Basic services, especially in education, remain widely inaccessible in Palestine Refugee camps. UNRWA does not provide habilitation services to children with disabilities and its schools only admit children above the age of 6 while preschools are managed by non-profit organizations which cover 9,100 children leaving more than half of the preschool-age population with no access.

To improve the capacity of and empower Palestine refugee (and other nationality) children including disabled children and youth to develop, learn and participate more effectively in society through educational, cultural, economic and social opportunities.

1,858 Palestine Refugee Children and Youth (47% Males, 53% Females)

119 Palestine and Syrian Refugee and Lebanese Children with Disability (61% Males, 39% Females)

119 Families of children with disabilities - average family 6 members (10% Males, 90% Females)

1. Improve Palestine refugee children’s capacity to develop and learn in highly educational, interactive and safe environments
2. Empower Palestine refugee (and other nationality) children and youth with disabilities to function and participate more effectively in society
3. Empower families of children with disabilities to enagage more effectively in the well-being of their children

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• Educational, emotional, physical and social skill-building to 571 children at 6 Kindergartens located in the North (Bidawi and Naher Al Bared), Beirut (Mar Elias), Southern Suburb (Bourj Al Barajneh), and the South (Ain Al Helweh and Al Rashidiyeh)

• Educational, artistic, media and literary activities in 3 libraries, located in three major camps: Ain Al Helweh in the South, Bidawi and Naher Al Bared in the North, targeting around 741 children between the ages of 3 to 18 years

• Daily Club and summer activities reaching around 546 children between the ages of 7 to 15 years through educational, leisure and artistic activities
• Disability programme:

119 children benefit from special education, physical/occupational/speech/drama/dance movement therapy, and psychotherapy

Provide 150 assistive devices manufactured annually through GKCF’s Occupational Therapy Workshop

70 professionals serving in different camps and Lebanese communities receive training on different disability-related disciplines

119 families targeted with awarenessand education, home caring techniques, counselling, home adaptation, and health care

Contributors and donors: CTM Onlus- Italy, Welfare Association- Ramallah, Danish Church Aid- Denmark, GKCF France-France, Asfari Foundation- Britain, Medical Aid For Palestinians- Britain, and private sponsors

SDC supports diverse partners including UNRWA (through the General Fund and bilateral projects), UNDP for basic services in the Gatherings and LPDC for policy dialogue to promote rights and better living conditions for Palestine refugees. SDC also supports TdH Lausanne which focuses on child protection for Palestine Refugees in Saida and Tyr region. UNRWA and GKCF work jointly to ensure that all children in the mainstreamed GKCF Kindergartens and where possible, children with disabilities, are later admitted in UNRWA schools. UNRWA also transfers children to GKCF for treatment, assessment or enrolment.

Phase 1 01.04.2016 - 31.05.2019   (Completed)