#Disability

“People are trying to live normal lives in abnormal conditions”

Iain McSeveny, shares his experiences and reflections on the deteriorating situation facing Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, and how MAP and its partners are responding.

My battle with my mental health: A personal account from Gaza

In this open and honest account, Seif shares his battle with mental illness and how support from Friends for Mental Health (FFMH), one of MAP’s partners in Gaza, has turned his life around.

“It’s not my job, it’s my mission”: Assisting Palestinian children with disabilities in Lebanon

In this guest blog, Nahla Ghandour, the Director of the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation’s habilitation preschool, shares how the preschool is providing vital support to Palestinian children with disabilities and their families.

Advancing opportunities for people with disabilities in Gaza

Haitham Saqqa, MAP’s Community Programme Officer in Gaza, spoke to Majeda who is challenging the stigma around disability and playing an active role in her community.

Breaking down the barriers for people with disabilities in Gaza

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we spoke to Diaa, who has a visual disability, to hear how he is breaking down the barriers to participation in his community.

MAP joins UN Special Rapporteur to highlight challenges for persons with disabilities in conflict

MAP’s Community Programme Officer Haitham Saqqa joined a panel of experts to discuss the challenges facing persons with disabilities in Gaza, at the civil society launch of the latest report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities.

Advancing the rights of Palestinian children with disabilities in Lebanon

Wafa Dakwar, MAP’s Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon, recently visited Al-Buss refugee camp to meet a family of Palestinian refugees being supported by the MAP-funded Sour Community Disability Project (SCDP).

“We can rebuild houses, but we can’t get back memories of our loved ones”

In the second of a two-part blog series, Haitham Saqqa, MAP’s Programme Assistant in Gaza, shares his account of the Israeli military offensive in Gaza in May and its impact on people with disabilities.

“Every child has the right to a safe space”: Opportunities to play and grow through circus skills in the West Bank

We spoke to Nayef Abdalla, a trainer at the Palestinian Circus School, who is working to bring circus skills and training to more than 300 children and young people across the West Bank.

“The situation was terrifying”: The impact of violence on people with disabilities in Gaza

Six people with disabilities were killed during Israel's 11-day military offensive on Gaza. We look at the impact of the violence on people with disabilities and highlight MAP's and our partners' response.

MAP briefs the UN on barriers to disability rights in the occupied Palestinian territory

Read about MAP's latest briefing on barriers to disability rights in the occupied Palestinian territory.

“Without this centre Ahmad would definitely not be in school”

The Community Based Rehabilitation Association, a new local partner for MAP, is one of the very few organisations in north Lebanon providing multi-disciplinary specialised services for children with disabilities and developmental delays.