Community Engagement Project

The Community Engagement Project (CEP) operates within 20 communities to address tensions caused by weak local governance, tribal dynamics, and an influx of Syrian refugees.

The activity will address the immediate needs of communities that are coping with the strain of hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees and those that have experienced historic neglect and marginalization.

CEP will enable community members to collaborate effectively with government officials and other stakeholders in addressing their immediate and long-term needs.

Through this process, CEP aims to leave behind communities capable of engaging in a continuous, participatory process of locally-driven identification and prioritization of stressors, developing immediate and long-term solutions by accessing available resources through collaboration with relevant stakeholders (including informal leaders), and utilizing effective and transparent citizen engagement platforms in support of increased community cohesion.