RAPID RESPONSE
FOR LEBANON

INARA’s Rapid Response for Lebanon begins with the distribution of hot meals to displaced families living both inside formal shelters and in informal settings outside them. This intervention supports families and children who have been forced from their homes and are now facing limited access to food and basic services. By providing freshly prepared meals, INARA helps ensure that displaced individuals can meet their daily nutritional needs during a time of uncertainty and instability. Access to nutritious food is particularly critical during displacement, when many families have lost their livelihoods and sources of income and struggle to secure daily meals. The need for food assistance is especially urgent as many internally displaced persons are observing the month of Ramadan and fasting during the day, making access to reliable and nutritious meals at sunset even more essential.

Alongside food assistance, INARA is also distributing essential medicines to internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of whom have lost access to pharmacies, healthcare facilities, or the medications they depend on for chronic and acute conditions. Displacement often interrupts medical treatment, leaving vulnerable individuals; particularly children, the elderly, and those with ongoing health conditions at risk of deterioration. Ensuring access to basic medicines helps prevent complications, manage existing illnesses, and address immediate health concerns that arise during displacement.

INARA is also conducting Emergency Psychosocial support activities with children in formal and informal shelters, helping them restore a sense of normalcy and help them handle and process the hardships of displacement.

In addition, hygiene kits are being distributed to displaced families to support basic sanitation and reduce the risk of disease in crowded shelter environments. When families are forced to live in temporary or overcrowded conditions, access to hygiene supplies becomes extremely limited, increasing the risk of infections and public health concerns. Providing essential hygiene items allows families to maintain personal cleanliness, protect children from preventable illnesses, and preserve a sense of dignity during a highly difficult and uncertain period.