Sustainable Development Goals

Relevance of the project to the UN sustainable development goals 

SDG8, Decent work & economic growth, is at the core of  Tri-pulley’s model: Creating job opportunities for a social cause, following decent work practices, advocating against the 675,000LL minimum wage for full time jobs, allowing people to gain their lives with dignity by being productive, supporting social and environmental enterprises, and promoting the circular economy. Within this umbrella  Tri-pulley’s matches and work tackles many of the other SDGs: 

SDG17: Partnerships for the goals 

The work of Tri-pulley cannot be conducted without networking, partnerships and collaborations. We believe that each one of us has its own expertise and mandate and that we can complement each other by coordinating rather than duplicating. 

At Tri-pulley we do not conduct door to door interviews to identify candidates and needs but rely on the referrals of other NGOs and entities who already have a good knowledge of the area and a database of people in need for jobs or services. Our approach is based on the continuity of their programs and filling the gaps of the sectors. For instance, we try to create a continuity for: 

• The people who were trained by NGOs and institutions and provide them with jobs that not only improve hands-on experience but also fill social service gaps 
• The SMEs, startups and social enterprises that went through business incubation programs by those NGOs by supporting them with additional workforce. 

Additionally we:

• Link people to services available 
• Link partners together to align efforts
• Involve municipalities in our actions

Tri-pulley takes part in relevant  UN sector working groups meetings and is part of their mapping and mailing list. We constantly collaborate with NGOs and municipalities since Strong Cities Network, one of Tri-pulley’s donors, made us part of a network of NGOs, municipalities and religious leaders in Lebanon and specifically in Tripoli, coordinating to work on PVE (Prevention of Violent Extremism).

Through the French Embassy, French Institute of Lebanon and Makesense Foundation, Tri-pulley has been supported through their OMDI program to sustain the work and its continuity and took part in several networking events. 

On the other hand, Tri-pulley is closely working with HWI who has a wide worldwide experience and support team; HWI is a valuable partner also acting as an advisory unit. 

Finally, Tri-pulley relies on a pool of volunteers, consultants and the Lebanese diaspora. 

SDG13: Climate change action 

Tri-pulley mainstreams environment and climate resilience in its humanitarian and development plans and programs. Tri-pulley’s team, beneficiaries and volunteers are regularly guided on environmental challenges, programs; aspects of respect, enhancement and protection of the environment are embedded in the work of each match:

• Beneficiaries and staff receive information on this subject, even if their employment program is not directly linked to an environmental action, such as jobs in health or social services. For instance, as part of our code of conduct we make sure that no material is purchased before checking if:
  • we can find it second-hand.. For example, all of the laptops that are used in some of our matches are second-hand. 
  • the items can be reused in other matches/ activities 
  • the material can be recycled, checking its life span and how it can be disposed of. 

This habit is being passed on to our beneficiaries to hopefully become an automatic routine.

• Environmental and Social enterprises are prioritized when selecting enterprises to support with human resources; examples of those who received assistance are: Live Love Recycle, Fabric Aid, Green Track, Lebanon Waste Management, Savvy Element, Terre Liban, Vélo Route and Briobags.
• All children activities include environmental aspects through movie screenings, arts and craft, story telling, environmental competitions, and Lebanon Mountain Trail Activities games application downloaded on children’s computers. Moreover, therapeutic hikes and camps were organized for drug users and Beirut explosion trauma victims, since not only we believe nature is a healer, but also to recognise the value of what remains of our forests and the need to preserve it.
• Furthermore, matches include initiatives directly related to environmental protection or adaptation to climate change, such as environmental education campaigns in schools or in the open air, recycling/ up-cycling activities, coastal cleaning, home planting, food waste reduction and reforestation in urban areas. 
• Finally, the communities that take part in these actions are directly impacted by awareness-raising and are encouraged to pursue and multiply initiatives to improve the quality of their environment in the long term.

SDG5: Gender equality

• Prioritizing women and LGBTQ in our selection criteria and tackling GBV.
• Breaking stereotypes especially in conservative communities by supporting women in their first jobs, in encouraging them in continuing their education and in placing them in roles regarded for men such as football coaches or women drivers.
• Gender based violence victims were referred to us to find work as part of their healing process and self-dependency pathway. 
• Teenager issues such as bullying, body image, self confidence, early marriage and self defense were tackled through PSS activities, theater plays, story telling,  and sport/ yoga/ self-defense/ nutrition
• Supporting women empowerment initiatives
• Giving priority in procured products and services to home businesses that are owned by women For example: all of our catering for events and meetings are from home based businesses 
• Supporting with workforce a local factory producing sanitary pads sold at a symbolic price

SDG16: Peace justice & Strong institutions

Tri-pulley has contributed to promoting peace and justice and advocated for structural changes within other organizations through:

• Creating arts & cultural matches while reclaiming public spaces for mixing and discussing
• Linking communities and focusing on neighborhoods in conflict
• Creating matches specifically focused on violence prevention and fighting stigmatization through sports, movies, story telling, documentaries  and board games  
• Targeting ex- prisoners and drug addicts 
• Organizing Events with social causes 
• Creating matches encouraging political debates focused on citizenship 
• Supporting the running of democratic election and awareness 

Moreover, at Tri-pulley we continue sharing our lessons learnt with our partners and advocating for structural changes within the humanitarian and development sectors. 

SDG10: Reduced Inequalities

• Focusing  and prioritizing  marginalized groups: women, people with Disabilities, LGBTQ 
• Directly collaborating with organizations working with those groups such as: Abaad, RDFL, LICORVOW, Helem, ProAbled, ArcEnCiel, Irap, Université Pour Tous (St Joseph University)…
• Leading by example, making Tri-pulley an inclusive space prioritizing the recruitment of those groups within our own team and making the needed adaptations
• Adapting our core videos with sign language and encouraging other organizations to follow suit by supporting a skilled individual with a hearing disability that translated 7 awareness videos for different NGOs

SDG4: Education improved 

• Education has been the most targeted sector in our work, through supporting teachers, education centers and providing them with relevant skills and teaching resources and techniques
• Literacy classes were targeting women, ex-detainees and refugees

SDG3: Health & wellbeing improvement 

• Through matches supporting elderly with basic home care, physiotherapy, sports and activities 
• Through matches supporting dispensaries & hospitals with human resources
• COVID prevention awareness and practice 
• Many of our matches were focused on psycho-social support activities and Life skills, in addition to supporting Beirut explosion trauma victims 

SDG1: Poverty reduction 

• Through decent job creation 
• By supporting the skilled individuals with marketable skills that enhance their chances of finding jobs in the future
• By improving life skills of beneficiaries to become more resilient and resourceful 
• Few of the matches created were related to daily meals distribution to elderly, home planting, food preserves, upcycling thus reducing cost per household