PARTNERS IN CHILD RIGHTS

AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Acknowledgment 2

Who We Are 3

Our Location 4

Naba’a Programs 5

Child Rights Program 6

Community Development Program 14

The Volunteer 18

Naba’a and Networks 20

Naher El Barid Crisis 22

Financial Highlights 2006-2007 25

Naba’a Key Achievements 27

Naba'a Beneficiaries 28

Naba'a published materials in 2006-2007 28

Special Thanks 29

Our Core Values 30

Naba'a Management Team 31

Production Notes 31
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DEAR FRIENDS
It has been another eventful year in Lebanon, and it has been an
eventful year for Nabaa. We thank you for supporting us in all that we
have achieved as we've strived to meet both the challenges presented
by war and the long term needs of our stakeholders children, youth,
parents, teachers, municipalities, and all who share our vision for child
rights and community development.

We work in a very "hands on" way to empower the most marginalized

parts of society: our vision is that communities should have the capacity
to take control of their lives and to make decisions based on the needs of
all their members.

We are very pleased to once again be able to put into your hands our
annual report, which will hopefully give a flavor of what we have been
doing in the last year. The content is based on what our stakeholders
those who we serve have told us is most important to them about
Naba'a: we held focus groups across Lebanon with the aim of making the
report a participatory exercise.

Finally great thanks to the children, staff, volunteers and communities,

and all those who support Nabaa programs.

Qassem Saad
Director

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WHO WE ARE ?
Naba'a is a Lebanese organization that works in Palestinian camps and

gatherings in Lebanon and with Lebanese communities. We work in an

integrated way, involving a wide range of individuals and organizations

within the community to build and shared approach to achieving our

vision, mission and aims.

OUR VISION
Our vision is that communities should have the capacity to take control

of their lives and to make decisions based on the needs of all their

members.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to empower those communities so they uphold the rights

of the children, and so enable children and young people to play a

healthy and active role in their communities.

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 OUR LOCATIONS
We are operating in Lebanon from North to South with both Palestinian and
Lebanese communities

TRIPOLI

SAIDA

TYRE

TRIPOLI : Nahr Elbared Camp - Beddawi Camp - Bebnin - Mhammara.

SAIDA : Old Saida - Ein Elhelweh Camp.
TYRE : El-buss Camp - Rashidyeh Camp - Borj Al-Shamali Camp.
Villages : Siddikin - Zebkin - Maarakeh - Maaroub - Wadi Jilo - Gowaya - Toura - Teir debba - Shahabiah -
Barish - Bafliyeh - Majadel - Debaal - Albayad - Tair harfa - Yarine - Majdalzoon - Dhaira - Hanaweh -
Almansouri - Dair Kanoun alnaher - Alsamaayeh - Nakoura.
Gatherings : Adloun - Albaysaria - Alboroghlyeh - Itanyeh - Jal elbahar - Jimjim - Kfar badda - Almaashouq -
Alqasmyeh - Alshabriha - Alwasta - Almasaken.

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 NABA’A PROGRAMS

Naba'a has 6 main programs as shown in the following chart:

Child rights Program Advocacy Program

Community Development program Capacity Building Program

Inclusive Education program Emergency Program

As you brows through our report, we hope you can see how our six main

programs interlink and compliment to each other reflecting our holistic

approach to child rights and community development.

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 CHILD RIGHTS PROGRAM
“Naba'a cares about our rights and helps us to achieve them”
Fatmeh al Ali, 11 years old, El Buss camp

Everything we do in Naba'a is informed by our focus on child rights. We monitor and

report violations and advocate for child rights wherever we work, but we go a lot

further than this: in our educational, psychosocial, empowerment, entertainment,

awareness raising and community activities inside and outside schools we provide

children with rights they are otherwise denied, and give children the capacity to

push for more

Through our networks across Lebanon (pp 20-21) we strive to establish strong

systems for monitoring violations of child rights. Sometimes we find it effective to

launch independent monitoring projects; a good example this year has been our 4

month (and ongoing) effort to document the violations of child rights among

children displaced from Nahr el Bared to Beddawi camp in north Lebanon.

