Two trainings were carried out:

First Training: Integrating People with Disabilities into Society

Conducted over two days at the office of the Movement for Peace on May 29 and 30, 2024. The training targeted employees of the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training and employees of the Movement for Peace.

Second Training: Data Collection and Needs Assessment

Conducted at the office of the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training on July 22, 2024. The training targeted the staff of the LUPD and staff of the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training through the research and evaluation team.

After the training, the LUPD team filled out the needs forms, where disabled people were visited in their homes after communicating with them, confirming the location and obtaining their consent for the visit, and 368 families were targeted within the Bekaa and the form was filled out with them. These forms will be provided to RET to prepare a report on the needs of disabled people and their families in the Bekaa region.

55 people were targeted:

• 7 girls: 2 Lebanese, 5 Syrian (4 with disabilities and 3 in families of people with disabilities).
• 46 women: 7 Lebanese, 40 Syrian, 1 Palestinian-Syrian (36 women with disabilities and 12 parents of women with disabilities)

These sessions targeted 16 men with disabilities (4 Syrian, 12 Lebanese) in the Baalbek and Bar-Elias regions. They revolved around disability, diversity and inclusion, as well as the intersection between disability and gender.

These sessions targeted:

• 35 women with disabilities in the areas of Arsal, Baalbek, and Bar-Elias. (2 Palestinian, 24 Lebanese, 9 Syrian)
• 27 girls with disabilities in Bar-Elias (14 Lebanese, 11 Syrian, 2 Palestinian-Lebanese)

38 people were intervened with individually in the areas of Baalbek, Bar-Elias, and Arsal. 19 people with disabilities, 32 females and 6 males (12 girls, 20 women, 2 men, 4 boys) (5 Lebanese, 31 Syrians, 2 Palestinian-Lebanese.)