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Lebanon

Religious  context 

There are 18 different religious groups  and denominations in Lebanon. Muslims represent around 63 %, while Christians add up to an approximate 36% of the population.

 

The percentage of the sects is as follows: 

  • Sunni (28.79%)

  • Shia (28.37%)

  • Maronite (19.53%)

  • Greek Orthodox (6.94%)

  • Greek Catholic (4.64%)

  • Druze (2.54%)

  • Armenian Orthodox

  • Alawites (0.84%)

  • Christian Minorities (0.59%)

  • Armenian Catholic (0.53%)

  • Syriac Orthodox (0.52%)

  • Anglicans (0.51%)

  • Other (0.40%)

  • Syriac Catholic (0.30%)

  • Judaism (0.13%)

Key
Implementing
Partners 

Main Faith-Based Organization Partners: ABAAD, Terre des Hommes


Main government affiliates: Ministry of Social Affairs 

Main 
Initiatives

Priorities: Child Protection; Education; Gender Equality; Health; Nutrition

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Social and Behaviour Change Expected:

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  • Increased knowledge, awareness and motivation at both individual and family levels

  • Enhanced individual and family social practices and perceptions that conform with new spread values and drivers

  • Enhanced attitudes towards child and women’s rights

  • Enhanced self-confidence to adopt the new attitudes and behaviour without being disgraced / punished for not conforming

  • Increased adoption of favourable attitudes and practices towards child’s wellbeing

  • Social and community networks reward new adopted practices

  • Family and community collaborate to have a more effective impact

  • Enhanced organizational governance and regulations

  • Enhanced policies and coordination efforts and referrals across the different sectors 

  • Adoption of program’s foci in FBO’s education curricula

  • Increased incentives of the leaders who run the FBOs

  • Decreased stigma and discrimination

  • Increase gender equality, tolerance and cohesion

  • Enhanced support to policies targeting child’s rights, gender equality, education, health and child program funding

  • Enhanced government policies to support initiatives, equip centres and train personnel to become more responsive to child’s rights and needs

  • Altered reward and penalty system for attitude and behaviour conformity

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