The National Society for the Visually Handicapped / Al-Shurooq school for blind children

General Information

Type of Organization:

Private

Acronym:

NSVH

Governorate:

Bethlehem

Establishment Year:

1962

Address:

Beit Jala / Al Amayer Street-near Al Zaytouna Village

Telephone:

02-2766151

Website:

www.nsfvh.org

Fax:

02-2766151

E-mail:

info@nsfvh.org

Person in Charge

Name:

Ruba Mukarker Abu Rdeneh

Position:

School Director (Head Mistress)

Telephone:

02-2766151

Mobile:

0592061300

E-mail:

info@nsfvh.org

Staff:

Social Worker (1) Other (16)

Mission & Goals

Mission:

The programs and activities run by the society are designed to improve the quality of life of blind and visually impaired Palestinians and facilitate their integration into the local community by promoting and enhancing their cultural, educational, social and economic standards.


Goals:

The main objective of the society was first to produce books in Arabic and English Braille, thereby establishing the first library of Arabic Braille books in the entire Middle East. As a result of the 1967 war, offering these services to other Arab countries became impossible. However, the unit for Braille book production and library gradually expanded.

Target Groups

ChildrenFamilies

Activities / Interventions

Information dissemination to the community at large
Information on the current situation, relief efforts or available services
Messages on positive coping
Strengthening of community and family support
Support for social support activities that are initiated by the community
Strengthening of parenting/family supports
Structured recreational or creative activities
Psychosocial support in education
Psychosocial support to student teachers
psychosocial work
Lining vulnerable individuals/families to resources
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
Basic counselling for individuals
Basic counselling families
General activities to support MHPSS
Training. / TOT

Time of implementation:

MorningEvening

Place of implementation:

CenterHomeSchool

Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:

CityVillageCampBedouins

Cost of the services provided:

FreePartial Cost

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

Disorders of psychological development
Specific developmental of speech & language
Scholastic skill
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
Hyper kinetic disorders
Behavioral & emotional disorders