Al Saraya works in the oppressive setting of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem. Amid tensions and escalating violence throughout 2017 and 2018 they continue to deliver life skills sessions for young people and children on topics related to identity, rights and responsibilities, leadership, expression and on dealing with peers.
By increasing young peoples' resilience, they become more effective positive agents for change in their communities.
In Lebanon, MAP is leading a partnership with UNICEF and local organisations to provide group play therapy as well as one-to-one counselling for children, women and families affected by the Syria Crisis. The programme is open to all Palestinians in Lebanon, including those displaced from Syria and those already in Lebanon. The project provides safe spaces for survivors of gender based violence as well as focus group discussions and emotional support groups.
In the occupied Palestinian territories, high levels of acute and chronic stress due to the ongoing occupation and political violence are taking a heavy toll on the mental health of the population.
In July 2019, MAP initiated a new project to improve the psychiatry training programme in the West Bank, and to improve the integration of mental health services into public health care. We look forward to bringing you news of this new project in the coming months.
75% Of Young people & children have greater self-confidence after life skills sessions
32,612 children and young people benefited from psychosocial support
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