📋 Tender Overview
Status:- implementation
spend to date: £653,393 (100.00%)
programme budget: £329,545
since 2017, the relief centre has worked with citizens, ngos, and other stakeholders to deliver a programme of research and action towards social inclusion, sustainability and better quality of life for communities in lebanon. during this time, however, lebanon experienced a number of radical changes and tragedies: destabilisation of government following the 2019 political protests; the horrendous blast in the port of beirut on august 4, 2020; an economic collapse and currency devaluation; widespread failure of public services and infrastructure; and a series of covid-related lockdowns that have exerted further pressure on the economy. in this context of compounded crises, reliefs work proceeds from the view that future recovery in lebanon must follow principles of inclusive growth and prosperity, whereby the starting point and primary focus is not aggregate gdp-growth but the things that people need for better quality of life -secure livelihoods, clean and affordable services, good education, and safe, healthy and inclusive environments. in the lebanese context of economic and political turmoil, however, bottom-up initiatives are essential for developing solutions. reliefs work thus focuses on the sustained development of capabilities that can help citizens and communities acquire skills and organise into communities of practice that address emergent challenges. over the next 5 years, the second phase of the relief centre (relief ii) will focus on strengthening existing capabilities for citizen-led research, action, and transformation. covid-19
accountable
economic & social research council
extending
economic & social research council
funding
department for business, energy & industrial strategy
implementing
university college london
