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MAP staff member joins Palestine’s first football team for people of short stature
Haitham Saqqa, MAP’s Community Programme Officer in Gaza, shares his personal story of growing up as a person of short stature and how his dreams of playing football for Palestine have now become a reality.
Preschool helps to unleash potential of Palestinian children with disabilities in Lebanon
In this interview, we hear from Nadine, a mother of three children, about the support the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation’s (GKCF) habilitation preschool has provided to her six-year-old daughter Faten.
“Ten minutes is not enough for a person with a disability to evacuate their home safely”
During Israel’s most recent attack on Gaza between 9-14 May, people with disabilities were once again impacted. Saadi, who lives in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, is one such individual.
“Just because you lose your limb, it doesn’t mean you lose your life”: The advocate rallying for disability rights in Gaza
In this blog, Naji Naji, a board member at the Social Developmental Forum (SDF) and disability rights consultant, shares his experiences growing up with a disability in Gaza and how SDF’s work has improved his knowledge and rights activism.
Crafting a better future: One woman’s journey through disability and beadwork
Dana was born with cerebral palsy which affected one side of her body, mainly the movement of her arm and leg, and her speech. She has received support from the Sour Community Disability Project, MAP’s partner, and has since turned to beadwork for a better livelihood amid Lebanon’s economic crisis.
Living with a disability in Gaza: Lama’s journey to independence
Lama has difficulties in a range of cognitive tasks, but CFTA’s Women’s Health Centre in Gaza is helping her on her journey to independence.
Empowering Palestinian children with disabilities to “achieve their full potential”
The Community Based Rehabilitation Association, MAP’s partner in Lebanon, is the only provider of comprehensive services for children with disabilities in the north of Lebanon.
“The centre is our second home”: Providing psychosocial support for Palestinians with disabilities
Find out how the Sour Community Disability Project is filling the significant gaps in protection and support for Palestinians with disabilities and their families in Lebanon.
“The Palestinian Circus School is a unique and vital opportunity for children and young people”
In this blog, Mohamad Rabah, the Executive Director of Palestinian Circus School (PCS), shares the main findings of their new research, the achievements he is most proud of and his vision for PCS.
Inclusion, independence, and dignity: Supporting people with disabilities to attain their rights in Gaza
In 2020, MAP examined the barriers to inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, learning difficulties and autism in society in Gaza. In this blog, we share the results and how we are supporting people with disabilities to attain their rights.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: MAP’s commitment to inclusion and accountability
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, read about MAP’s commitment to promoting inclusion of and accountability to marginalised groups, including people with physical and psychosocial disabilities.
“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.
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