1. Brief description of the project activities

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1 Annual Report for the Project: Empowering Family Resilience in Gaza (Family and Community Therapy Project: FCTP) Implemented by Palestine Trauma Centre (PTC-Gaza) Supervised by PTC-UK 1. Brief description of the project activities Family therapy funded by INTERPAL (London), this project consists of implementing psychosocial activities (group and individual) since the war on Gaza in Family and Community Therapy (FCT) team- is working with displaced families during the period July 2017-June Activities with the beneficiary group varied in aim; some of them depended on concentration, and the others depended on therapy techniques such as Mind and Body Therapy, Focusing Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (C.B.T). 63 new families with 468 people (254 females and 214 males) benefited from the activities during the mentioned period. In addition to that, group activity took place in cooperation with Friday of Joy Initiative in local associations and private schools, The number of beneficiaries from these group activities are 7930 children, their ages ranging between 5 and 16 yrs. These activities included skipping, kangaroo jumping, sack races and movement to music. Talent competitions were organized for the children by members of the team. PTC centre has a consultation unit. Number of 60 beneficiaries (15 males and 45 females) were referred to other associations according to the type of the psychological disorder like Gaza Community Mental Health Program, Atfaluna for the deaf and Autism Association Psycho-education meetings were held in governmental and private schools such as "Abd Rahman Bin Awf" and civil associations like Ferdaous, Atfaluna and Thalassemia patients association in different areas in the Gaza Strip, to support (384) mothers, fathers, teachers, students and patients (197 females, 187 males). The title of these meetings were: how to deal with psychological pressures at parents and how they can deal with the hard stress in the life. The opinions of the beneficiaries were completely positive. Sport activity was added in this period where (66) participants were benefited from Kung-Fu activity in Jenin sport club in Nusairat camp. The total number of the beneficiaries from the INTERPAL s grant during July June 2018 from all activities is 8908 people

2 No. of beneficiaries from family therapy sessions for (36 families) Males Females Total is 468 Client s feedback from family therapy sessions for (36 families) Ahmad (Jabalia-10 yrs), " My parents are happy from me since I began these sessions in PTC, my behaviors became better, and my level of study is improving." Naema (Nusairat-28 yrs), " I feel I am better since I started to come to PTC and really would like to continue these therapeutic sessions as long as I need ". No. of beneficiaries from group activities for (0367 Children) Males Females Age yrs Total is 7930 Client s feedback from group activities for (7930 People): Rayan (Nusairat-15 yrs), " I encouraged to participate in this activity, and really enjoyed." Abu Ramy (Khanyounis-50 yrs), "This is the first time people like you come to Naher Bared and provide activities like this. It was a surprise for all of us: children and adults. It was a great day". Manager of Khozondar School: Mrs. (Gaza-65 yrs )," It was a wonderful activity and you have a professional team. I hope there will be more in the near future. 1 P a g e

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4 No. of beneficiaries from psycho-education meetings for (683 People) Males Females Age yrs Total is 384 Client s feedback from psycho-education meetings for (683 People) Raed (Gaza- 25 yrs), "Not a lot of people can come to the prison and deal with prisoners like you, for myself I benefited and need more sessions to know how I can treat with people again out of the prison ". Hala Shaath (Manager of PCORD- 50 yrs), " This is the first cooperation between us, in fact I see the partnership will be very useful in different fields in the near future, thank you for our coming." Ibrahim (Islamic Uviversity-22 yrs), "I felt I benefited a lot as a university student and I think I need more with my colleagues". 3 P a g e

5 2.Sport Activities ( Kung-Fu) During this period, Kung Fu was added to the activities as sport activity to assess the sport impact on traumatized children in the refugees camps after repeated wars in the Gaza Strip. (66) children aged 8-16 yrs with psychological and behavioral trauma were integrated. The activity was 4 P a g e

6 implemented for 3 months from April to June 2018 in Jenin sport club in Nusairat camp. The pre and post assessment were used to measure the degree of improvement in participants suffering from psychological problems. The views of beneficiaries of children and parents agreed on the positive impact of the sports course and expressed their thanks to PTC. Client s feedback from sport activity for (66 Children) Father of the child "Mohammed Issa (13 yrs)": my son no longer raises problems with neighbors, his time is busy between the school and the club, he became aware of his brothers sports movements that he learned, and his level of study is improving more than before. The Child "Yosef Matar (11 yrs)": I was very afraid to go anywhere alone, but now I go from Al- Braij Refugee Camp to Nusairat Refugee Camp without fear after encouraging my coach, I also became obey my mother and I do not hit my sisters as I did before 3. Trainings The training and discussions via Skype between the UK and PTC(Gaza) are increasing. Gesine Miller, Sarah Hawes and Saeeda are now offering regular professional consultations assisted by Dr Mohamed Altawil. PTC(UK) trustees, Jill Weston, Belinda Milani and Davis Harold have attended Skype sessions to get to know the Gaza team. 5 P a g e

7 - The supervisor Mr. Mohammed Abu Yousef implemented three supervision sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT ) for PTC team from February to May 2018, these supervisory sessions to follow up the increasing developing the practical skills of the psychologists and social workers in PTC-Gaza 6 P a g e

8 - The family therapy team trained four female students from Islamic University of Gaza in the PTC center for 100 training hours through the period (Jan.-May.2018). The training included the basics of working with cases, how to implement educational and recreational sessions, and how to write a case study and make the necessary diagnosis. This training is part of the Center's contribution in cooperation with civil society and the professional development of the cadres of institutions in Gaza. 4.Great Return March in Gaza 7 P a g e

9 On Land Day (30 March), the Palestinians began six weeks of peaceful protests in Gaza. Palestinians from all different political and social spectrum began promoting and engaging in peaceful national activities to protest the Israeli occupation. Various ranges of events and marches in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have been organized which have already resulted in 127 deaths and more than injured..ptc psychologists Visited the wounded in the Gaza Strip hospitals such as Shifa and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospitals to check on the injured, provide psycho-social and moral support, and give symbolic gifts to raise their morale. 8 P a g e

10 5. Difficulties and how to overcome them 5.1 The ongoing power cuts Still continued power cut, because of the crippling blockade imposed on Gaza, we all suffer a lot from regular cuts in the electricity supply which interrupts work on the project. To overcome this obstacle, we still use the generator despite the expensiveness of the fuel. Prepared by: Project Manager (Rasha M. Qandeel) June P a g e