We made this a participatory exercise, establishing children's committees to

conduct interviews made up of displaced children many of who were themselves

suffering from trauma or otherwise in very difficult circumstances: the journey of

personal growth these children took during the project was an inspiration to our

staff who worked alongside them. Our report, published in September, found at

least 16 key articles of the Child Rights Convention to have been violated, including

rights to family, privacy and home, to protection from violence, to basic standards of

health, to education, play, and to recovery from armed conflict. Advocacy crosscuts

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all our programs: Naba'a made a series of recommendations in the national press

to NGOs, UNRWA, political parties and to the Lebanese government, who were

also sent copies of the report.

We work day in day out with communities and in schools to prevent violence

against children, hence the World Day Against Violence (19th November 2006) was

a big day for Naba'a and a great opportunity to advocate for the protection of

children against all forms of physical or mental violence. This year 300 Palestinian

children (males and females) from the camps in the north went with Naba'a to

Beirut, to run alongside Lebanese children in a marathon organized to mark the

day: they bore messages defending their right to be protected from violence. In

camps across Lebanon Naba'a organized different activities: the community

development project in Ein El Helweh camp, for example, held a series of activities

under the title "protection of children against violence: their right, our duty", while

in El Buss camp children designed, printed and distributed posters and led an

"express your opinion" campaign.

Our study of violence against children in Ein El Helweh camp was published in

October 2007, with statistics which show the extent of the problem: 96% of

children interviewed talk about their exposure to violence in school and 61% of

school dropouts state that they left school because of violence inside the

classroom. The study showed that violence against children in the home and on

the streets is widespread, and through interviewing doctors highlighted the

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 “Naba'a educates and entertains us”
Sarah Zaidani, 12 years old, El Buss camp

Naba'a's formal and non formal education programmes are consistent with our aim

to improve the standards of education for all children, Palestinian and Lebanese;

these programmes are based on our fundamental principle of inclusion.

In 4 camps across Lebanon (Rashydieh, El Buss, Ein El Helweh, Nahr el Bared)

Naba'a has been running supportive lessons for children who are struggling at

school. 965 children aged 6-16 participated in these supportive lessons, held daily

inside Naba'a centres. These lessons focus on the 3 core subjects Science, English

and Mathematics and have been implemented by teachers and volunteers. The

children attending have been both with and without disability, and the groups include

children who are already dropped out of school. On average, children who enrolled in

our supportive lessons improved their school grades by 82%.

Daily illiteracy lessons were offered to those who need them and all enrolled children

benefited from Computer Training in our 4 centres and in UNRWA schools. 1032

children were trained in the last year on MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint,

educational games and the internet.

Nabaa conducted some testing and exercises with the children to evaluate the

success of these courses, and the results showed a high level of success. In

Rashydieh camp, for example, 80% of children trained became able work on MS

Power Point, MS Excel and MS Word well a big achievement and a great boost to their

self-confidence.

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One UNRWA school teacher in Rashydieh camp commented: "Because Naba'a

activities make the school a child friendly environment, the children interact really

well with the community workers; this has a knock on effect on how they think

about school and increases their participation in the classroom".

This is really one of Naba'a's central aims when we work in schools and with children

who feel excluded by the educational system.

Incorporating non-formal activities into the daily schedule in UNRWA and Lebanese

government schools has been crucial to achieving this aim.

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 Naba'a has organized the election of children's committees in all the schools in which
we work, and has trained these committees on child to child methodology and on child
rights, as well as giving each committee special responsibilities. We create channels for
these committees to communicate with their schools' administrations, hence involving
them in the running of the schools. Committees in the last year have planned and
implemented awareness raising campaigns about child rights, health and hygiene,
water pollution, violence, and in south and north Lebanon, about landmines and UXOs.
Committees in Ein El Helweh camp were particularly active in transferring what they
had learnt about child to child methodology into practice: through interviews with
parents and teachers and through internet searches they collected information and
opinions about hygiene and violence and passed on advice to their peers.

