Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	PFPPA
Governorate:	Hebron (Branch Office)	Establishment Year:	1964
Address:	Hebron / Ein Sara- next to Hebron municipality-Al Amal Bi Allah building	Telephone:	02-2219187
Website:	www.pfppa.org	Fax:	02-2219187
E-mail:	info@pfppa.org
Person in Charge Name: Mohammad Ahmad Abdallah Abu A'reesh Position: Project Director Telephone: 02-2219187 Mobile: 0599770669 E-mail: gcacic@pfppa.org
Staff:	Social Worker (2)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

We aim to improve the quality of life for Palestinian people through provision of high quality of SRH services including the underserved areas.
We aim at improving the knowledge and life skills of all young men and women in SRH; in recognizing their SRH rights and a life free of violence and discrimination.
We support the right of women to choose the number and time of safe pregnancies as well as a safe abortion for medical reasons.
We seek the elimination of sexually transmitted infections and to avoid the spread of HIV/ AIDS
We aim for stakeholders to be advocates for sexual and reproductive health rights, and to strengthen partnership with other organizations.

Goals:

Youth: All Palestinian young people are aware of their well being and are prepared to make informed decisions and choices regarding their sexual and reproductive health.
Access: All Palestinian women, men including young people, especially in the under-served areas have access to a comprehensive quality sexual and reproductive health services and are able to practice their reproductive rights.
Advocacy: To achieve a strong public, political and financial commitment in Palestine to and support for sexual and reproductive health and rights at the national and international level.
HIV/AIDS: To reduce the infectivity of HIV/AIDS in Palestine, and to fully protect the rights of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Abortion: To recognize Palestinian women's rights to have access to information and health education on the dangers of unsafe abortion and methods of prevention to reduce its occurrence.

Target Groups

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Children

Youth

Women

Men

Elderly

Families

Activities / Interventions

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Information dissemination to the community at large
	Information on the current situation, relief efforts or available services
	Messages on positive coping
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
	Basic counselling for individuals
	Basic counselling families
	Basic counselling for groups

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center	Home	School	Clinic	Community
Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:	City	Village	Camp	Bedouins
Cost of the services provided:	Free	Partial Cost

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
	Grief
	Brief depressive
	Somatoform disorders
Mental disability
	Mild
Disorders of adult personality & behavior
	Gender identity

Research

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1 - Psychological distress.