Programs

  • Filling Assistance Gaps in Basic Rehabilitation Services

    WRF PROGRAMS:IN LEBANON:WRF CONTINUES THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS PROJECT TITLED "FILLING ASSISTANCE GAPS IN BASIC REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR REFUGEES FROM SYRIA WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR PEERS IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN LEBANON".DESPITE THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH:INCREASING DEVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL CURRENCY (LEBANESE LIRA); SOCIO-ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CRISES THAT CONTINUES TO UNFOLD AND EXPAND SINCE OCTOBER 2019; EMERGING AND ESCALATING FUEL AND ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES; AND CONSTANT DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, AND SUPPLY CHAINS.WITH SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (PRM), WRF WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE PERSON-SPECIFIC AND TAILORED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO 5,075 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND PERSONS WITH TEMPORARY FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS (PTFL) IN NEED ALL OVER LEBANON AND IMPLEMENT ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS FOR 24 COMMUNITY SERVICE ENTITIES TO REDUCE PHYSICAL BARRIERS TO SAFE ACCESSIBILITY TO PWDS. WRF ALSO WAS ABLE TO CONDUCT INTERVENTIONS CONCERNING ISSUES ON DISABILITY, REHABILITATION, AND INCLUSION. ADDITIONALLY, FRONT-LINE WRF STAFF PROVIDED COUNSELLING IN THE AREAS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, SELF-CARE AND HOME CARE, HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION. FOLLOW-UP SERVICES REGARDING THESE ISSUES WERE PROVIDED. ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES IN NEED, THROUGH ITS REFERRAL SYSTEM, BY CONNECTING THEM WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN LEBANON THAT OFFER ASSISTANCE SERVICES.ASSISTANCE SERVICES INCLUDED: - PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES - REHABILITATION AIDS, SELF-CARE SUPPLIES & SPECIAL REHABILITATION DEVICES - PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY - HEARING AIDS AND GUIDANCE AND INITIATION TO SPEECH THERAPY - PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES AND LOW VISION AIDS - BASIC BARRIER-FREE HOME AND CAR MODIFICATIONSTHE ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDED 2,619 REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, 2,345 LEBANESE FROM HOST COMMUNITIES, AND 111 FROM OTHER NATIONALITIES. AS FOR THE TYPE OF DISABILITY, 2,078 (40.9%) SUFFERED FROM VISION IMPAIRMENTS, 2,081 (41%) FROM PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS OR DISABILITIES, 285 (5.6%) FROM HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, 80 FROM INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (1.6%), 32 FROM AUTISM (0.6%), AND 519 (10.2%) FROM MULTIPLE DISABILITIES. 2,583 (50.9%) OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.IN 2021, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 2,107 EYEGLASSES AND OTHER VISION CORRECTION, 1,761 REHABILITATION AIDS AND SELF/HOME CARE SUPPLIES, 484 PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND/OR RESPIRATORY THERAPY, 284 HEARING AIDS, 125 PROSTHETICS AND 305 ORTHOTIC DEVICES, 136 SPECIAL REHABILITATION DEVICES SUCH AS SPECIAL WHEELCHAIRS AND PATIENT LIFTERS, 19 BARRIER-FREE HOME AND AUTOMOBILE ADAPTATIONS. IN 2022, WRF CONTINUED ITS WORK PROVIDING PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES AND REHABILITATION SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.IN ADDITION, WRF-LEBANON SUPPORTS THE STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING OF SIX COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT COVERED 8 DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN LEBANON. PROVIDE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH CAPACITY BUILDING, STAFF COACHING AND MENTORING, DEVELOP AND EXECUTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICIPATE IN NATION-WIDE COORDINATION EFFORTS AIMED AT ASSISTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE NEEDS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES.WRF LEBANON HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE COORDINATION AMONG LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH ASSISTING SYRIAN REFUGEES AND PERSONS FROM LEBANESE HOST COMMUNITIES WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH STEERING THE DISABILITY AND OLDER AGE WORKING GROUP WHICH WAS FORMED IN JUNE 2013.TRAINING AND SUPPORTING REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. WRF