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Psychosocial Support Activities with ActionAid in Baalbek and Joub Jennine

RDFL 2 weeks ago
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As part of the SPA2 project activities in partnership with ActionAid, awareness sessions on Psychological First Aid (PFA) were held in the safe spaces in Baalbek and Jeb Jennine, with the participation of 51 women and girls. The sessions were facilitated by young women from the YWPAGs who had previously received training through the project. Group and individual psychosocial support sessions were also made available to help reduce stress and psychological distress.

Based on a prior assessment, 37% of participants expressed the need for focused psychological support sessions, highlighting the importance of continuing to provide this type of support.

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The Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering is a secular non-governmental women organization which works with the democratic forces and represents a part of the advocacy secular democratic women’s movement, on the basis of international pacts and treaties, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Universal Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in order to promote women’s status and participation and empower them, aiming at achieving full equality between both sexes.