THIRD AGE CAREGIVERS
Lebanon
DESCRIPTION
THIRD AGE CAREGIVERS
The purpose of the project is to train 80 self-employed caregivers to support elderly people in their daily activities across 3 different Lebanese regions. The direct beneficiaries of this project will be not only the 80 women who will receive the one-month training course, enabling them to develop income generating activities but also the hundreds of elderly people who will be indirect beneficiaries. Training sessions included medical and first aid training, communication with elderly, emotional behaviour, physical care, special food techniques.
Moubadarat Wa Kararat Association organized and implemented these training sessions. Created in 2016, the association aims to improve development, advocacy, and leadership in Lebanese society and especially the empowerment of women.
This project has already been selected and financed by Comgest Asset Management International Ltd in 2020 and 2022.
IMPACT / MAIN INDICATORS
In 2025, 122 participants were trained in 6 villages in Lebanon.
o Sehleh (22 participants)
o Kenyah (19 participants)
o Kfartoun (20 participants)
o Chanay (24 participants)
o Charoun (18 participants)
o Majdel Baana (19 participants)
LOCAL
PARTNER
Selection
Duration
Project selected in September 2020 and Septemvber 2022
Duration : 2 years
Financed
by
Comgest Asset Management
International Ltd
COMMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Walif El-Hitti
May 2026: The project was launched at the end of the third quarter of 2025 and completed by the end of 2025. The association did everything necessary to deliver the project within a short timeframe and avoid any disruption in the event of renewed conflict.
This proved to be a wise decision, as the project delivered high-quality training before the outbreak of war in early 2026.
The need for such training continues to grow, as rising poverty and population displacement disproportionately affect older people.