BEDCO

BEDCO, a youth-employment initiative by MARCH, a Tripoli-based NGO, focuses on peace-building and social cohesion in Lebanon’s most vulnerable communities. Established in 2016, BEDCO's rehabilitation and reintegration programme equips youth affected by sectarian-based violence with technical skills in construction, carpentry, and graphic design, offering them employability through on-the-job training. Alongside vocational skills, participants receive soft skills training, legal advice, healthcare, and psycho-social support, promoting both personal and professional growth.

Achievements

In addition to creating training and income opportunities for over 100 marginalised youth in the construction sector, Alfanar helped BEDCO develop an adaptable training programme and testing curriculum for different trades, supported the creation of a digital impact management system to better monitor performance, and provided management support to improve their cost recovery.