PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
AL-MALATH CHARITABLE SOCIETY
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- Start of support: 2023
- Purpose of support: Supporting the organization in its glass recycling project
- Category of beneficiaries: Intellectually disabled in Bethlehem
Al-Malath Charitable Society is a non-profit organization located in Beit Sahour – Palestine, whose activities are focused to meet the needs of young people with intellectual disabilities. The two founders of Al-Malath are mothers of three of the beneficiaries, they established the centre in 2006.
The idea to establish the centre came out of a real need to provide suitable rehabilitation programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Al-Malath is currently taking care of 19 beneficiaries and works in four main therapeutic fields: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Special education, and Vocational Training. Their charitable society aims to provide rehabilitation, education, training, and care for youth with intellectual disabilities so they will be able to reach their full potential through developing their physical condition, skills, and abilities.
NOOR AL AIN
- Start of support: 2022
- Purpose of support: Supporting the organization in its educational, social, and cultural programs and services
- Category of beneficiaries: Blind and visually impaired in Jerusalem
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Noor Al Ain for the visually impaired is based in Jerusalem and is the sole organization providing modern services customized to the needs of its beneficiaries including educational, social, cultural, vocational, and recreational fields for all ages and both sexes. It is a non-profit organization that is also registered in accordance with Palestinian law for nongovernmental organisations and has an administrative body elected by members of the general assembly.
RAWAN ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- Start of support: 2022
- Purpose of support: Supporting the development of tools for diagnosing learning disabilities, speech disorders, and attention deficiency, for the purposes of mitigating their negative impact on the lives and futures of Palestinian children
- Category of beneficiaries: Children ages 3 to 18 years
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Rawan Association for Child Development is a non-profit charitable association registered with the Ministry of Interior. It was established in 2008 by a group of experts in special education, mental and neurological health, and learning and speech disabilities. The association works on diagnosing and treating children in the age group of 3-18 years who suffer from learning and speech disabilities, attention deficiency, and excessive movement, providing psychological support for them and their families. Since its inception, Rawan Association has diagnosed and treated thousands of children, whether through direct services within the association or indirect services through national awareness programs in Palestine in cooperation with its partners. The association also partners with specialized international institutions to apply comprehensive integration programs in public schools, where staff of public and private schools and parents are trained on the mechanisms of early detection and dealing with learning disabilities in the classroom.
BADWA CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Start of support: 2022
- Purpose of support: Supporting a safe environment for persons with disabilities through the provision of educational and vocational programs
- Category of beneficiaries: Persons with disabilities from vulnerable Jordanian families
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Badwa Center for Special Education is a non-profit educational and rehabilitation institute established in 1970 as one of the first centers for special education in Jordan, originally established under the name Jordanian Mental Health Association. The center provides services for persons with simple to moderate intellectual disabilities from the most vulnerable Jordanian families in Eastern Amman. Its mission is to provide a safe environment for persons with disabilities through educational and vocational programs, as well as rehabilitation by specialized trainers.
EFFETA PAUL VI
- Start of support: 2020
- Purpose of support: Supporting the school in rehabilitating deaf children and students and developing them linguistically, academically, and socially
- Category of beneficiaries: Persons with hearing and speech disabilities
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Effeta Paul VI is a specialized school for deaf and hard of hearing children and youth, providing services related to rehabilitation through linguistic, academic, and social integration in Palestine since 1971. The school was established after His Holiness Pope Paul VI visited the Holy Land as a pilgrim in 1964. On 6 September 1971, the audio-phonetic rehabilitation and academic program began for 24 deaf children until the sixth grade. Now, after 49 years, the school has 190 deaf students from the age of one year to the age of 18, from the early intervention stage to the secondary stage (Tawjihi). The school adopts the oral method (lip reading and auditory training) in the rehabilitation and education of the deaf and hard of hearing from early childhood (first year of age). The deaf are taught the language and lip-reading by utilizing their remaining auditory abilities.
The student : Yahya Mirie Salem Masri graduated from school, is now working as an electrician in a local company that produces solar panels nearby Hebron. He attended a two-year course in ‘Technology and Solar System’, at the Palestine Ahliya University in Bethlehem, and he was awarded a diploma certificate.
“Effeta school is the reason I am able to be successful in my life”
CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND LEARNING DISABILITIES SOCIETY
- Start of support: 2020
- Purpose of support: Supporting the association in its mission to integrate children with autism and those who have learning disabilities into society, and to develop their creative abilities and talents
- Category of beneficiaries: Autistic children and children with disabilities
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
The Children with Autism and Learning Disabilities Society is a non-profit, humanitarian, charitable organization, founded in 2009 and officially registered with the Palestinian Ministry of Interior and affiliated to the Ministry of Social Development as a competent authority and supervising its main work. The society works in the charitable, social, academic and health fields, as it is concerned with providing services for autistic children, children with disabilities, and children in general. This is by providing them with treatment, rehabilitation and care services according to the best methods and international scientific and professional standards in the fields of therapeutic and rehabilitation intervention, as well as working to develop their skills and training in order to better achieve the principle of social justice, protect basic rights and facilitate their integration into Palestinian society.
STAR MOUNTAIN REHABILITATION CENTRE
- Start of support: 2017
- Purpose of support: Supporting the centre in its mission in the field of rehabilitation, training, and integration of persons with intellectual disabilities into society
- Category of beneficiaries: Persons with intellectual disabilities
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Star Mountain Rehabilitation Center (SMRC), an undertaking of the Worldwide Moravian Church, provides rehabilitation, educational, and empowerment services to persons with disabilities and marginalized groups. Employing a rights-based developmental approach, it mobilizes local and international support to foster dignified livelihoods in alignment with sustainable development goals. SMRC endeavors to devise specialized programs that respect the rights of marginalized groups while ensuring environmental safety and climate justice, and advancing institutional infrastructure, programs, systems, and technological resources. SMRC’s four programs comprise an Inclusive Kindergarten, Special Education School, Vocational Training and Employment, and Community Mobilization. SMRC works with persons with intellectual disabilities, families, and social, national, governmental, and educational entities to raise awareness of disability rights and inclusion. It aspires to establish partnerships with local, regional, and international institutions and actively engages in networks advocating for disability rights. SMRC also provides support services to persons with intellectual disabilities including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psycho-social support, art, music, and sports education, as well as drama, acrobatics, and Dabkeh. SMRC currently supports 100 persons with intellectual disabilities from early childhood to the age of 40.
“After I came to Star Mountain, I stopped fearing my friends, as the girls in my former schools used to mock me. However, everybody at Star Mountain respects and appreciates me. Currently, I’m undergoing hospitality training, and I’m also getting training in the kindergarten of Star Mountain. Once I graduate from Star Mountain, I would love to open a kindergarten and make a living, I love working with children.” This is a quote from Saja, a female 17-year-old student who is currently enrolled in the Vocational Training Program at SMRC.”