At least 25 local experts (25% females) have been recruited as RTO staff

The establishment of RTOs has provided job opportunities to local professionals (engineers, social workers, surveyors) 

More than 100 projects worth of 10 million $ plus were prepared by RTOS and funded through different aid agencies

RTOs staff have worked closely with tens of municipalities and prepared priority projects that were funded and implemented with support from Aid agencies

99 persons from municipalities, UoMs, and youth attended the project launch event

Data was collected through attendance and registrations sheet from the events during May and June 2020

59 persons of Municipal Council members and civil society actors are attending the Mediation Units training

Data was collected through attendance sheets from December 2020 till April 2021 by the field coordinators (Please note the training are still ongoing).

21 persons from development agencies and other partners attended the online discussion on the findings of the assessment of the Regional Technical Offices

Data was collected through online attendance registrations from the event on 17 March 2021

83 persons from development agencies and other partners attended the online discussion on the national policy event and report launching of the Directorate General of Local Administrations and Councils

Data was collected through online attendance registrations from the event on 26 April 2021

Name of the partner

Link to the partner’s website

Partner category

European Union (MADAD FUND)

http://ec.europa.eu/trustfund-syria-region/

Funding partner

United Nations Development Programme

https://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home.html

Implementing partner

Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities

http://www.interior.gov.lb

Governmental

Directorate General of Local Administrations and Councils

Governmental

Union of Tyre Municipality

http://uotm.org/

Governmental

Urban Community Al-Fayhaa

Governmental

Federation of Municipalities of the Northern and Coastal Matn

Governmental

Municipality of Zurich

Governmental/Global

Name

Function

Quote

Mr. Mardig Boghossian

Mayor of Bourj Hammoud Municipality.

"Administrative, legal and financial obstacles are preventing the municipalities from keeping pace with the development of municipal work in terms of human energies and technical resources. This RTO office provided the municipality with the necessary qualifications and equipment, it contributed to keeping pace with various initiatives and projects from the study phase to the design and monitoring until its implementation.”

Eng. Hassan Dbouk

Head of the Union of Tyre Municipalities

 “Without the support of the RTO, the work of the UoM and its member municipalities would have been difficult to achieve, and even impossible in some cases. Based on my experience with the RTO and as the president of the union, I would like to call on all UoMs in Lebanon to establish an RTO in their regions by coordinating with UN-Habitat. I have no doubt that within a short period of time, they will understand the importance and necessity of having such a skilled team. The RTO will allow them to provide development services in an easier, faster, effective, and more economical manner to meet the needs of the people and the society.”

Mrs. Faten Abou Hassan

Director General, Directorate of Local Administrations and Councils.

“Lebanese municipalities and unions of municipalities are a solid core in the local and regional development process. It has become necessary for local authorities to have Regional Technical Offices (RTOs) that provide the needed technical expertise and play a leading role in formulating plans, preparing projects, and submitting proposals.”