCR identifies the best-fit partners for project implementation in a given operation, in order to provide quality protection and assistance to refugees and other persons of concern. UNHCR offices, through a multi-functional team approach, undertake adequate due diligence and conduct the process of selection/retention of partners in an objective, consistent, transparent and timely manner.

In line with UNHCR’s Enhanced Framework for Implementing with Partners, UNHCR launched a “Partner Portal” in 2016. The Partner Portal is a web-based, innovative and interactive tool for enhanced communication between UNHCR and partners on project partnerships. All partners or prospective partners of UNHCR are requested to register through the Partner Portal in order to get updates on UNHCR’s policy, procedures and guidance relating to partner implementation, to inform UNHCR about their organizations, to participate in calls for expression of interest for projects, and/or to enter into partnerships with UNHCR. Further details on the Partner Portal can be found at partner.unhcr.org.

UNHCR’s partners work in different locations, covering Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, South and North. They cover different sectors, such as Protection, Child protection, SGBV, Health, Education, Basic assistance, Energy and water, Livelihoods, WASH, Social stability, and Shelter.

Overview of 2017 partners

National partners:

• ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality
• Amel Association – Lebanese Association for Popular Action
• Association Justice and Mercy (AJEM)
• Caritas Lebanon
• Frontiers Rights / Ruwad Houkouk Association
• Himaya – Pour l’innocence en danger
• KAFA – Enough Violence & Exploitation
• Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST)
• Makhzoumi Foundation
• René Moawad Foundation
• Restart – Centre for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture
• Social, Humanitarian, Economical Intervention for Local Development (SHEILD)
• UTOPIA

International partners:

• Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Populi (CISP)
• Concern Worldwide, Ireland
• Danish Refugee Council, Denmark
• International Medical Corps, USA
• International Relief and Development, USA
• International Rescue Committee, USA
• INTERSOS, Italy
• Medair, Switzerland
• Première Urgence International
• Relief and Humanitarian Aid Organization
• Save the Children International
• Terre des Hommes, Italy
• World Vision International