COLLABORATES WITH PROSTHETIKA TO DEVELOP SHORT-TERM TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC (P&O) TECHNICIANS, MOST RECENTLY IN GUYANA AND QUERETARO, MEXICO. THIS HAS ENABLED GUYANA TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR THE 420 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.IN GUYANA, WRF AND ITS PARTNER, PROSTHETIKA INC., PROVIDED FOUR STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAINING AT THE PTOLEMY REID REHABILITATION CENTER (PRRC), THE ONLY PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTER IN THE NATION OF GUYANA. THE TRAINING INCLUDED PROPER FABRICATION AND FITTING TECHNIQUES AND ENHANCEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES FOR PATIENTS. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CENTER, TO THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH SCOLIOSIS. DURING THIS YEAR TRAINING, 18 PERSONS WITH A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS WERE PROVIDED ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND APPROPRIATE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.MXICO WRF AND PROSTHETIKA ALSO JOINED FORCES FOR A SIMILAR EFFORT AT THE CRIMAL REHABILITATION CENTER IN SANTIAGO DE QUERTARO, MXICO, THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF QUERTARO, A STATE WITH A POPULATION OF 2.3 MILLION. REHABILITATION EXPERTS FROM THE UNITED STATES ASSISTED THE STAFF AT CRIMAL IN TREATING 22 CASES SELECTED BY CRIMAL AS PRESENTING DIFFICULT PROBLEMS. ELEVEN OF THE CASES WERE ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTEES AND FIVE BELOW THE KNEE. THERE ALSO WERE 2 BELOW ELBOW AMPUTEES, 1 PARTIAL FOOT AMPUTEE, 1 HEMIPELVECTOMY PATIENT (PATIENT SUFFERED AMPUTATION TO REMOVE TUMOR LEAVING HIM, IN EFFECT, WITH AN ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION), AND 1 CONGENITAL PFFD (BIRTH DEFECT CAUSING MALFORMATION RESULTING IN ONE LEG BEING LONGER THAN OTHER). IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING COMFORTABLE PROSTHESES FOR THESE PATIENTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AT THE CENTER WERE TRAINED IN THE USE OF THESE DEVICES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.3M

  • Program 1 [2024]

    WRF PROGRAMS IN LEBANON: WRF WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ITS PROJECT TITLED "FILLING ASSISTANCE GAPS IN BASIC REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR REFUGEES FROM SYRIA WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR PEERS IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN LEBANON" (6TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30TH 2022 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023; 7TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2024) IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (BPRM) AS A GIFT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. REMARKABLY, THIS PROJECT SUCCESS CONTINUES DESPITE THE SEVERE CHALLENGES POSED BY SECURITY THREATS, ONGOING CONFLICT, CURRENCY DEVALUATION, SOCIO- ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, AND POLITICAL CRISES IN LEBANON, WRF HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED PERSON-FOCUSED LIFESAVING AND LIVELIHOOD-ENHANCING ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON REACHING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND THE HARD-TO-REACH, ENSURING THAT THOSE IN GREATEST NEED RECEIVE THE VITAL SUPPORT THEY REQUIRE. IMPACTS: WRF WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE PERSON-SPECIFIC AND PERSONALISED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO 5,703 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND PERSONS WITH TEMPORARY FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS (PTFL) IN NEED ALL OVER LEBANON AND SUPPORT ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS FOR 29 COMMUNITY SERVICES ENTITIES TO REDUCE PHYSICAL BARRIERS TO SAFE ACCESSIBILITY TO PWDS. WRF- LEBANON CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-FOCUSED AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY (CFAA) INTERVENTIONS ON DISABILITY, REHABILITATION, AND INCLUSION. ADDITIONALLY, FRONT-LINE WRF STAFF, ENGAGED PROJECT BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN NEED WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE, SELF-CARE AND HOME CARE ADVICE, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION ADVICE, AND AS NEEDED FOLLOW-UP. WRF-LEBANON ALSO ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES IN NEED, THROUGH ITS REFERRAL SYSTEM, BY CONNECTING THEM WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HELP. ASSISTANCE SERVICES INCLUDED: - FITTED PROSTHETIC AND/OR