{"id":19459,"date":"2008-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidos.local\/?post_type=project&p=19459"},"modified":"2022-01-02T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T11:52:07","slug":"palestine-gaza-strip-establishment-of-womens-centers-for-reproductive-health-care-social-assistance-legal-counselling-and-community-education","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/aidos.it\/en\/project\/palestine-gaza-strip-establishment-of-womens-centers-for-reproductive-health-care-social-assistance-legal-counselling-and-community-education\/","title":{"rendered":"PALESTINE – Gaza Strip. Establishment of Women’s Centers for reproductive health care, social assistance, legal counselling and community education"},"content":{"rendered":"

1995 – 2011 \u00a0\u00a0Sexual and reproductive health and rights \/ Training<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHERE<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Centers are located in El-Bureij (south of the city of Gaza) and Jabalia (north of the same city) refugee camps.<\/p>\n

PARTNER<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Culture and Free Thought Association\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0(El-Bureij Center), women’s association;\u00a0Palestine Red Crescent Society\u00a0<\/a>(Jabalia Center), NGO operating in the health sector.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Palestinian refugees living in the Gaza Strip face dramatic problems due to overcrowding, lack of water and of sewage and waste collection systems which severely affect health conditions. In addition, the long military occupation had dramatically impoverished the population. Women are particularly affected by the scarce endowment of reproductive health (RH) servic<\/strong>es and the fear among Palestinians of disappearing as a nation has contributed to a dramatic increase in the number of pregnancies<\/strong>, few of them medically attended. Women are at risk,<\/strong> especially during pregnancy and post-delivery, of increased maternal mortality\/morbidity due to a range of physical and psychological problems (anaemia, complicated labour and delivery, post-partum haemorrhage and depression). In addition to the other adverse outcomes of pregnancy is the lack of appropriate RH care that can address domestic and gender-based violence (GBV).
\nAccording to a demographic survey of 1997, in the Gaza Strip total fertility rate was estimated at 6.9 births per woman.<\/strong> In 2007 the rate decreased to 5.06 (UNFPA, State of the World Population, 2007). Since the beginning of 2006, the population of the Gaza Strip has been experiencing a dramatic downturn in the humanitarian situation<\/strong> determined by a number of key political, security and economic developments including: a) the intensification of Israeli security and other access measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; b) the rise of the poverty level to 79% of the population<\/strong>; c) the worsening in levels of violence<\/strong> experienced by Palestinians, especially children and women; d) the collapse of \u00a0health and sanitation services due to the freeze on aid and tax revenues. With little other access to comprehensive counselling and support services, women and children are the most vulnerable groups of society. Enhanced mobility restrictions further isolate families from their support networks, limit their access to services and undermine the coping mechanisms. The worsening of the political and economic situation and the increase of the social tensions have produced significantly higher levels of public and private violence.<\/p>\n

GOALS<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In order to respond to the dramatic situation of Palestinians, especially women, in the Gaza Strip, in partnership with local organizations, AIDOS established, respectively in 1995 and 1998,<\/strong> two Women\u2019s Health Counselling Centers (HCC) in El \u2013 Bureij and Jabalia refugee camps<\/strong>: El-Bureij has one of the highest birth rates in the world; Jabalia has an unemployment rate between 50 and 60 percent. The Centers provide: Women\u2019s health care and prevention services<\/strong><\/u> including primary care of gynecological problems, detection of breast and cervical cancer, ante and post-natal care, \u00a0information and counselling regarding all contraceptive methods, pre-delivery\u00a0 <\/strong>and post-delivery courses\u00a0 with baby care and exercise classes; \u00a0Psychological counselling<\/u> <\/strong>for individuals and couples, suffering from psychological disorders, and for victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse; \u00a0Social counselling<\/u><\/strong> for problems of economic nature; Legal counselling<\/u><\/strong> on legal issues, including Islamic law, marital law (divorce, custody, alimony, marital rights) and domestic violence; Socio-psychological counselling<\/strong> for men and male adolescents<\/u>; \u00a0GBV program<\/strong>.<\/u> Specific workshops on GBV are addressed to adolescents as a way to prevent its future occurrence. Leaflets about sexual harassments and physical abuse are distributed in the community. Particular GBV cases are referred to the Gaza Community Mental Health Program and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights for psychological and legal intervention; Community<\/u><\/strong>-based workshops<\/strong><\/u> on specific topics, regarding several aspects of reproductive health, throughout the camps; Referral system<\/u> <\/strong>with governmental and non-governmental organizations working in the health, legal, social and psychological fields.<\/p>\n

BENEFICIAIRES<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Every year the Jabalia and El-Bureij HCC provide their services to women, men, adolescents and children, respectively to 16.000 and 20.000 people.<\/p>\n

AIDOS ACTIVITIES
\n<\/strong>AIDOS is the executing agency responsible for providing technical and professional assistance<\/strong> to the project staff to improve its capacity to deal with consequences of violence, including training in reproductive rights, counselling skills and women\u2019s self-empowerment skills for the outreach program.<\/p>\n

EXPECTED RESULTS<\/span>
\nEach month, <\/u><\/strong>the HCC receive an average of 1,000 women<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0who access\u00a0clinical services<\/u><\/strong>, while an average of\u00a0225 women<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0use\u00a0legal, psychological and social counselling\u00a0services<\/u><\/strong>. The Clinic offers a ultrasound servic<\/strong>e<\/u>\u00a0receiving an average of\u00a0290 patients <\/u><\/strong>per\u00a0month. An average of\u00a0260 women<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0per month participate in\u00a0physical education and gymnastics activities<\/u> <\/strong>before and after childbirth. Workshops<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0are organized every month on specific issues identified by the Center, by women and by the community in which about\u00a0920 people<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0participate. The activities of the Centers include a program of\u00a0home visits<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0carried out by the operators which is around an average of\u00a0360 visits<\/u> <\/strong>per month. The Centers continued to operate even in emergency situations by activating new services:\u00a0group therapies<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0for women victims of domestic violence, for adolescents and children with trauma and psychological problems deriving from the Intifada; information and educational activities<\/u><\/strong> on\u00a0new issues related to the deterioration of the living conditions of the population\u00a0such as\u00a0training\u00a0for the domestic production of food<\/u> for the reduction of family expenses and training for the start-up of income-generating activities.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

DURATION OF THE PROJECT<\/span>
\n<\/strong>1995 – 2011<\/p>\n

COST OF THE PROJECT<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Yearly Costs: \u20ac 120,000.00 (for each HCC)<\/p>\n

WHO IS FINANCING THE PROJECT<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Centers have been financed over the years by the Italian Government, the Japanese Government and the Belgian Government through UNFPA, the\u00a0Waldensian Table<\/a>, the Open Society Institute, the Monte dei Paschi di Siena Foundation and AIDOS with private funds. For 2008-2011 the project received a co-financing from the European Commission of \u20ac 1,389,159.<\/p>\n

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