Nearly two years ago, young woman Hanadi (24 years), from Gaza City, went to bed and she was quite all right. Few hours later, when she woke up, Hanadi was shocked as she could not see anything around her. She was terrified and panicked; she loudly shouted to ask for her mother’s help. “Oh Mom, […]
Empowering unemployed women with disabilities in the Gaza Strip
We Work – Gaza SDF concluded a training course on “Management and Communication Skills for the Non-profit Sector” in partnership with Educaid, El- Amal Rehabilitation Society and Gaza Chamber of Commerce. The training came within We Work project. The training aims at acquiring management and communication skills include time management, how to manage meeting and […]
Social media as an effective tool for social change
One of the strategies adopted by Social Development Forum is to effectively include social media activists and tools in embracing the issues of marginalized and disadvantaged groups and in creating and spreading social change and awareness. In this context, a number of activities and initiatives are implemented to include social media activists and journalists more […]
Mohammed adored writing, so it lit up his dark life
Ramallah / Salem Al Rayes – Effective Writers Although he felt persecuted and marginalized throughout life because of his visual disability, Mohammed did not lose the hope of a brighter future. He has always had a smile on his face. One day he was surprised by an advertisement on a website stating that poets and writers […]
Persons with Disabilities Visit UNDP’s Construction Projects
Gaza On Wednesday, 02 November 2016, the Social Developmental Forum (SDF) organized a site visit to a number of construction projects supervised by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Gaza and Northern Gaza. The visit which is part of the ‘Partnership for the Future’ project aimed at inspecting the suitability and responsiveness of these […]
‘Be my Last Resort’, a First Step to Refine the Skills of Young Writers with Disabilities
Effective Writers – Gaza – Ramallah – Tunis Palestinian writers Yusri Al Ghoul, Ghareeb Asqalani and Ahmed Baalousha and Tunisian poet Al Munsif Al Manzaghni concurrently spent five consecutive days in Ramallah, Gaza and Tunis providing training on literary writing skills to a number of young writers with disabilities. The training and practical exercises aimed […]
Hana’a turns her scrabbles into literature
Fearless and shameless , Hana’a set on her wheelchair in the midst of her disabled colleagues to receive a training on literary writing and short stories. This training is part of the project “ Effective Writers “ , implemented by SDF and funded by the European Union “SouthMed Program”. Hana’a Masalma from Ramallah in the […]
Meeting with a poet Alaa Al-Ghoul within Effective Writers project at Gaza
Gaza Social Development Forum-SDF has organized a literary meeting with Social Development Forum-SDF has organized a literary meeting with the Palestinian poet Alaa Al-Ghoul in Latirna restaurant at Gaza City Wednesday morning as a part of a project entitled “Effective Writers” that aims to promoting the abilities of young writers with disabilities. The project is […]
Fedaa” challenges her disability by writings
At her 12 age, she forced by debilitate disease to seat at wheel chair, she stooped her school to get busy with her osteoporosis that comes after she starts to get her dermatosis’s medication. Fedaa Al-Refi stays at her room in order to face her disability by paper and pen. She literary starts writings with […]
Partnership for the Future .. 10 Municipalities committed to active inclusion of PWDs
Employment, Accessibility, and Building’ licensing policies The municipalities in Gaza Strip are soon witnessing a notable change on the level of their policies as 10 of them have signed commitment charters. The municipalities are committed to develop their internal policies and the procedures of service buildings licensing, as well to make its facilities accessible and […]