ORTHOTIC DEVICES, AND MOBILITY AIDS. - REHABILITATION AIDS, SELF-CARE SUPPLIES & REHABILITATION SUPPLIES (DIAPERS, URINE BAGS, WHEELCHAIRS, CRUTCHES, PRESSURE RELIEF MATTRESSES, ETC.) - PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPIES - FITTED HEARING AIDS, PARENTAL GUIDANCE, AND INITIATION TO SPEECH THERAPY. - PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES AND VISUAL AIDS. (WHITE CANES AND MAGNIFIERS) - BASIC BARRIER FREE ALTERATIONS AND CAR MODIFICATIONS. - SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND REFERRAL ADVICE. IMPACT AND REACH: THE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR SERVED 5,703 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDED 2,971 REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, 2,578 LEBANESE FROM HOST COMMUNITIES, AND 154 FROM OTHER NATIONALITIES. AS FOR THE TYPE OF DISABILITY, 2,671 SUFFERED FROM VISION IMPAIRMENTS, 1,568 FROM PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS OR DISABILITIES, 420 FROM HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, 46 FROM INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, 23 FROM AUTISM, 585 FROM MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, AND 90 FROM OTHER DISABILITIES. 3,011 (52.08%) OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE. THE BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - 2,671 VISION CORRECTION AIDS, MAINLY EYEGLASSES. - 1,568 REHABILITATION AIDS AND SELF/HOME-CARE SUPPLIES. - 616 PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY. - 420 HEARING AIDS. - 122 PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND 320 ORTHOTIC DEVICES. - 106 SPECIAL REHABILITATION DEVICES - 29 ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS (BASIC BARRIER-FREE HOME AND AUTOMOBILE ADAPTATIONS). IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SEVERAL BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF SERVICE. THIS PROJECT ALSO ENABLED WRF TO: - SUPPORT IN STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING SIX COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) SERVICES PROGRAMS IN 8 DIFFERENT AREAS. - PROVIDE PARTNER NATIVE ENTITIES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING, COACHING, AND MENTORING. - EXERCISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES. - CONTRIBUTE TO NATION-WIDE COORDINATION EFFORTS. SHORT TERM PROJECTS THIS YEAR, WRF IN COLLABORATION WITH PROSTHETIKA HAVE UNDERTAKEN TWO PROSTHETICS/ORTHOTICS PROJECTS IN GUYANA AND UKRAINE. THESE TRAINING CONSISTS IN FURTHER TRAINING THE THERAPIST'S AND PROSTHETIST'S CLINICIANS, INTRODUCING UPDATED MODERN PROSTHESES TECHNOLOGIES, AND SERVICING THE LOCAL DISABLED INDIGENT. GUYANA PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT FEBRUARY 2024 - WRF AND PROSTHETIKA, INC. CONDUCTED A FIFTH PROSTHETIC/ORTHOTIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT IN GUYANA AT PTOLEMY REID REHABILITATION CENTER (PRRC). PROJECT OBJECTIVES: - TRAIN PRRC STAFF (PROSTHETISTS AND THERAPISTS) IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, IN ASSESSMENTS, PLANNING, FITTING, AND TRAINING OF LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES. - FIT A GROUP OF LOWER LIMBS BENEFICIARIES WITH PROPER PROSTHESES INCLUDING ASSESSMENTS, MEASURING, CASTING, DESIGN, FABRICATING, FITTING, ADJUSTING, AND TRAINING. - MASTERY OF THE KISS SYSTEM (UTILIZING A SILICONE GEL LINER TO ATTACH STRAP TO PROSTHESIS) - TRAIN PROSTHETISTS AND TECHNICIANS IN THE SKILLS OF FABRICATING SUB ISCHIAL VACUUM SUSPENSION DESIGNS. - TRAIN PHYSICAL THERAPISTS IN THE SKILLS OF GAIT TRAINING LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES IMPACT: - 38 BENEFICIARIES WERE EVALUATED, MEASURED, AND CAST. - 23 BENEFICIARIES FITTED DURING THE TRAINING. ALL THE BENEFICIARIES SERVED WERE ADULTS WITH LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION. ALMOST ALL THE BENEFICIARIES HAD BEEN DISABLED DUE TO DIABETES OR TRAUMATIC EVENTS. TWO CASES WERE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE DISABILITY WAS CONGENITAL. - PT TRAINED AND EDUCATED - TRAINEES' SKILLS ACQUIRED: KISS SYSTEM, VACUUM MOLDING OF FOAM LINER, SUCTION SOCKET CASTING, FITTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING, THERMOPLASTIC SOCKET FORMING TECHNIQUES, ALIGNMENT AND GAIT TRAINING, AND PHYSIOTHERAPY. THE TRAINEES HAD MASTERED THE SKILLS TAUGHT SUFFICIENTLY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES FOR AFFLICTED BENEFICIARIES IN THE FUTURE. UKRAINE PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE PROJECT: RESTORING EVERYDAY INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINIANS WHO LOST BOTH LIMBS. MARCH 2024 - WRF, WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF AN ANONYMOUS FOUNDATION PARTNERED ON A 3RD TRAINING WITH PROSTHETIKA, AND AN AMERICAN NGO "ENHANCING SKILLS FOR LIFE" TO TACKLE THE IMPROVEMENT OF UKRAINIAN SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO HELP DISABLED PERSONS, PRIMARILY UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED DISABILITIES AMIDST THEIR FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA. - THE INITIATIVE HAS LED TO THE FORMATION OF A UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATION OF REHABILITATION PROVIDERS - PROTEZ HUB. