Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	PWWSD
Governorate:	Nablus (Branch Office)	Establishment Year:	1981
Address:	Nablus-Rafidia / Rafidia main street \Near Gatoo Lebanon	Telephone:	09-2347383
Website:	www.pwwsd.org	Fax:	09-2347384
E-mail:	pwwsdd@gmail.com
Person in Charge Name: Amal Frisha Position: Director General of the Foundation Telephone: 09-2347383/4 Mobile: 0599675531 E-mail: pwwsdd@gmail.com
Staff:	Psychologist (1) Social Worker (1) Community Worker (2)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

Vision
The Palestinian Working Women’s Society for Development (pwwsd) is an independent grassroots women organization working in the field of development and human rights in occupied Palestine. PWWSD aims for national liberation, gender equality, and activate women's participation in social and democratic change.

Goals:

The Palestinian Working Women 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.
1. Palestinian women targeted by the program are empowered widely involved, and actively participate in public as well as in private sphere.
2. the psycho-social well-being of targeted women and girls is improved.
3. PWWSD's capacity and resources are developed

Target Groups

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Children

Youth

Women

Men

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
Strengthening of community and family support
	Support for social support activities that are initiated by the community
	Strengthening of parenting/family supports
	Facilitation of community supports to vulnerable persons
	Structured recreational or creative activities
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
	Psychosocial support for staff / volunteers
	Advocacy

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

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
	Acute stress disorders
	Emergency
	Grief
	PTSD
	Adjustment disorders
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
	Hyper kinetic disorders
	Conduct disorders
	Emotional disorders (separation anxiety)
	Behavioral & emotional disorders

Training

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1 - Development of individual counseling skills of the graduates.
2 - Psychological trauma and coping mechanisms.
3 - Telephone counseling skills.
4 - Times of crisis intervention.
5 - Violence based on gender.

Research

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1 - Social protection for women workers in Palestine - workers in beauty salons as a model.
2 - Women in the councils and local body the reality and challenges.
3 - Violations by the Israeli occupation forces for the rights of women and children during Operation Cast Lead aggression on the Gaza Strip.
4 – Project “Women Can Do It”.
5 - Violence against women in Tulkarem.
6 - Highlights the struggle of Palestinian women