مجدلاني: 3 مليون شيكل قيمة مشاريع التمكين الاقتصادي التي تنفذها الوزارة للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة
رام الله/ قال وزير التنمية الاجتماعية د. أحمد مجدلاني " ان الوزارة قامت بتنفيذ العديد من مشاريع التمكين الاقتصادي للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة وذلك ضمن مشروع "همم" بقيمة تجاوزت 3 مليون شيكل؛ حيث تم استهداف المستفيدين المسجلين ضمن قوائم الوزارة في مختلف محافظات الضفة الغربية، وقد بلغت قيمة المشاريع التي نفذتها الوزارة خلال العام الحالي 600 ألف شيكل".
وأكد الوزير أن الوزارة تواصل عملها بالتعاون مع المؤسسة الوطنية الفلسطينية للتمكين الاقتصادي لإنشاء المزيد من المشاريع ضمن المرحلة الثانية لمشروع "همم"، جاء ذلك في البيان الذي أصدرته وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية بمناسبة اليوم العالمي للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة والذي يصادف الثالث من كانون أول ديسمبر من كل عام.
وبهذه المناسبة توجه وزير التنمية الاجتماعية د. أحمد مجدلاني بالتحية للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة موضحا أن الوزارة بصفتها قائد قطاع الحماية الاجتماعية ومظلة لكل الفئات المُهمشة وخاصة ذوي الإعاقة فإنها تقدم لهم كل ما يمكنها من خدمات إرشاد وتوجيه وتأهيل وتمكين اقتصادي للتخفيف من آثار الإعاقة على الفرد والأسرة والمجتمع".
وتابع د. مجدلاني " أن الوزارة تعكف على بناء سجل وطني للإعاقة يشكل قاعدة بيانات قابلة للتحديث، اضافة للعمل وفقا لمنهج إدارة الحالة من أجل بناء تدخلات ملائمة للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة وأسرهم، يأتي ذلك من خلال تمكينهم عن طريق تقديم قروض صفرية لهم ودمجهم في المجتمع وجعلهم جزءا من عجلة الانتاج والتنمية".
وأضاف مجدلاني انه وانطلاقا من قاعدة بناء و تعزيز حقوق الأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة من خلال تطوير السياسات المتعلقة بهم وقعت الوزارة خلال العام مذكرة تفاهم مع لجنة الانتخابات المركزية والاتحاد العام للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة تقضي بإنشاء قاعدة بيانات للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة تضمن انسياب المعلومات.
وعلى صعيد العلاقة مع الشركاء العاملين في مجال تقديم الخدمات للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة وفرت وزارة التنمية 206 أداة مساندة للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة شملت أجهزة الحاسوب الناطق والأطراف الصناعية والكراسي الكهربائية والووكرات والسماعات الطبية وغيرها من الأدوات التي تساهم بدمجهم في المجتمع والعملية التعليمية.
وأوضح وزير التنمية الاجتماعية أن الوزارة تولي اهتماماً كبيراً بالأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة من خلال برامجها لتقديم الخدمات لهم وتمكينهم وإعادة دمجهم في عجلة التنمية، حيث منحت الوزارة 965 اعفاءً جمركياً للأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة الحركية خلال هذا العام.
وفي اطار التعاون مع الشركاء عملت الوزارة على توفير الخدمات الايوائية والنهارية من خلال شراء الخدمة من الجمعيات العاملة في قطاع الاعاقة حيث قدمت الوزارة الخدمات النهارية والايوائية ل 765 من الاشخاص ذوي الاعاقة، وجدير بالذكر ان نحو 47 الف و 500 من الاشخاص ذوي الاعاقة وأسرهم يستفيدون من المساعدات النقدية التي تقدمها وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية للأسر المسجلة ضمن قاعدة بياناتها .
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