Project | Operating Basma Special School |
Objectives | • Provide an effective and unique education environment for children with hearing and learning disabilities • Increase eciency of existing school sta and enhance their teaching skills • Provide nancial support to students in need of the programme |
Project Partners | Emaar Association for Development and Rehabilitation |
Activities | • Provision of special education to children with hearing and learning disabilities • Rehabilitation of children with hearing disabilities using cochlear implants • Development of a special education curriculum for special students in accordance with international standards • Running awareness sessions with parents of children with hearing and learning disabilities • Advocacy for the rights of children with disabilities |
Locations | Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
Period | 1st September 2014 to 31st August 2015 |
Accomplishments | Designed and produced a modied curriculum to provide education to children with hearing and learning disabilities • Provided cochlear implants to 68 children with hearing impairments • Provided educational support to the 68 children through the hiring of 7 qualied teachers Provided training to the mothers of 68 children with eective teaching methods for children with hearing and learning disabilities |