Our activities program inside UNRWA schools across the country and in governmental
schools in the south involves Art, Music, Sport, and Drama and Home Economics
sessions, activities often supported by the leadership of the children's committees. We
implement our activities with mixed groups of girls and boys, including children with
disabilities. In 6 UNRWA schools in Saida, for example, 540 children aged 9-13 were
taught how to cook rice, spaghetti, Taboli, Mjadarha, Sfouf, salad, Chocolate Balls and
custard. Classes included learning about what constitutes a healthy balanced diet.
Encouragingly, more than 350 children from the 6 schools practiced cooking at home
what they had learnt in these classes, and 11 children (girls and boys) participated in
cooking some truly delicious dishes for the Iftar held for 250 children inside the Naba'a
center.

Art teachers focused in the UNRWA school activities on the technical aspects of
painting, such as mixing colors, and encouraged the children to paint new images using
their imagination (instead of simply drawing the Palestinian flag, as they often do
initially). We reached agreements with the schools for children to paint murals on the
schools walls, with impressive results.

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 106 children participated in our kindergarten activities in the last year, which aim to

provide children with reading and writing skills, as well as self-confidence, in

preparation for elementary school.

In our groups of children dropped out of school, 25 out of 100 returned back to
school as a result of the Naba'a program.
Lian Ghainim (15 years old) in El Buss camp commented: "Nabaa is a special
organization because it teaches us what is right and wrong in a good way". In
Naba'a's sports activities children are introduced to concepts of good sporting
behavior - teamwork, cooperation and participation.

In Saida 340 out of 450 children involved in our sports teams participated in

competition days, and most showed a good grasp of how to behave on the field of

play.

We continue to implement our advocacy plan for quality education and inclusive

education in UNRWA and government schools. This year we have been meeting

regularly with representatives from the Ministry of Education and the UNRWA

department of education, explaining the purposes and demonstrating the

successes of our inclusive education projects. We have been pleased with the

support they have offered us and continue to push these decision makers to

provide education which conforms at least to minimum standards.

The children have participated in our advocacy efforts,

engaging in letter writing campaigns to key decision
makers in education.
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Naba'a activity programs outside of schools this year have included both psychosocial

and entertainment activities. It is worth defining exactly what we mean when we use

the term "psychosocial". Nabaa considers psychosocial activities as serving two

purposes: 1. As tools for our psychologists to identify children suffering from trauma

or other psychological disorders and in need of referral for collective and

(occasionally) individual sessions with a psychologist. 2. To equip children with

coping strategies (for problems such as stress and anxiety or trauma), relaxation and

to increase self-confidence and participation. Often a single activity will serve both

purposes.

Although children with disabilities are included in all Naba'a activities, one Naba'a

project in Rashydieh camp in the last year formed a group of children deliberately

made of a balance of children with (40) and children without (40) disabilities. This

group of 80 children was suffering from stress and anxiety, and participated in a range

of activities held weekly: drama and self-expression, mobile cinema, opinion podium,

music show, handicrafts, and sports activities. The mobile cinema showed some films

featuring inventors and geniuses with disabilities. At the outset of the project, the

children participating in music activities used instruments violently and discordantly

it was good to see that by the end of the project most played the instruments in a

better way, as a result of the music training but also because of the overall effect of

the project activities.

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For an account of the psychosocial program launched by Naba'a in Beddawi with

children displaced from Nahr el Bared, (pp. 22-24).

Naba'a worked in the last year in 10 Lebanese villages in the south, and after

noticing an absence of any NGOs working on the psychosocial wellbeing of children

offered a program of psychosocial activities to children still suffering from fear and

anxiety after the July war. Sally Al Isa (12 years old) told us "we had a great trip

with Nabaa; we spent a day planning what activities to do on the trip Nabaa really

listened to us and showed us that our opinions are worth a lot". Almost all our

programs in the last year included trips for children, and we always make sure

children participate in deciding where to go and what to do. In April 2006 we were

able to take 70 children from Nahr el Bared to the Faraya Mountains, where many

experienced snow for the first time and were able to try out skiing a real escape

from life inside the camp.

