people with disabilities are among the most marginalized and stigmatized groups in the world, even in normal circumstances."
With reference to the Syrian context, the war in Syria had a significant impact on the increase in the number of people with special needs and disabilities, as the indiscriminate bombing of civilians resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties, including different kinds of disabilities.
Pollution, gases, and chemical bombardment also led to the presence of large numbers of people with special needs between births. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, the number of war casualties in Syria exceeded three million people, but there are no official statistics for them in Syria due to the continuation of the war and the different distribution of control points.
more than a third of the displaced (above 12 years old) suffer from a disability. That is, about a quarter of the total Syrian population has a disability.
“Children with disabilities are among the most vulnerable groups in conflict situations,” noted UNICEF’s Middle East Regional Director and added, “These children often need specialized treatment and services. Their needs as children are different from those of adults. If they do not have access to services, schools and aids, they Like wheelchairs, many children with disabilities face a real risk of exclusion, neglect and stigmatization as this unending conflict continues.
Our project aims to
to provide psychological, educational and rehabilitative services for children with disabilities, children with Down syndrome, and children with speech and hearing difficulties. Providing safe spaces to enable the inclusion and integration of children into society and joining them with their peers in schools at the same age.
Accordingly, we can clearly see the value of such a project and the extent of its impact on society. People with disabilities are among the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society, particularly children with disabilities. Based on human rights and the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Center seeks to provide the appropriate environment that helps empower them, build their capacities, and work to integrate them into society. We cannot ignore the fact that the number of people with disabilities is very large, which is expected to increase in light of instability, and it really needs to combine all efforts and alliances in order to provide multi-sector services to them such as health, educational, economic, rehabilitation, educational and community services and to provide them with opportunities to engage in the market the job. As children with disabilities are exposed to various types of violence, multiplied by the current crisis and because of their disability.
The center aspires to attract children with disabilities and work on building their capabilities, empowering them and rehabilitating them to return to integration into society. This enhances the achievement of societal awareness towards respecting the rights of persons with disabilities in general. Changing stereotypes, breaking societal taboos, and removing stigma around the concepts of disability and persons with disabilities. It also helps to correct wrong practices and behaviors that exclude people with disabilities because they have any kind of disabilities. Thus, the involvement of people with disabilities of different ages, especially marginalized children, enhances their role in contributing to bringing about change and development in society in accordance with what was stated in international conventions and the goals of the third millennium (no one is behind.