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES REHABILITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM TEN REHABILITATION CENTERS FROM NINE DIFFERENT AREAS OF UKRAINE. - THE 3RD TRAINING WAS HELD IN IVANO-FRANKVSK, UKRAINE. - THE EVENT WAS A COMBINATION OF A SKILLS FOR LIFE WORKSHOP AND A PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE HUMANITARIAN TRAIN. - IT WAS SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST TWO OR MORE LIMBS. - SEVEN HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTS FROM ENHANCING SKILLS FOR LIFE VISITED UKRAINE, INCLUDING ORTHOTISTS AND EXPERTS IN PERFORMING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING WITH THE USE OF PROSTHESES. TRAINEES INCLUDED: - 20 UKRAINIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS. - 5 PROSTHETISTS. - 16 UKRAINIAN BENEFICIARIES SERVED WERE: - 6 BILATERAL UPPER LIMB BENEFICIARIES WERE FITTED WITH FUNCTIONAL PROSTHESES. - 10 WITH BILATERAL UPPER LIMB WERE TRAINED IN THE USE OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR DAILY LIFE.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.3M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    WRF PROGRAMS IN LEBANON: WRF WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE OPERATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ITS PROJECT TITLED "FILLING ASSISTANCE GAPS IN BASIC REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR REFUGEES FROM SYRIA WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR PEERS IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN LEBANON" (7TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30TH 2023 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2024; 8TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 - FEBRUARY 26TH, 2025) IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (BPRM) AS A GIFT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THIS PROJECT SUCCEEDS DESPITE THE ESCALATING SECURITY AND MILITARY OPERATIONS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS, MAINLY BEIRUT SUBURBS, SOUTH LEBANON AND THE BEKAA. EVEN WITH THE CHALLENGES POSED BY SECURITY THREATS, ONGOING CONFLICT, CURRENCY DEVALUATION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, AND POLITICAL CRISES IN LEBANON, WRF SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED PERSON-FOCUSED LIFESAVING AND LIVELIHOOD-ENHANCING ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOCUS HAD BEEN ON REACHING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND THE HARD-TO-REACH, ENSURING THAT THOSE IN GREATEST NEED RECEIVED THE VITAL SUPPORT THEY REQUIRE. IMPACTS: WRF WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE PERSON-SPECIFIC AND PERSONALISED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO 2,885 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND PERSONS WITH TEMPORARY FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS (PTFL) IN NEED ALL OVER LEBANON AND SUPPORT ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS FOR 20 COMMUNITY SERVICES ENTITIES TO REDUCE PHYSICAL BARRIERS TO SAFE ACCESSIBILITY TO PWDS. WRF- LEBANON CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-FOCUSED AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY (CFAA) INTERVENTIONS ON DISABILITY, REHABILITATION, AND INCLUSION. ADDITIONALLY, FRONT-LINE WRF STAFF, ENGAGED PROJECT BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN NEED WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE, SELF-CARE AND HOME CARE ADVICE, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION ADVICE, AND AS NEEDED FOLLOW-UP. WRF-LEBANON ALSO ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES IN NEED, THROUGH ITS REFERRAL SYSTEM, BY CONNECTING THEM WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY. ASSISTANCE SERVICES INCLUDED: - FITTED PROSTHETIC AND/OR ORTHOTIC DEVICES, AND MOBILITY AIDS. - REHABILITATION AIDS, SELF-CARE SUPPLIES & REHABILITATION SUPPLIES - PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPIES - FITTED HEARING AIDS, PARENTAL GUIDANCE, AND INITIATION TO SPEECH THERAPY. - PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES AND VISUAL AIDS. (WHITE CANES AND MAGNIFIERS) - BASIC BARRIER FREE ALTERATIONS AND CAR MODIFICATIONS. - SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND REFERRAL ADVICE. IMPACT AND REACH: THE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR SERVED 2,885 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ASSISTED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDED (53.9%) 1,545 REFUGEES FROM SYRIA AND (46.1%) 1,340 LEBANESE FROM HOST COMMUNITIES. 