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 "Naba'a helps us not by imposing

ideas on us, but by encouraging

us to participate, and by working

with all parts of the community"

Moh'd al Musri (16)

Naba'a understands that the best way to improve the lives and prospects of children

and young people and to achieve our vision is to work in a holistic way, empowering

communities. Thus in the last year we have implemented a program of capacity

building which has crosscut all our projects, working with teachers, municipalities and

NGOs and giving young people, parents and women the skills they need to realize their

potential.

Deputy Head teacher Hosen in Rashydieh

camp said to us “Nabaa training has a good

impact on the teachers: they are given new

ideas about how to deliver lessons, how to

keep things interesting and varied, keeping

the children's attention.”

In both UNRWA and Lebanese government schools we have provided capacity building

for teachers. In schools in 10 Lebanese villages Naba'a held 6 day workshops for 144

teachers on child rights and communication with children in difficult circumstances,

developing (with the participation of teachers) minimum standards of education aimed

at tackling the specific problems of each school. The level of knowledge about child

rights or quality education amongst teachers was initially very low; teachers

participated enthusiastically though, and were very pleased with their own professional

development in the course of the workshops, asking for further similar trainings.

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In the last year 128 UNRWA school teachers participated in Naba'a workshops similar
to those in the Lebanese villages, but addressing the different challenges presented
by the Palestinian context. In questionnaires filled by teachers before workshops
both in Lebanese villages and UNRWA schools, the main need put forward was for
training on communication with children this was therefore a strong common aspect.
Other key training topics this year have been learning through play (educational
games), understanding the Child Rights Convention, participation, and behavioral
control though reward rather than corporal punishment. We have monitored the
progress of teachers following Nabaa workshops and have been pleased to note
positive and lasting impacts, particularly in improved classroom relationships
between teachers and pupils.

Naba'a sees a key role for municipalities in improving the lives of Lebanese children,
especially in poorer areas. This year we worked with the Federation of Municipalities
and launched a program of trainings with municipality representatives, with the aim
of promoting children's issues to be taken into consideration during planning at local
government level. The trainings included child rights and conflict resolution. We are
happy to have now established very good and productive relationships with these
municipalities, who actively supported out program of summer activities, providing
venues and volunteers and encouraging children to take part.

In the last year we supported parents through home visits, workshops, awareness
raising sessions, and in establishing parents' committees. A particularly success this
year was joint training of teachers and parents on child rights, behavioral problems
and communication in Ein el Helweh camp. This had the added benefit of improving
relations between Parents and teachers and involving parents more in school life.
Eight workshops with parents were held on child development and how to deal with
the psychological problems of children. 200 parents participated in these workshops
and a number requested follow up home visits. 180 parents participated in Naba'a
workshops about domestic violence these are being followed up to establish how
much this has actually impacted on the way they deal with their children in the home.
In camps across the country Naba'a organized toy-making groups, where mothers
learnt to make toys for their children (particularly appreciated by those unable to
afford toys in shops) and used the opportunity to debrief about the problems they are
facing. Further workshops were held on diet, in which 675 women participated.

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Naba'a does not believe that we can be effective by staying inside our centres waiting
for members of the community to come to us. As such, we set up "home stations" in
the houses of active members of the community in different parts of Nahr el Bared,
Ein el Helweh, Rashydieh and El Buss camps, where we held discussion groups and
bring doctors, UNRWA managers and social workers for question and answer
sessions about topics concerning adults, such as sexual health or eligibility for special
hardship support. We have found this highly effective, as many adults are far more
comfortable discussing these kinds of sensitive problems inside homes.

Especially for mothers, we set up "counseling corners" in our centres in Nahr el

Bared, Ein el Helweh, Rashydieh and El Buss camps. Over the course of the year
these have become places mothers come to discuss with our community workers
(and with each others) their problems such as stress and domestic violence. In our
evaluation of the initiative in Ein El Helweh camp, 80% of mothers said that the
corner had helped them to deal with their stress and had improved their marital
relationships.

Confidential sessions on depression (including post natal depression) were held this
year in Jal El Bahar, Al Maashouq and El Buss with women living in very difficult
conditions. We worked hard to build the trust of women participating in these
sessions, which were followed up by home visits. More than 80 women participated.

