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USAID Creates Economic Opportunities in Villages Surrounding Nahr El Bared

May 22, 2009

Under the Municipal Capacity Building and Service Delivery program, USAID is funding the implementation of local economic development projects for the remote village of Wadi al Jamous, located in the area surrounding the Nahr El Bared camp in North Lebanon. The village’s population lives on less than 135 dollars a month, and their economic situation has been further aggravated as a result of the July 2006 war and subsequent internal strife. USAID supported the democratic establishment of a committee at the village’s municipality, which assessed the economic situation of the village and proposed initiatives for economic development and job creation. Given the agricultural potential of the area, the committee decided to build a water canal for irrigation purposes. The canal will provide 67 farmers with access to water to increase their agricultural productivity. The committee has completed the bidding process and started the preparation works on the ground. The Municipal Capacity Building and Service delivery program is implemented by the Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) and targets a total of six communities around the Nahr El Bared Camp, in addition to 34 municipalities in North Lebanon.

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