Empowered Aid Lebanon – Fuel Distribution Pilot 1 Summary Report

This synthesis report evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of an adapted door-to-door fuel voucher distribution model piloted by CARE and URDA for 132 Syrian refugee households in Akkar, Lebanon. The findings demonstrate that while the onset of COVID-19 and escalating socioeconomic instability spiked baseline fear levels among male recipients, the door-to-door modality significantly enhanced female safety and satisfaction—rising from 56% to 90%—by successfully bypassing structural transportation barriers, public verbal harassment, and public crowd vulnerabilities.