Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	WCLAC
Governorate:	Jerusalem (Branch Office)	Establishment Year:	1991
Address:	Shu'fat / Behind Al Julani Furniture Store	Telephone:	02-6281497
Website:	www.wclac.org	Fax:	02-6281497
E-mail:	wclac@palnet.com
Person in Charge Name: Dima Fayez Al Nashashibi Position: Coordinator Telephone: 02-6281497 Mobile: 0545788483 E-mail: dima@wclac.org
Staff:	Social Worker (2)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

WCLAC is a Palestinian, feminist, non-governmental organisation that works to protect and promote women’s human rights within the framework of international human rights mechanisms and standards. This is to be undertaken through monitoring, documentation and advocacy at the local and international levels; providing social and legal services to women victims of violence and those whose human rights have been violated; undertaking awareness, advocacy, training and legal reform programs that ensure gender equality; developing the capacity of grassroots organisations and volunteer groups, all within the framework of an effective organisation that works in a complementary way through the various programme and administrative units and regional offices whose specialized and highly-qualified staff are committed to the vision and mission of the Centre.

Goals:

1: Contribute to the protection and empowerment of women suffering discrimination and violence
2: Promote women’s rights and combat negative practices against women
3: Develop institutional and human capacity in order to ensure the sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency of WCLAC

Target Groups

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Youth

Women

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 work
	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
	Research

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center	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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Training

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1 - Domestic violence.
2 - General supervision training and guidance and individual supervision.
3 - Management training and planning.
4 - Training of gender and feminist jurisprudence.