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WV Lebanon extends response to Palestinian crisis

28 Aug 2007 10:10:00 GMT
Source: World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office (MEERO)

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World Vision Lebanon staff Lama Al Batal helping out with the distribution of baby cribs in Beddawi Palestinian camp, North Lebanon.
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New funding from the German government will allow World Vision Lebanon to continue meeting the needs of refugees displaced by fighting in the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian camp for at least another three months.

'Thanks to this grant, World Vision can continue distributing essential hygiene items for babies and children under four years of age,' said Maya Assaf, Palestinian Refugee Program programme officer. 'We were the only nongovernmental organization on the ground meeting those needs.'

World Vision is distributing baby hygiene kits twice a month to more than 2000 babies and children in the Palestinian refugee camps of Beddawi, Burj Barajneh, Chatila Bekaa and El-Bus.

The kits include items such as shampoo, baby clothes, towels, diapers, disinfectant, wet wipes, soap and multi-purpose drinking bottles, all of which abide by SPHERE standards to ensure the well-being and safety of children.

'World Vision has recently conducted various assessments in Beddawi Palestinian camp, North Lebanon, only to find out that most refugee gatherings are suffering from poor hygiene conditions mainly due to overcrowded shelters inside the camps,' Assaf said.

The Lebanese Army has been battling militants from Fatah al-Islam in the Naher el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli since May 25, causing the displacement of more than 6,100 families. Most of those have fled to the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp.

To date, World Vision has distributed more than 13,000 baby hygiene kits to several Palestinian refugee camps. More than 250 baby cribs were distributed in Beddawi Palestinian camp and in Borj el-Barajneh and Shatila camps in Beirut.

World Vision has also provided more than 2,000 recreation kits and five tents to the child protection network in the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp to support child friendly spaces and activities in the camp.

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