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Sbeineh Refugee camp Sbeineh camp is situated beside Sbeineh town, 14 kilometres south of Damascus. The camp was established in 1948 on an area of 27,000 square metres in what has become a busy industrial area. It also accommodates Palestine refugees who were displaced as a result of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. The majority of refugees work in Sbeineh's factories and industrial plants. Although they are themselves landless, others keep the agricultural heritage of their forebears alive, working as day labourers or seasonal harvesters of crops on Syrian-owned farms. Women often work as housemaids in Damascus to supplement family income. As in other camps, water and sanitation management remains one of the biggest problems. The sewerage system needs to be expanded and upgraded to cope with the increasing camp population. The camp lacks a properly piped water network and refugees have relied on local wells as their main water source. Wells have been drying up due to the semi-drought conditions in recent years and the refugees have had to buy water, usually of poor quality, from other sources. Registered refugees:
UNRWA Education programme
Currently the three school buildings are under reconstruction. In the new schools, students will benefit from the new facilities and resources for their studies and self-enhancement. The financial situation of the families is, however very precarious, which often influences pupils’ studies. UNRWA Relief and Social Services Programme
Microcredit Community Support Programme – Community Managed Funds: The programme will start operating in the camp in 2009. UNRWA Health Programme
Major Problems:
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