1,359 (46.79%) OF THESE BENEFICIARIES WERE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE. THE BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - 1,488 VISION CORRECTION AIDS, MAINLY EYEGLASSES. - 712 REHABILITATION AIDS AND SELF/HOME-CARE SUPPLIES. - 322 PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, PSYCHO-MOTOR, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY. - 182 HEARING AIDS. - 39 PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND 130 ORTHOTIC DEVICES. - 76 SPECIAL REHABILITATION DEVICES - 13 ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS (BASIC BARRIER-FREE HOME AND AUTOMOBILE ADAPTATIONS). IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SEVERAL BENEFICIARIES WERE PROVIDED WITH MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF SERVICE. THIS PROJECT ALSO ENABLED WRF TO: - SUPPORT IN STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING SIX COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) SERVICES PROGRAMS IN 5 DIFFERENT AREAS. - PROVIDE PARTNER NATIVE ENTITIES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING, COACHING, AND MENTORING. - EXERCISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES. - CONTRIBUTE TO NATION-WIDE COORDINATION EFFORTS. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF PRM FUNDED PROJECTS (SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2017 - FEBRUARY 26, 2025) WRF-LEBANON HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 33,000 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - AS DIRECT BENEFICIARIES. THE AID SERVICES WERE VALUABLE IN DECREASING BURDEN, UPGRADING FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES, ENHANCING LIVELIHOODS, STRENGTHENING PROTECTION AND SAFETY, NURTURING WELLBEING, AND ENHANCING INCLUSION. WRF MAINTAINED ITS PROACTIVE ROLE IN ADVOCACY, AWARENESS, EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING, AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ALL IN FAVOR OF EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL AND NATIVE ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWDS) AND INITIATING AND SUPPORTING INITIATIVES AND INTERVENTIONS AIMING AT PREVENTION OF DISABILITIES. THIS INCLUDED: - CONTINUATION OF PROACTIVE COORDINATION WITH CONCERNED UNITED NATIONS (UN) ENTITIES (THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR), UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (UN-OCHA), INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (INGOS) ACTIVE IN LEBANON, NATIVE NATION-WIDE AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBO'S), ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH CENTERS, AND THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON. - ADVOCACY ROLE: THROUGH ITS ADVOCACY ROLE, WRF PROMOTES REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION FOR PWDS AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL REGARDING DISABILITY RIGHTS. - CONTINUE THE DISTRIBUTION OF AWARENESS MATERIALS PRODUCED BY UN ENTITIES, GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON, INGOS, CSOS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ABOUT HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE. PROGRAM REPORTING: WRF MAINTAINED ALL LEGAL REPORTING OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON. SHORT TERM PROJECTS THIS YEAR, WRF IN COLLABORATION WITH PROSTHETIKA HAVE UNDERTAKEN TWO PROSTHETICS/ORTHOTICS PROJECTS IN GUYANA AND ECUADOR. THESE TRAINING CONSISTS IN FURTHER TRAINING THE THERAPIST'S AND PROSTHETIST'S CLINICIANS, INTRODUCING UPDATED MODERN PROSTHESES TECHNOLOGIES, AND SERVICING THE LOCAL DISABLED INDIGENT. GUYANA WRF COLLABORATION WITH PROSTHETIKA OF CALIFORNIA PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THE PTOLEMY REID REHABILITATION CENTER (PRRC) WHICH IS THE ONLY REHABILITATION CENTER IN GUYANA, A COUNTRY WITH PRESENTLY OVER 835,986 POPULATION. THIS REPRESENTS THE SIXTH TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PRRC STAFF. THIS SESSION TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2025 AND FOCUSED ON TREATING INDIVIDUALS WITH UPPER AND LOWER LIMB AMPUTATIONS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.9M