National Institution of Social Care and Vocational Training (NISCVT)
Tarik al jdide, Al Danaa street, Al Tiba Bldg., 2nd floor, facing Sabra Coop
Beirut
Liban
- Arts
- Gender
- Heritage
- Media
- Youth and education
Mission
NISCVT aims to contribute to the development of the Palestinian community in Lebanon through services addressing the needs of the families, and through various gender-balanced projects empowering the potentials and skills of the children, youth and their parents or guardians.
Objectives
Empowering sponsored families, by supporting them to be able to improve their Socio-economic conditions.
Provide the youth with a platform for self-expression and opportunities to open dialogues with youth from other countries.
Develop economic and professional opportunities for youth through gender-balanced programs.
Preserve the Palestinian identity by preserving its cultural heritage and transmitting it to the new generations.
Family Happiness Program
This program addresses the families which are most needy through:
Sponsorship program for 1350 orphaned children, whereby families and individuals support children financially.
Social and educational services for sponsored families and children.
Education Programs
These programs are both formal (schools) and informal (support), they provide:
• Vocational training programs for young men and women offering a certificate.
• Scholarships for vocational training and university students.
• Remedial classes for primary school children, to support children attending UNRWA schools.
• Literacy classes for school drop-outs and three classes for girls with special needs.
• 8 kindergartens with three classes each inside the camps serving around 600 children at the end of which they are able to enroll in UNRWA elementary schools.
• Co-ed computer training programs offering a certificate.
Mothers’ Empowerment Programs
These programs address women, especially mothers by providing:
Embroidery training and production project.
Literacy programs.
Cultural, social and recreational activities.
Health programs
NISCVT health programs address all family members in the camps:
A Mental Health program for children and youth (Family Guidance Center) operates through five clinics for assessment, therapy and rehabilitation for all family members.
Specialized dental clinics for children in six camps which also carry awareness campaigns for dental health care.
Five Reproductive Health centers, provide treatment and counseling for the youth.
Varied Empowerment Programs
These programs aim at developing the capacities of individuals on one hand and awareness about their rights especially enjoying their own heritage on the other, this is done through:
Training workshops on human rights, living values, health education and environmental issues for youth.
Special art and music programs for children and youth.
Educational, sports, scouts, recreational and cultural activities, and summer activities for children and youth.
“Youth Friendship Volunteer Project” and a cultural exchange project with participation of youth from different countries.
Relief operations during crisis and situations of war and disasters.
Palestinian heritage projects encompassing children youth and older family members.
In-service training, workshops, and seminars for NISCVT staff and other NGO staff.
Joining this network can assist us in implementing some beneficial projects for the Palestinian refugees living in all the camps in Lebanon; most of the population lives under the poverty line and in very bad environmental conditions. This would be achieved through collaboration with other regional and international NGOs.
Joing ALF Network allows us to connect with various institutions. Thus its very important to have a strong connection with different regional and international parties because such connection would help us to collaborate in a better way and improve our funding for the projects.
