Akkar A Story ofDeprivation

Social & Economic Characteristics And Development InterferenceFields

Akkar

Ranks the second in area among districts (kaadas)

Is the first rural district (kadaa) in Lebanon (80% of rurals population)

Ranks the fifth in population among all districts (kadaas)

According to the mapping of living conditions in Lebanon; the most four deprived sided districts (kadaas) are consecutively : Bint Jbeil – Hermel – Akkar and Marajayoun as percentage of deprived families exceed 60% of total residents in Kadaa

Poverty Percentage

Share of Total DeprivedKadda Akkar ranks the first among all districts in Lebanon – If we take into consideration population number in every district – as share accounts 12.5% of total deprived number in Lebanon.

Individual average income in Akkar counts the lowest level in.Lebanon

Average Income

Demographic Indicators

This demographic and age characteristic puts the matter of family organization, delivery health, children raise up & the endurance of their basic needs of education, health care, population over crowdedness matters, and youth unemployment on the.priority list of Akkar area

Kaada Akkar characterizes from other rural kaadas by the condensed population , the increase of average family size (the highest in Leb.) and age composition prevailed by children and.youth

Residence Note the discrepancy between these percentages and the national percentage is not high; this is due to both rural and civil average characteristics since the area is usually available in rural but the over crowdedness is caused by the big.family

Public UtilitiesThe contrast is shown on the level of water and health spending services where Akkar ranks the last regarding residence connection with the water network and ranks before the last regarding residence connection with public drain network.

(Education (Illiteracy Akkar records the highest illiteracy percentage in Lebanon.

Enrolment to public schools rate in Akkar is the highest in Lebanon.

Akkar records low levels in education enrolments within different stages particularly high school and university education – The lowest in Leb.

The high percentage of delayed education records the highest rates also in Akkar.

(Education (Enrollment Rate

The health indicators in Akkar are affected by nature of male age formation in the area.

Important discrepancies are recorded by indicators of health care for pregnant and children.

Health

Economic ActivityThe rate of economic activity in Akkar is low compared to national rate. The reason is the age formation of Akkar, the decrease of female economic activity and lack of work opportunities

Work Force

Infrastructure & Public Utilities

Income & Economic

Activity

Interference Fields Basic Social

Services

Education &

Capacity Building

Environment

Health SectorEducation SectorSocial Services

Interference FieldsInfra Structure & Public Services

Projects to ensure water for house use, mineral water and purificationProjects to build health spending networks, and stations for draining water solutionProjects to lead roads to villages lacking themSpread telephone networks to villages don’t yet haveImplement a strategy for land transport sector to organize the connection between the villages and the center of district and governorate

Organize a medium stretch

campaign for delivery health

and familyorganization

Develop and circulate children

care and its institution through

national sector, municipalities, and

schools (school health – point)

cooperation

Develop a correlated system for health

services taking into consideration the

geographic locations, given services,

population distribution and

health needs.

Interference FieldsBasic Social ServicesHealth Sector

Interference FieldsBasic Social NeedsEducation Sector

Support training

teachers to use

curriculum and new

techniques in

education

Ensure enough

number of schools &

equipments available according to actual

needs

Distribute teachers

proportionally with number of students &

curriculum and replace deficiencies

by number ofeducated

Reduce illiteracy

rates through

preparing school

teachers – getting rid of

illiteracy

Interference FieldsBasic Social NeedsSocial Services

Organize coordination

with Ministry of Health –

using locations of

bothministries

Define the role of

Ministry of Social Affairs & study the

citizens services thatAkkar offers

Define the role of

Ministry of Social Affairs and distribute human cadre

in field

Coordinate with national

sector to complement with giving

services and with

geographicalspread

Create a loan program for small – medium institutions

Develop nutritional industration

Form productive institutions for women and develop women’s

participation in economic activity

Put a complete plan to develop agriculture (agricultural orientation, updating

agricultural techniques, irrigation guidance, marketing

development, etc..)

Develop a professional program for candidates to enroll into

work market

Coordinate with agricultural research center in Abda

Develop cooperative work to raise production in agriculture field and decrease cost of facilitating marketing

Interference FieldsIncome & Economic Activity

Present the tourist’s side of Akkar (environmental &

archeologist) and benefit from Akkar’s existence at the Int’l

borders

Protect the nature resources and limit pollution

Establish a protected nature extending from Jhanam village to Ehraj Qbayat connected to it a group of activitiesImprove the big, joint southern riverbed between Lebanon & Syria connected to it a group of projects to improve services level and social situations in neighborhood villagesSolve the hard trash and wasted water

Improve quality of people’s life by providing a well, healthy environment

Improve living conditions level through economic activity diversity in activities connected to environment

Interference FieldsEnvironmentTargets

Target: Strengthen the national community role in developmentprocess

Develop institutional &

individual capacities through oriented trainingactivities

Awareness of development problems and the means to deal with it

on themacro-level

Interference FieldsEducation & Capacity Building

Develop cooperation and connection

between institutions & individuals for the purpose of forming

national committees on villages level and

conversers

Design and execute sectarian and consolidated training programs for municipalities, cooperation and national organizations in national developmentDevelop a supportive program for municipalities (training – joint projects – united municipalities – workshops – twinning – etc..)

Interference FieldsEducation & Capacity Building

Develop a supportive program for co-operations and cooperative work (spread awareness – training – marketing – etc..)

Develop the legal protection and legal awareness for farmers and population

Project to form a play and a normal theater

Support the national sport – social – cultural clubs