Qalqilia Charitable Society for the Blind

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	QCSB
Governorate:	Qalqilya	Establishment Year:	2007
Address:	Qalqiliya / Nablus Street-Abu-Al-Assal bldg.	Telephone:	09-2948411
Website:		Fax:	09-2948411
E-mail:	aalailablin@gmail.com
Person in Charge Name: Nai'm "Mohammad Sa'eed" Swaim Position: Director of the Institution Telephone: 09-2948411 Mobile: 0598914474 E-mail: swailemn@yahoo.com/ naeemsw@gmail.com
Staff:	Social Worker (1) Educational Counselor (1) Other (8)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

To take care of large sector of the blinds and partially sighted people among children, youth and elder people, in the province of Qalqilya especially, and in the homeland generally, and to offer it’s varied services, to provide them comfort and convenience in many areas.

Goals:

1 - To provide an opportunity of free education for blind people in Qalqiliya by opening a private school education of blind people in Qalqilya so that the blind can practice their natural right of education, learning and getting a degree like other members of the community.
2 - Work to increase the knowledge of the outside world and what goes on with the blind, especially in light of the evolution of technology and globalization.
3 - Work on the rehabilitation and training for the blind to be able to incise through their lives and self-reliance in honest ways.
4 - Copying relations with civil society organizations for the care of the blinds and others, and those interested in providing support and assistance in vital projects of interest to a large segment of the blind in this society, and to improve its performance and knowledge and convert it from a slice constitute a burden on society to slide productive and effective in Palestinian society, and this is what contributes to in the integration of the blind in the community, whether locally or even abroad.
5 - To contribute to community development in various fields.

Target Groups

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Children

Youth

Women

Men

Elderly

Activities / Interventions

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Information dissemination to the community at large
	Information on the current situation, relief efforts or available services
Facilitation of conditions for community local
	Support for emergency relief that is initiated by the community
Strengthening of community and family support
	Support for social support activities that are initiated by the community
	Strengthening of parenting/family supports
	Facilitation of community supports to vulnerable persons
	Structured recreational or creative activities
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
	Basic counselling for individuals
	Basic counselling families

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center	School
Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:	City
Cost of the services provided:	Free

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Training

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1 - Professional intervention with individuals and families for field training students at Al-Quds Open University.
2 - Community service method for field training students at Al-Quds Open University.