Rapid Assessment of Syrian Refugee Winter Needs, Priorities and Coping Strategies in Lebanon
The purpose of this research was to improve the qualitative understanding of the winter vulnerabilities, coping strategies and priority needs of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees. Accordingly, the study’s findings and recommendations aim to to maximise the impact and effectiveness of our the humanitarian community’s winter programming for children and their families in a context where needs are continuing to increase yet funding is limited.
Accordingly, the focus of the research was to probe basic winter needs, priorities, concerns preparedness and coping strategies employed by the vulnerable communities during the harsh winter season to identify negative coping strategies, particularly those relating to children and women, and develop winter assistances which will aim at reducing them.
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Sami Halabi 