Naba'a in the south (Saida and Tyre areas) held a program of activities specifically
targeting adolescent girls. 350 girls participated in these activities, which covered
topics such as sexual health, puberty, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy
prevention and communication skills. These were held with small groups inside and
outside UNRWA schools. The activities inside schools included groups of boys. For
many participants this was the first time they had been offered comprehensive
information on these topics and both girls and boys took part enthusiastically, asking
our community workers many questions.

In March Naba'a launched a project in south Lebanon camps and gatherings to

empower 250 adolescent girls dropped out of school by arranging their enrollment in
vocational training centres, and by running a program of activities to support them.

The courses on which the first 55 girls chose to

enroll, financed and advised by Nabaa, were
the following: hairdressing (36%); nursery
(11%); X-ray photography, pharmacy
assistant; Nursing (26%); accountancy (26%).

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The girls are visited on a weekly basis by
Naba'a community workers and councilors
to follow up on any personal problems or
difficulties related to the vocational training.

In Saida and Tyre, Naba'a arranged for free regular health check ups for 170
children, and for their medical files to be updated and stored in a proper way
(which they were not previously).

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THE VOLUNTEER
Naba'a believes in volunteer ability; we invest a lot of time in our volunteers and
expect a lot from them. We are lucky to have amazing volunteers who are really
dedicated to the Naba'a vision
they are the building blocks of our organization. So we decided that in this year's
report we should include a section on "the volunteer."

Yasmine's story
When I was evacuated from Nahr el Bared with my injured father, two weeks after
the other families left, I was without hope. I found myself angry with the situation,
not accepting the idea of sleeping in the same room as twenty others, even if they
were from my family. Many times I felt that I needed to be alone in a private place,
but this was impossible. The situation damaged my mother's health: my brother
stayed in Nahr el Bared, and the worry affected my mother's blood pressure,
causing her to pass out sometimes. She did not eat, and spent the day sleeping and
sad. Because of this I became responsible for the younger members my family. For
a week we remained in this situation until I found out about Naba'a: I volunteered
with my sister and cousin, starting work on the 17th June 2007. We were able to
leave the crowded room, and the situation improved in two ways: firstly, my mother
was obliged to look after the family, which distracted her from the problems of the
crisis and with her son; secondly, my work in Naba'a let me forget the difficult
situation I was living in. We were cushioned from the daily troubles normal in
crowded situations. I loved the experience of working with children and making new
friends. This was the first time for me for me to hold an official post and to have
colleagues, with proper responsibilities, meeting new people every day. I was being
trained and writing reports, as well as working with the children. During this period I
developed my skills (translating, typing, working with people from other countries),
which made me happy and increased my self esteem. Before, I was shy and always
sat by myself, avoiding mixing with people too much. The workshops gave me many
new abilities, which I hope to use when we return to Nahr el Bared, where I will
continue to be part of the Naba'a family.

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We asked our volunteers what being a volunteer for Nabaa had meant for them:

Mariana Dawoud (17): "I was shy before joining Nabaa; now I am confident and

proactive, dealing with my problems instead of trying to run away from them"

Kholoud al Shaar (16): "I was a volunteer with Nabaa in Nahr al Bared, and was

displaced to the south now I'm volunteering with Nabaa in Rashidieh and I love

my work"

Manal Al Saadi (18): "I've really discovered my talents volunteering with Nabaa;

each day is a fresh adventure and a chance to learn something new"

Manal Lutfi (18): "When I started to give literacy classes to school dropouts I

faced many challenges including problems from students' parents but in the

end the classes have been big success"

"I love to volunteer for Nabaa because of the leadership of the managers; they

really support me in my work"

"Working for Nabaa has pushed me to learn a lot, and to achieve more with my

life and has increased my confidence"

"Working on distribution projects during the emergency was very stressful, but

they were worthwhile in the end"

"I love to work with the children, and Nabaa gives me the chance to make a

difference to their lives”

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 NABA’A
&
NETWORKS
Naba'a believes that coordinating and actively cooperating with other organizations which share

our vision will help us in reaching our strategic objectives. As such we are a member of a number

of networks, some local, some regional and some international, some which benefit from

capacity building efforts from the Nabaa training unit, and some which help us to build our own

capacity.

