The Specific Objective is to improve the local population's living conditions through increased access to employment, income, education, health, social integration and the environment, with a special focus on the most vulnerable population. This is done through improving the functioning of local public administration, enhancing basic social services, and promoting a wide participation of local communities in development processes.

Outputs are carried out at the local, national and international levels.

At the local level:

• Governance:
  • Improved skills and capacities of local authorities and administrations to plan, manage and promote local human development.
  • Improved partnerships between the local authorities and local actors such as civil society stakeholders.
  • Lebanese institutions capacitated to take advantage of international partnerships such as Decentralized Cooperation networks.
  • Members of public institutions and civil associations better prepared to operate jointly in local development processes
• Local Economic Development
  • LEDAs established in the four regions of intervention.
  • Local Economic Development promoted in a balanced and integrated way, hence reducing poverty and increasing access of the deprived sectors of the population to jobs and businesses.
  • Endogenous resources and regional competitiveness maximized.
  • Number of small productive enterprises increased
  • Increased income for the disadvantaged sectors of the population.
  • Productive activities use local resources in a more sustainable way
• Social Wellbeing:
  • Improved coverage of public services and utilities in AGL's priority sectors of education, health, culture and the environment.
  • Improved functioning of public services in the aforementioned social sectors.
  • Access for excluded and marginalized areas and persons to basic social services increased.
  • Innovations aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of services introduced.
  • Social cohesion and dialogue promoted through ART GOLD's participatory approaches and methodologies.
  • Increased initiatives promoting social cohesion, such as the Community Maps of Risks and Resources.