Projects

In response to the campaign launched by the Municipality of Kfarakka, “If you love Kfarakka… make it more beautiful,” and in response to the requests of many residents, businessman Mr. Riad Ibrahim Sassin has decided to pave the road connecting the “Matariyah” area to the “Fawq Al-Bir” area at his own expense.

It is worth noting that the Municipality of Kfarakka had previously carried out the necessary expropriations, excavation, and initial paving of this road about six years ago. However, the economic crisis that struck Lebanon at the time prevented the completion of the project.

The Municipality of Kfarakka extends its gratitude to Mr. Riad Sassin for this generous initiative, which has contributed to improving the town’s roads and facilitating citizens’ mobility without the need to pass through the village square, thus avoiding traffic congestion.

The municipality of Kafaraka tried since 6 years with the ministry to repair the main road that linked Kafaraka and Bsarma . Unfortunately all the efforts didn’t succeed to achieve the goal.
On 29th of May 2022 and as part of the campaign launched by the municipality of Kafaraka ” if you love Kafaraka…participate in the butification of the village “, the business man Mr Riad Sassine decided to finance the esphalting of the road from Kafaraka high school until the Ramia sector.

The Municipality has prepared a complete and detailed project for the construction of playgrounds for children in the town. Unfortunately, the municipality does not own any lands for implementing the project. A discussion is opened with the Orthodox Church to implement it in the plot of Saint Nouhra.
The file and request were submitted , noting that the UNICEF showed some interest about supporting the project.
The municipality of Kafaraka got the agreement from the church and the implementation of the project started in June 2018
On 7th of December 2020, the chief of municipality signed an MOU with GIZ in order to financing the project.
According to the agreement, the project will be finalized by the end of 2021.
On 31 of March 2021, a town hall meeting was conducted to get the feedback of the community regarding the concept and first design of the project.

The project was approved by the municipal council in 2003. In addition to that an official decree was published by the Lebanese government in the same year. Unfortunately, all roads were published under one decree. The condition now is very complicated. Many meetings were conducted to minimize the negative impact of the implementation of the decree. Unfortunately we could not succeed to find a solution.
Based on the above information, the Municipal Council decided to split the implementation of the decree into several parts. We hopes to cooperate in a productive and open way with the concerned habitants for the benefit and the future of Kafaraka

International Labour Organization agreed to finance the construction of the three roads. The project is expected to be implemented in August 2019.
The project was accomplished in December 2020. Around 2 km of new roads was constructed.

in 2003 an official decree was published by the Lebanese government upon a request from Kafaraka municipality. Unfortunately, the implementation of decree is complicated and the cost is extremely high.
Based on the above information, the Municipal Council decided to split the implementation of the decree into several parts. Three roads were choosen . The municipality of Kafaraka conducted all the necessary legal actions in the years 2017 , 2018 and 2019. In June 2019 and under the patronage of the minister of labour and the minister of social affairs, the mayor of Kafaraka sign an agreement with the International Labour Organization to finance the construction of the three roads. The project is expected to be implemented in August 2019.

In order to improve the condition of saint George’s road ,the municipality of Kafaraka built 71 m length of support wall.

After the first survey that was conducted on 2017 ,the municipality of Kafaraka conducted a second survey in 2019. The results showed that 90 percent of the Syrian refugees are living in Kafaraka without any legal papers .

After conducting the project of waste water, the municipality of Kafaraka in cooperation with Koura municipality Union conducted the last part of the project by asphalting the road. The project was completed on 15 May 2019. The road was totally esphaled and the condition is now improved.

After conducting all the necessary legal actions related to the decree of 2003, the municipality of Kafaraka started end of 2018 the construction of the road that links zone Matria and zone Fouk al bir .