Funded
by USAID, REDI program) began in 1997 with the goal of helping
families in rural communities improve their living standards. It
focused on repairing damage resulting from the 16-year civil war
through the creation and technical support of cluster project
committees, which not only resulted in community driven projects, but
also brought together splintered communities through the development
process. Initially, the amount of the Cooperative Agreement between
CHF and USAID was around US$6million but was expanded after the
Israeli withdrawal in May 2000 reaching a total amount of $12million.
CHF, in cooperation with the local NGO - Cooperation for Development
(CD), implemented 176 projects, where CHF’s contribution to these
projects was $4,721,056 (or 44%) of the entire cost. REDI leveraged
$6,080,050 from partners, including local Village Committees (VCs),
co-ops, municipalities, schools, the Council of the South, Ministry of
Education, Ministry of Hydraulics and Water Resources, Ministry of
Social Affairs, Ministry of Vocational and Technical Education,
Ministry of Finance, General National Union of Cooperatives, Rene
Mouawad Foundation, University Graduates-Baalbeck Association, United
Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Welfare Association for
Development (local NGO).
In addition, CHF and its implementing partner Cooperation for
Development – CD – were able to leverage funds from the U.S.ODC who
contributed a total of $141,980 ($93,980 in constructing and $48,000
in equipping the Wadi Khaled Medical Center in Qobayat Cluster).