In Lebanon, we are the founding member of 2 main networks:

A Child Protection network for Saida was established in January 2006 and has been followed in

2007 with the establishment of a Child Protection Network for north Lebanon. These networks

consist of 22 Palestinian and Lebanese NGOs and continue to grow. The aim is that the member

NGOs will jointly monitor and report on violations of child rights, and will develop the advocacy

skills needed to influence policy and attitudes at local, national and regional levels. The networks

also provide member organizations with the chance to coordinate their activities and projects in

their local area, avoiding overlap and ensuring that their work is complimentary. For some

members, an initial step has been to receive thorough training on the Child Rights Convention

and how it should be implemented.

We are taking a leading role in the Youth Network for Development, founded in 2005. The

network's aim is that youth in Lebanon will take an active role in their communities, influencing

the decisions at local and national levels which affect their lives. In the Palestinian camps and

gatherings, the main aim of the network is to increase youth participation in community

structures by establishing and supporting youth committees to advocate for the inclusion of

youth in the social, economic and political life of the refugee communities.

Following the initial displacement of 28,000 refugees from Nahr el Bared camp to Baddawi camp in

May, Naba'a held a series of coordination meetings with other NGOs working with children.

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This became the Baddawi / Nahr el Bared Child Protection Network, which like the networks

founded by Nabaa in Saida and in the wider north area, aims to monitor and report on

violations of child rights and to build the capacity of member organizations in implementing

projects related to children.

We are a member of the Palestinian Forum, the Palestinian Disability Forum and the Lebanese

Union for Childhood.

Internationally we are a member of:

The Child Rights Information Network, which empowers the global child rights

community through the exchange of information and the promotion of children's

rights. The network has 1,930 member organizations.

The Idealist Group: connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a

world where all people can live free and dignified lives. AWB is independent of any

government, political ideology, or religious creed. Our work is guided by the

common desire of our members and supporters to find practical solutions to

social and environmental problems, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect.

Euro Med for Youth, which aims at bringing young people from the region

together in an environment of tolerance and mutual understanding, facilitating

networking between us, assisting in the capacity building of our organizations,

increasing our participation, sharing of relevant information, and exchanging

good practice.

The Worldwide Summit Foundation: An international NGO network for the

implementation of women's and children's rights and the Millennium

Development Goals. Every 19th November we participate with the network in the

world day against child abuse, and throughout the year we report to the network

on child rights abuses in Lebanon.

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NAHR AL BARED CRISIS
The fighting that broke out between the Lebanese army and the Fatieh al Islam group in
and around Nahr el Bared camp on 20th May 2007 caused the displacement of all the
camp's population a disaster. The nearby Baddawi camp received around 28,000 of
the displaced people, who sheltered in schools, public centres and garages, in shared
apartments or with relatives. Baddawi was already an overcrowded camp with a
population of around 16,000. As the summer passed, it became clear to the people who
had fled their homes with almost nothing, thinking (as in 1948) to return after a few
weeks, that no such return was imminent. Our own centre in the old camp has been
completely destroyed by the fighting.
The first days of the crisis were confused and presented many challenges. Naba'a felt it
was important to respond quickly (as the displaced were living in awful conditions
physically and psychologically). We were the first national NGO to launch a relief effort,
and the first to implement a consistent psycho-social intervention program.
On 23rd of May 2008, we began our distribution to the displaced people without
forgetting those displaced to other areas in Lebanon The following table shows the
services provided by Naba'a for the displaced people from Naher El Barid Camp during
and after the war period, supported by a number of international organizations.

