Palestinian Working Woman's Society for Development

General Information

Type of Organization:

Local NGO

Acronym:

PWWSD

Governorate:

Tulkarem (Branch Office)

Establishment Year:

1981

Address:

Tulkarem / Al Mostashfa (Hospital) street-Taj Center-4th floor

Telephone:

09-2681210

Website:

www.pwwsd.org

Fax:

09-2682844

E-mail:

pwwsd_org@yahoo.com

Person in Charge

Name:

Ma'ali Wael Taher Abu Moussa

Position:

Director

Telephone:

09-2681210

Mobile:

0599674467/0597933504

E-mail:

pwwsd_org@yahoo.com

Staff:

Psychologist (1)

Mission & Goals

Mission:

The Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development is Palestinian national grassroots women organization that aims for gender equality and the eradication all forms of discrimination against women through strengthening, empowering and mobilizing women’s participation in the development processes, the promotion of women civic and human rights and by improving women’s and girls mental health and psychological well- being.


Goals:

The Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development goal is to contribute towards building a democratic Palestinian society based on gender equality, social justice, and the respect for human rights.

Target Groups

ChildrenYouthWomenFamilies

Activities / Interventions

Information dissemination to the community at large
Information on the current situation, relief efforts or available services
Messages on positive coping
Facilitation of conditions for community local
Support for emergency relief that is initiated by the community
Strengthening of community and family support
Strengthening of parenting/family supports
Psychosocial support in education
Psychosocial support to student teachers
psychosocial work
Psychological first aid (PFA)
Lining vulnerable individuals/families to resources
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
Basic counselling for individuals
Basic counselling families
Basic counselling for groups
General activities to support MHPSS
Training. / TOT
Technical or clinical supervision
Psychosocial support for staff / volunteers
Advocacy

Time of implementation:

Morning

Place of implementation:

CenterHomeSchoolCommunity

Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:

CityVillageCamp

Cost of the services provided:

Free

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
Grief
Disorders of psychological development
Specific developmental of speech & language
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
Hyper kinetic disorders
Emotional disorders (separation anxiety)
Behavioral & emotional disorders
Behavioral syndrome associated with physiological disturbances & physical factors
Sleep disorders
Disorders of adult personality & behavior
Habit & impulse disorders
Gender identity
Mood (affective) disorders
Depressive

Training

1 - Individual counseling.
2 – Intervention in addiction and mental health cases.
3 - Trauma.
4 - Life skills and individual vocational intervention for sexually abused women.