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Background and use of SL
The primary goal of the project is to achieve a sustainable
improvement in the refugee community's ability to pursue their
livelihoods. The project framework adopts a sustainable livelihoods
approach to support the community in developing livelihood
strategies through a social development methodology. With
this project, UNRWA also aims to break down the structure
of dependency that has characterized the relationship between
many of the camp inhabitants and UNRWA, by gradually handing
over as many developmental responsibilities as possible to
the community itself.
The
project involves urban planning for both Neirab and Ein el
Tal camps, replacement of the barracks in Neirab with two-
and three-storey housing; moving some 300 families from the
Neirab camp to new housing in Ein el Tal; the development
of infrastructure in Ein el Tal; and support for sustainable
livelihoods in both camps. Ein el Tal is the focus for phase
1 of the project. The project implementation plan emphasises
the importance of integral, extensive and significant participation
of and partnership with the community of Ein el Tal in decision
making, programming and implementation, in order to place
community members at the centre of the project. The project
methodology aims to ensure that the priorities of the beneficiaries
are central to the identification, analysis, planning and
monitoring process.
Preparatory
studies laying the groundwork for this approach include a
Participatory Poverty Assessment and Participatory Rapid Appraisal
carried out in 2004, as well as an asset mapping exercise
and a gender analysis conducted with Ein el Tal residents.
On the basis of these, a situational analysis was planned
to help identify the issues constraining the development and
sustainability of refugee livelihoods and to facilitate the
community in identifying and prioritising appropriate interventions.
The
project also emphasises learning by doing, and plans to document
lessons learned from the sustainable livelihoods approach
in phase 1 in order to disseminate and apply these in phase
2 of the project to be undertaken in Neirab.
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