تقييم برامج التأهيل المبني على المجتمع المحلي في مخيمات اللاجئين– قطاع غزة
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Date
2007-01-14
Authors
حسين حسين أبو منصور
Hussein Hussein Abu Mansour
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جامعة القدس
Abstract
The present study aims to evaluate the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) programs in the Gaza Strip Camps. It also aims identify the level of CBR services, recognize the problems faced by the CBR in the provision of its services to the disabled, highlight the strength and weakness points in its programs, provide necessary data which will help the decision makers to plan for developing the rehabilitation services.
The study population was composed of 305 disabled individuals who benefit of the services of the rehabilitation programs in the Gaza Strip camps (151 males, 154 female). The population was selected through the random simple sample. The population also included 151 male/female employees whom are the rehabilitation services providers in the CBR centres in the Gaza Strip refugee camps (47 male, 104 female) with various age and education levels.
The study findings suggested that the level of the rehabilitation services is very effective and more than 60% of service providers have a university degree or higher while 57.6% have practical experience in the rehabilitation field for more than 4 years. The study results showed that 82.8% of the services providers’ age are less than 39 years. On the other hand, 84% of the beneficiaries of the rehabilitation services have preparatory education or less, 81.6% have monthly income less that 1500 NIS, 75.5% unmarried, 31.1% of the service providers are males and 68.9% are females. No significant statistical differences were found between the study population according to gender and income level. However, significant statistical differences were found in relation with education level, age categories and marital status. On the one hand, no significant statistical differences were found according the gender of rehabilitation service providers. On the other hand, significant statistical differences were found in relation with education level, age categories and years of experience among service providers.
Recommendations: to encourage the service providers to conduct specialized studies, to urge continuing education and training based on need assessment, to introduce external experts, to equip the centres with modern equipment, to enhance the cooperation & coordination with international, governmental & non-governmental organizations. Moreover, to support the beneficiaries' needs, specially, services' fees, meeting the beneficiaries & to support forming rights pressure committees. In addition, to make a brave decision concerning the process of implementation of disabled individuals' rights law & follow up of the implementation. Also, to conduct evaluative studies of the rehabilitative services in Palestine & their impact on the disabled persons & their needs