Partner Kids of services & contents No. of Beneficiaries

Hygiene Kits ( Bottle Panadol syrup for
children, Package of Diaper, Package
of Kotex, Bottle of Shampoo of 2 liter, 2672 Family
MPDL/ NABAA/ ECHO Package of washing powder, 2gloves for In
toileting, Plastic Jar, 2 Towels, 4 Soaps, Baddawi Camp
Water Bucket, Bottle of 500ml Ditol)
each: 16.13€

MPDL/ NABAA/ ECHO Clothes Copun - each: 37.97€ 2534 Family

1325 Family
MPDL/ NABAA/ ECHO Heater + Gas Bottle - each set: 99.28€ in Baddawi Camp

MPDL/ NABAA/ ECHO Winterization Total 12680€ 9 Collective center

MPDL/ NABAA/ ECHO
Swiss Development Corporation
Agencia Espanola
de Corporation International
Save the Children UK
35 Collective house
Winterization Total 22006€ in Baddawi Camp
644 kit in
Clothes Kit - each: 63$ Beirut, Saida, Tyre
337 Family in
Clothes Kit - each: 140$ Saida, Tyre
175 Person in
Clothes Kit - each: 50$ Sebline Camp

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 1050 Child,
NABAA / TDHI 350 Women
Clothes Kit - each: 26.50€
ITALIAN CORPORATION in Baddawi Camp
557 Pajamas,
855 T-shirt,
NABAA / TDHI Pajamas, Jacket 2248 Jacket
ITALIAN CORPORATION in Naher El Bared
Camp
Children Kit - each: 38€ (Toys, Drawing 1657 Children
Save The Children - Sweden Book, Colors and Plasticize 1 time) in Baddawi

Alongside this provision of basic necessities, Naba'a kept a clear focus on our main
stakeholders, the children, who as always suffered the most. Although we were
without a permanent centre, our most important structure the Naba'a team
remained intact. In the absence of any information about numbers of displaced
children or their psychological states, Nabaa surveyed some 3,000 children in the
Beddawi area, using a questionnaire designed by our psychologist to highlight the
warning signs of psychological disorders. Our psychologist held workshops with the
team on how to conduct psycho-social activities under these difficult conditions, and
how to identify signs of trauma. The final program implemented from May until the
present consisted of a mix of psycho-social and entertainment activities: relaxation
games, role-playing, sketches and discussions about violence, story-telling, music,
art, mobile cinema, "party" games and sports. Children were equipped with coping
strategies.

A referral system was established: 344 children were referred to our psychologist
for 1 individual session, 70 for continuous individual sessions, 30 for weekly
sessions and 10 for weekly collective sessions.

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An activity highlight was our 4 day clown festival during Eid El Fiter, which was led by

our animators and 55 children; around 5,000 children attended both Nahr al Bared

children and usual Beddawi children. Three days after the return to Nahr al Bared new

camp began, on 14th October, we held a smaller but similar event inside Nahr al Bared,

which brought the sound of songs, drums and games to the scene of misery and

destruction, and more importantly brought smiles to the faces of children and parents

alike. Around the same ti

me, responding to the tension between Lebanese villagers and Palestinian returnees

we held a joint launch of peace balloons by Lebanese and Palestinian children in and

around the camp.

A series of awareness activities about hygiene, violence, health and landmines / UXOs

was also held from May-November with children and parents. A child rights violation

monitoring project was established in June in Beddawi which resulted in the

publication of a report in September (see Child Rights section). For the

establishment of the Beddawi Child Protection Network, an important achievement,

(see the Networks section).

As the slow return to Nahr al Bared finally begins, Nabaa is restarting work in the

camp, implementing psychosocial, education, entertainment and relief activities. We

hope that Nahr al Bared will be fully constructed as promised by Prime Minister

Seniora; we call on all members of the "international community" governments and

NGOs to monitor the return and reconstruction closely, protecting the camp's

population who have suffered a great deal, especially the most vulnerable group -

children.

