Developing the Mothers Empowerment Program at the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre

Project Overview

The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC) is a charitable, non-governmental, non-profit organization that operates under the umbrella of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and Middle East. Established in 1965, JPBC provides comprehensive rehabilitation and inclusive education to children with disabilities from all Palestinian cities across the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. In 1993, JPBC was identified by the Palestinian Ministry of Health as one of the big four national referral centers for the rehabilitation of children with disabilities. JPBC is also a member of the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network, and it was also the first and only (so far) rehabilitation center in Palestine to receive the accreditation by the Joint Commission for International “JCI” for the quality health services provided at the Centre in December 2015. As part of the holistic and multidisciplinary approach the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre has been implementing in its rehabilitation services for children with disabilities, a Mother’s Empowerment Program has been developed to better serve children with disabilities and their family members. This program is a tangible part of the service provision provided to the children with disabilities during their 2-3 treatment process in the Children Rehabilitation Centre at JPBC, and it entails 3 main pillars.To this end, JPBC has contracted GCT to implement this assignment according to their requirements and expectations. The purpose of the consultancy is to support the JPBC to further develop the Mothers Empowerment Program (MEP).