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On December 19th, 2006, the World Rehabilitation Fund was awarded a new grant for Lebanon. The grant is being funded by United States Agency for International Development/Office of Foreign Disaster. The project "Preventing Injuries from Cluster Bombs, Unexploded Ordinance, and Landmines; and Alleviating the Burden of Disability in South Lebanon" is an aftermath of the recent war of July and August 2006. The Lebanese are trying to rebuild their lives - particularly in South Lebanon where children, youth, farmers, residents and visitors face the danger of more than a million unexploded munitions, cluster bombs, and landmines.
The number of disabled has increased; the families face hardships due to destruction of households and livelihoods. Programs addressing the burden of disability and the needs of the disabled are very few and inadequately structured and financed. Many institutions serving the disabled have been destroyed by the war. This program is aimed at allowing individuals, families and communities to move forward the process of recovery and reconstruction.
WRF's *Major Accomplishments* of 2006 can be viewed... HERE >
WRF continues its involvement in Lebanon primarily within the framework of its Humanitarian Mine Action Program that was launched in 1998. The Program is supported by the Leahy War Victims Fund and the United States Agency For International Development.
- WRF is implementing Phase IV of a Project titled: "Expanding Economic Opportunities for Landmine Survivors and Victims of War in the District of Jizzine in South Lebanon”.
- WRF has purchased a piece of land as a grant to the Development Cooperative in Jizzine (A Cooperative grouping landmine survivors and war victims). The land will be used to build a Cooperative Center. Seven architectural firms / architects participated in a concept design competition for the Cooperative Center.
- WRF launched a new production line – Chicken for broilers. This activity is challenged by the Avian Influenza scare.
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WRF has just completed (June 2005) a fact finding mission into Afghanistan. The mission was carried by Deputy Executive Director Miriam Gettinger. The findings are used to develop a program that contributes to addressing overwhelming needs in Afghanistan.
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