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 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
January - December 2007
Expenditure Amount in USD Percentage
Children Activities 527,507.00 43%
Expenses for Project 91,987.00 7%
Salaries & Related Charges 341,444.00 27%
Training fees 258,074.00 21%
General & Administrative Expenses 28,097.00 2%
Total 1,247,109.00 100%
General &
Administrative
Expenses
Training fees 2% Children Activities
21% 43%

Salaries &
Related Charges Expenses for Project
27% 7%

INCOME
Partners & Donors Amount
Save The Children Sweden 337,161.00
Save The Children UK 101,682.00
Terre Des Hommes Italia 99,705.00
MPDL / Agencia Espanola De Coorporacion Internacional 141,000.00
Save The Children Sweden (E. U. Project) 30,000.00
Karim Rida Said Foundation 28,494.00
Terre Des Hommes Italia (South) 127,960.00
Agencia Espanola De Coorporacion Internacional Emergency 184,495.00
Swiss Development Corporation 64,178.00
People In Need 71,126.00
Unicef 84,417.00
Medical Aids for Palestinian 40,000.00
Palestinian Solidarity Group 25,447.00
World Bank (UNDP) 16,000.00
Welfare 3,000.00
Unesco 6,000.00
Norwegian Peoples Aid 8,054.00
Handicap 4,725.00
Local Community 1,001.00
TOTAL 1,374,445.00
* This financial report covers Nabaa' fiscal year which started in January and ended in 31th Dec.
* Naba’a financial audit report for the year 2007 which prepared by Abou Ghazali Group
is available for any request.

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EMERGENCY AND POST RECOVERY PROJECTS
IMPLEMENTED WITH PARTNERS

Partner Budget

MPDL/ ECHO 164,459.00 €

MPDL/ ECHO 212,997.00 €

MPDL/ ECHO/ Bait Al Talaba 568,114.00 €

T D H Italy/ Save The Children Italy/ Italian Cooperation 317,897.00 €

T D H Italy/ Italian Cooperation 49,334.00 €

T D H Italy/ Italian Cooperation 44,056.00 €

1,356,857.00 €

All the financial procedures of these implemented projects were the responsibility of our
partners at (MPDL & TDH Italy).

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NABA’A
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Creating Child Rights Networks

Direct Respond for the Emergency

Transferring Emergency Program into Development program

Work with Both Lebanese & Palestinians Communities

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NABA’A BENEFICIARIES
NABA’A BENEFICIARIES
Beneficiaries Number

Children 3-5 Years 236

Children 6-12 Year 13750
Children & Adolescents 13-18 Years 7700
Parents in neighborhood & Community 8020
Palestinian Teachers 350
Lebanese Teachers 400
Volunteers & Adults 510
Local NGOs 60

NABA’A PUBLISHED MATERIALS

NABA’A PUBLISHED MATERIALS
IN 2006 - 2007
IN 2006 - 2007
Naba'a Magazine

Posters

Israeli War Violation in children Rights

Monitoring the Child Rights violation- Training Manual

Violence Against children and Adolescence inside Old Town of Saida

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AECID

ECHO

European Union EU

KRSF

Local Community

MAP

MPDL

NPA

People In Need

PGS (Palestinian Group Solidarity)

Save The Children - Sweden

Save The Children - UK

SDC (Swiss Development Cooperation)

Terre Des Hommes - Italy

UNESCO

UNICEF

UNRWA

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Our Core Values
Our Core Values
Participation - Protection

Cooperation

Fidelity

Transparency and accountability

Neutrality

Equity and equality

Commitment

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Naba’a Management Team
Naba’a Management Team
Qassem Saad General Director

Alaa Hourani Financial Manager

Hiba Hamzi Fundraising Coordinator

Yasser Dawoud Program Coordinator

Imad Abdel Raziq Program Coordinator

Ali Salam Program Coordinator

Raed Attaya Advocacy Officer

Samir Sharari Project Manager

Abeer Alaeddinne Project Manager

Aida Qadoura Project Manager

Alia El Turkey Project Manager

Khaled Othman Project Manager

Saliha Wannas Project Manager

Production Notes
Production Notes
Text Hiba Hamzi

Greg Ross

Photos Samuel Rodriguez

Tarek Meniem

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 Partners in Child rights
and community development

For more information, contact:

Lebanon - Saida
Al Saray St. - Abdel Majid Bazzi Bldg. - 1st Flr.
Tel.: 00961 7 732601 - Fax: 00961 7 738839
website: www.nabaa-lb.org - e-mail: nabaa@nabaa-lb.org